John Leguizamo Blasts James Franco's Return To Hollywood In RIDICULOUS Casting As Fidel Castro!
06.08.2022 - 06:03
/ perezhilton.com
John Leguizamo is tired of the way his community is treated in Hollywood — and he’s speaking out about this ridiculous casting!
In case you haven’t heard, Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde (or Alina of Cuba: The Rebel Daughter), is an upcoming biopic focused on Fidel Castro’s daughter Alina Fernández. Shockingly, none other than James Franco has reportedly been selected to play the late Cuban president — and it just doesn’t sit right with the Encanto actor.
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In an Instagram post on Friday, Leguizamo SLAMMED the decision, calling it “F’d up” and demanding a “boycott”:
The 62-year-old went on to clarify he didn’t have a problem with Franco himself (though he probably should?), he has a problem with the fact a Latino person wasn’t cast to play the famously CUBAN political figure:
James is of Portuguese and Swedish descent on his father’s side, and Russian Jewish descent on his mother’s side. Would it really have been too difficult to find a Latino actor to play the role instead of going with the 127 Hours star? Not to mention the 44-year-old is only just now attempting to mount a return to Hollywood after some pretty disturbing sexual misconduct allegations. It just seems like a bad idea all around, so why is it happening in the first place…
See the Romeo & Juliet actor’s full post (below):
In the past, the Ice Age alum has been very outspoken about Latino representation in Hollywood, so this definitely isn’t his first time touching on the subject. In a 2020 interview with People, he said:
So many non-white children don’t get to see themselves reflected on the big screen — and that’s a big problem! Even MORE egregious, obviously, if the