Recently, the casting list of the new version of the stage play "Romeo and Juliet" was announced, which aroused widespread attention and heated discussions among audiences in the UK and even around the world.
This time, the casting cast boldly subverted the tradition, Tom Holland (Dutch) and newcomer black actress Francesca Ameuda-Rivers played the male and female leads, respectively, such a "mix-and-match" combination surprised the audience.
At least with reference to history, Juliet was still in a cage at that time
As a new generation of Hollywood male stars, Holland has won the love of many fans with his superb acting skills and sunny image. However, associating such an actor with the classic tragic character Romeo has made many viewers feel difficult to adapt. After all, in most people's minds, Romeo should be a handsome young man full of melancholy, not the sunny boy image shown by the Dutch brother.
And Juliet's casting has sparked heated discussions among netizens. Francesca Améuda-Rivers, as a rookie actor, has been commented on by British netizens, but the director has high hopes for her.
Dutch brother playing Juliet is more suitable
Netizens also have different opinions about the black actress playing the role of Juliet, since the little mermaid black, Cleopatra black, Juliet is also black, deliberately showing that she has no discrimination, in fact, it is discrimination
Some netizens jokingly said: You don't even have to explain why the two of them have a grudge?