John Leguizamo Blasts James Franco's Return To Hollywood In RIDICULOUS Casting As Fidel Castro!
perezhilton.comJohn 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. Related: Theater Warns Audience It Will ‘Fast-Forward’ Through Lightyear’s Same-Sex Kiss! 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.
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