Hollyweird: Casting Choices That Made You Gag

A white actor gets cast at the King of Pop and more.

Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson - Sometimes Hollywood has the tendency to make some decisions that make the public go "huh?" Whether for good or not so good reasons, they bring out some kind of reaction.For instance, here's something a lot of people didn't see coming. A British TV movie is being made about the King of Pop trying to escape New York after the 9/11 attacks, and a white actor was cast as the lead. Joseph Fiennes will play the legendary singer in the insane story which claims that Michael Jackson tried to head back to Los Angeles by car with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando after the attacks. Social media was up in arms after the announcement was made.Read on for more casting controversies.(Photos from left: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)
Idris Elba as James Bond - Roger Moore (pictured above in his role as James Bond) recently debunked a report that he considers Idris Elba not quite "English-English" enough for 007. "#Lost in translation," he tweeted. Elba's already used to the speculation, however. He's been rumored to be playing the dapper hero, portrayed by Daniel Craig in November's  Spectre, for years.(Photos from Left: Ian Gavan/Getty Images, Keith Hamshere/Getty Images)
Extras Casting in Straight Outta Compton  - Last year, the extras casting call for the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton drew outrage from fans. The notice ranked girls according to skin color, from exotic and light-skinned ("A girls") to dark-skinned and overweight ("D girls"). The company apologized.  (Photo: Todd MacMillan/Universal Pictures) Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah  - No one's good enough to play Baby Girl. Fans of the R&B princess practically revolted when Zendaya was cast in the lead role of the Aaliyah biopic, but that was nothing compared to the backlash served to Ms. Shipp, who replaced the Disney star when she dropped out of the film, once it hit the TV screens. (Photo: Christos Kalohoridis/Lifetime)

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Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson - Sometimes Hollywood has the tendency to make some decisions that make the public go "huh?" Whether for good or not so good reasons, they bring out some kind of reaction.For instance, here's something a lot of people didn't see coming. A British TV movie is being made about the King of Pop trying to escape New York after the 9/11 attacks, and a white actor was cast as the lead. Joseph Fiennes will play the legendary singer in the insane story which claims that Michael Jackson tried to head back to Los Angeles by car with Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando after the attacks. Social media was up in arms after the announcement was made.Read on for more casting controversies.(Photos from left: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)

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