Samuel L Jackson Not Happy With Casting Of Black British Actors In American Films
Samuel L Jackson slams casting of Black British Actors in US films, calling them cheaper in cost than their American counterparts.
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Celebrated
Hollywood
actor
Samuel
L
Jackson
has
severely
criticised
the
casting
of
black
actors
from
Britain
against
American
Blacks
for
the
roles
dealing
with
American
race
relations.
"There
are
a
lot
of
black
British
actors
in
these
movies,
I
tend
to
wonder
what
that
movie
would
have
been
with
an
American
brother
who
really
feels
that." Said
Samuel
L
Jackson
in
a
statement.
"Daniel
grew
up
in
a
country
where
they've
been
interracial
dating
for
a
hundred
years,
what
would
a
brother
from
America
have
made
of
that
role?
Some
things
are
universal,
but
not
everything."
Samuel
L
Jackson
stated
further.
"There
are
some
brothers
in
America
who
could
have
been
in
that
movie
who
would
have
had
a
different
idea
about
how
King
thinks,"
said
the
Avengers
actor.
Samuel
L
Jackson
also
stated
that
the
possible
reason
behind
casting
black
British
actors
rather
that
taking
up
the
American
actors,
is
that
the
black
British
actors
cost
cheaper
than
those
of
their
American
counterparts.
"They're
cheaper
than
us,
for
one
thing.
They
don't
cost
as
much.
And
they,
casting
agents
and
directors
think
they're
better
trained
because
they're
classically
trained."
Samuel
L
Jackson
explained.
However,
Jackson's
comments
have
been
denounced
by
the
renowned
British
actor
John
Boyega,
when
he
said,
"Black
brits
vs
African
American.
A
stupid
ass
conflict
we
don't
have
time
for."