{"id":18304,"date":"2015-02-13T17:02:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T17:02:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-02-13T17:02:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T17:02:56","slug":"Studios-diversifying-lead-roles-in-superhero-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=18304","title":{"rendered":"Studios diversifying lead roles in superhero films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Superhero movies have gone from niche interest to multi-billion dollar franchises with enormous global reach.<\/strong> Yet, many of their leading characters don\u2019t reflect that multi-national appeal and don\u2019t often cast ethnic minorities. But that appears to be changing. CCTV America\u2019s Owen Fairclough reported this story from Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3dIH0kZ13fQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A remake of the \u201cFantastic Four\u201d out this summer stars Michael B. Jordan as the fire-wielding Human Torch. The original character was white.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have taken to social media to demand the next Spider-Man who swings across the big screen is a black hispanic successor to Peter Parker. They say broadening the palette of what\u2019s supposed to be a multifaceted universe can\u2019t come soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>Casting an ethnic minority actor in a leading superhero role isn\u2019t new. Halle Berry played Catwoman, however that movie bombed. But the Blade trilogy, starring Wesley Snipes, did much better, making more than $400 million worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>But those movies were more than ten years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The lucrative blockbusters of recent years such as \u201cCaptain America\u201d and \u201cIron Man\u201d feature ethnic minority stars as sidekicks rather than leading men.<\/p>\n<p>One new leading lady in print is Ms. Marvel \u2013 a Muslim-American of Pakistani origin. There\u2019s also another Asian-American hero: Tony Chu.<\/p>\n<p>If superheroes are opening up to ethnic minorities, another famous franchise is also under pressure to diversify. James Bond fans are demanding the next 007 be played by Idris Elba, a Briton of African ancestry.<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait for the Asian WonderWoman!<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cctv-america.com\">Source www.cctv-america.com<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superhero movies have gone from niche interest to multi-billion dollar franchises with enormous global reach. 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