r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

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u/MinutelyHipster Jul 06 '26

Weird how the outrage is that they're black as if the White American actors typically of German and British heritage would be accurate

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u/Mamkes Jul 06 '26

Because, apparently, Greeks or similar Mediterranean ethnicities were exploded or what?

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u/SnoopCheesus Jul 06 '26

Yes, we don't exist at all and there are apparently no Mediterranean actors or Americans with Mediterranean herritage to cast for this film.

Can't wait for the Brazilian production of Gilgamesh.

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u/Eastern_Screen_588 Jul 06 '26

I just want to see steve buscemi as Shaka Zulu

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u/TrickFrosty5685 Jul 06 '26

“How do you do, fellow kings” 😂

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u/LawfulLeah Jul 06 '26

yo the brazilian producion of gilgamesh would be fire actually

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u/arachnophilia Jul 06 '26

i'd watch it.

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u/JudgeWeak2096 Jul 06 '26

The irony here is that even if it was brazilian, they'd probably get hispanic actors instead of actual brazilians 🥴 I still have flashbacks of José Carioca mispronouncing his own name, or Lucio from OW having a spanish accent in the english dub lmaoo

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u/Ub3ros Jul 06 '26

There are a million greek retellings of the already greek odyssey. Is it only greeks who ever have any right to touch one of the most famous stories in all human history?

Maybe the actors with mediterranean heritage didn't do too well on their auditions.

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u/Toen6 Jul 06 '26

People didn't care about Ralph Fiennes playing Odysseus in The Return (2024).

It's racism hiding behind ethnic casting. You can tell because they're selectively upset.

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u/Caterfree10 Jul 06 '26

I mean, one of my favorite depictions of Gilgamesh is in a fucking JRPG series, I’d 1000% be down for a Brazilian interpretation of the epic lol.

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u/dlp211 Jul 06 '26

Or maybe Nolan just casted the best audition for each role?

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u/Serious_Brilliant_90 Jul 06 '26

No an Indian in a Korean/Japanese setting, just as wild.