An immediate draw having those two play those roles. The one they cast just won't suspend my disbelief.

It wouldn't be an issue if it were ..

No but I could actually see that

Same

That would have been great, first spidermans gf now romeos. 😂

And then when they get the reaction that was expected they can cry victimhood some more.

Yep. They knew the easiest way to get dumbasses who can't even read Shakespeare to talk about this play would be to cast this woman.

Hmm

@@Lancun Who cried victimhood?

Sigh. The play was sold out before the casting. I mostly see clowns from America who think that this is a Hollywood movie that is going to flop complaining. It is honestly pathetic. In the country people are casted off acting skills in general and for plays it is the same not race. Who is anyone to tell a country with a rich history of plays how to do things?

DEI. Didn't Earn It.

@@Lurker101Gamingyes she did

@@Lurker101Gamingyes she did, have you even watched it? shes talented

@@nszxvzhas she been in other films,shows or anything? First time hearing her name 😅(all seriousness )

Yeah exactly and it’s not even accurate To the original story

So when Dr Dre and Interscope signed Eminem were they doing it for political reasons?

Sigh. The play was sold out before the casting. I mostly see clowns from America who think that this is a Hollywood movie that is going to flop complaining. It is honestly pathetic. In the country people are casted off acting skills in general and for plays it is the same not race. Who is anyone to tell a country with a rich history of plays how to do things?

Yes this made more sense.. but more importantly yea I felt bad as well for her

@@calikeisha365not even comparable stay dumb with your false comparisons

@@calikeisha365 were they swapping black characters with whites or creating a new white character.

that was my question

I wish amala would pin this comment 😭

Haha 😂

Ahhh! Now it makes sense! Thank you

😂😂😂

Meh, I have no sympathy for people who participate in the wokafide media. Make the characters ugly, andGeh andDisabld! We can't have attractive people, it's 2024!

And before people go "WoKe iS jUst sEEinG dEscRiminAtiOn!!" No, it's just rebranded culturalMarxism. It's intentional trying to subvert western culture + trying to reframe everything as a form of discrimination against the self described lower classes.

I agree. They knew what they were doing with this. Absolutely ridiculous

Unless she's so ridiculously good in the role

@@helloitsme.5604 she may be a phenomenal actress (who the hell knows/ that doesn’t matter). In fact with the right “fit” and photography any one can look good. The production team knew what they were doing. That’s why I said this is cruel.

Tbh she needs to know her lane. Also the producers put her in harms way. Remember this is a romance so it’s best to cast an attractive female. Imagine 50 shades of crazy featuring Dani devitto. Think about it lol

Which is ironic because they're in Twitter saying this without their face being shown.

​@@KC-cb7ovRon Jeremy could work. Lol

@@KC-cb7ovwhere’s your face?

Gonna go DRUNK first then watch this so the Juliet i see is beautiful. hope it works

I guarantee you people have said it to her face. It’s not an internet thing, it’s a people thing. The internet just makes access easier.

she has a mustache

She auditioned for the role, was a better after than the other candidates, and you expect them to just not hire her cause she doesn't live up to their beauty standards?

​​@@Jack_todayit's not about the modern "beauty standards" bro It's about the fact that they deliberately chose an "actress" who doesn't fit the standards to become Juliet and Romeo n Juliet is not a new film/story, there many actresses out there who can perfectly play the role of Juliet so this shows that the whole production crew deliberately chose this "actress" n unfortunately she was the victim It's the double standards smh watch all the people turn ballistic if IF a white person played black Panther

​@Jack_today how do WE know she was the best one that auditioned? That's a weak argument. This absolutely had something to do with the color of her skin.

Agreed. In all honesty, she looks better with her hair framing her face. She has a round face,so that slims it and makes it more proportional, but also ( people are not going to like this) if she lost about 20-30lbs too. But she’s not ugly.

Tom holland is bad cast hes look like pyschopath

@@Iron-vn6oghow Tom look like a psychopath please

😂😂😂😂😂😂

​@@Iron-vn6og Tf Tom Holland did to you brah that you're so fumed at him

EXACTLY 💯

That's just how she looks but she wouldn't be called ugly if she wasn't in the role of a good looking person

Maybe it's the video, I dunno, but she looks like she has a stache, and that's not helped by the fact she's pictured in a masculine looking suit.

This!

they didn’t “try and make her look like a dude” that’s just how she looks.

She ain't ugly; she's normal... if normal is ugly, then we need to re-evaluate our society

Search for her photos and see how pretty she is

​@MakoPK_search for her photos on Google and you'll change your statement

MakoPK_ I agree! She's below average! In Romeo and Juliette, people expect Juliette to be beautiful! They are really beautiful black women out there, why choose this actress? 🤔

Nobody forced her to take the money for this role. Would you take a job if they hire you as a biotech dude if you have 0 idea about the job? No you wouldn't, because you know you are a fail in the job.

She doesn’t even look that bad

@@jacksoncowsert6964 I agree. However, for Juliet that would never be enough. This is a character thats supposed to be drop dead gorgeous, with the literal meaning on "drop dead" since Romeo decided he'd rather die than be without her. If her looks can't at the very least match the male lead then she would suffer from public critique. Thats why I say she was set up, seemingly on purpose.

@@Zaane1291 but her looks are subjective, like everyone else. you have a lot of maturing to do, it seems.

@@jacksoncowsert6964 Many other people also found her looks to be average or below or at the very least not a match for the role. Subjective opinion can be in agreement, and if the vast majority are in agreement then it makes the subjective opinion objective instead. Lying about the obvious and then claiming moral superiority is not maturity, its delusion.

@@Zaane1291 That is the most illogical claim whatsoever. You’re basically arguing that if an opinion is popular enough if it must be objective. An opinion will always be subjective no matter how popular it is because the very nature of it’s observation is subjective. Also where on earth did I claim moral superiority???

Where should I send your medal?

if my hairline was running to get away from me id be just like you

it's supposed to be a modern version of romeo juliet. Everything is modern even their clothes. All the actors are in hoodies and jeans

Then it's like the same thing as jet LI and I forgot her name in Romeo and Juliet? ​@@I__10

Should have been margot robbie as juliet and donald glover as romeo that way they could either go serious or go silly and both people are attractive so nobody will bitch

Robbie is mid. It is okay. Don't be mad. She is girl next door and not Helen of Troy. Doesn't mean she is ugly.

@@Skitdora2010 she might not be everyone's type, but she is objectively beautiful. I sincerely hope the people in your life can live up to your standards without immense pressure 🤍

​@illi6378 yep- anyone saying Robbie is mid is totally trolling or hates women

@@jackiemoon4587 Yeah, coz Robbie represents 4 Billion women worldwide. Can you at least pretend to have an argument ? 😂

Technically isn’t she supposed to be Italian? In American, don’t come for my geography skills for what country Verona is in. But yeah, I think they set her up to fail just to push a narrative because you can only race swap one way and the story is literally about her beauty

@Catherine.Dorian. Italian is white, Italian isn’t considered of color … sorry

​@@Catherine.Dorian.it's the latest in diversity.😂

@@KN-yk9kz I never quite get that. China is complaining about a Netflix production not using Chinese actors for the Chinese characters but if it’s white then suddenly you can use anyone from any European nation? Either we have to be 100% accurate or it’s an open forum for the adult pretenders

This might blow your mind entirely, but the role was originally played by a male. I don’t think women were allowed in theatre for quite a while during Shakespeare’s time.

💯 And i thought Amala would've picked up on this immediately.

So she's being used as bait, that's messed up.

To messed up people, any attention is good attention 🤷‍♂️

Also to demoralize.

The wrong kind of stir me thinks

They had 16 and 13.

Their original ages were problematic… I know that its based on the classic but I don’t think many people recall this story to be about teenagers anymore, because so many other adaptations aged them up. They fall in love and then take their own lives, for goodness sake. It’s not age appropriate at all; they have to consider their audience too and the show is not exclusively for children, in fact it’s almost the opposite.

it was 15 and 13, definately not 15 and 14, yoy just made that up. and the original were 2 arab teenagers, they even have evidence of where Romeo used to hide, cry and write poetry.

NOT with the sex scenes, if we're accurately doing this movie: they have a wedding night. Let them be played by adults

Shut up and mind your own business. Let people deal with her. She deserves it. You know why manly? Cause her hair looks like hanging barn ropes mixed with tar. She needs a hair straightener, hair conditioner, shampoo, roller, waxer (for mustache) and facewash as well as a shower. She looks less feminine and wears lesbian clothes. She doesn't look like she was raised in the UK. At least hygiene and tidiness comes at first. She must've refused the casting in the audience. No she didn't and chose to do that Juliet role. What do you expect from these people?

Ikr

I'd even ho do far as to say she is conventionally unattractive. It is what it is. Show biz has always been about the glamor.

Sad thing is they used her for the attention and she’s getting it unfortunately

She's not??? Maybe just in america? 😐

Who are you to say if a woman is conventionally beautiful . Beauty is different in each person's eyes . I'm so sorry your heart is hard .this poor girl Perhaps her acting is outstanding .

I find most "conventionally attractive" people very unattractive and vice versa so it's all up to preference.

Exactly!

Yeah, I honestly think these virtue aignal assholes are horribly racist and many people don't seem to figure that out yet.

You mean she doesn't meet the white standard of beauty right? Because like most Africans will tell you I see a beautiful woman who simply doesn't meet the European standard of beauty

Exactly.

Yeah, Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by a white man. So isn't this cultural appropriation? 🤣

As a student of Shakespeare, I care more about how they act.

Well students don’t compare to consistent scholars

Really? I think she looks hella young. Too young to be playing against a grown man imho

She looks young to me...

As a person who never really read Shakespeare (besides school) I'm more surprised they never tried to say that William Shakespeare was a black man at this point of time

Or did they? 😅

I started to think they did.

In the original production Juliette was played by a pretty boy. Women were not allowed on stage.

@@poodlegirl56 to be fair there's a lot of beautiful trans women. In a way the Elizabethan era was unto something...

@@user-rm8lr3tt7m they also avoided the romantic couple from touching more than hand to hand because the audience was aware it was two men and would burst out laughing. Soooo who knows.

Girl It is a play. Usually in plays, not sure if you've seen Broadway, they don't usually care about the race of the actor as long as they play the role well. I was tired of white ppl playing Jesus, the Egyptians, and goku, but I accepted it and just watched the movies. Race swapping has been going on wayyyy longer than you think and it just wasn't black people doing it. White people have been doing it for a very long time. So stop.

Or maybe she's just a great actress which is deeper than you focusing on the hue of her skin. Grow up.

​@@tenaybates8141soooo you'd be cool with an Asian Tiana? Didn't think so. Hypocrite.

​@@tenaybates8141oh please. . We all know she was cast to check those boxes. . Don't try and deny it. . Entertainment has gone to shit cause of all these dei bullshit. .

It’s a play, not a documentary. If you want it to be how Shakespeare envisioned it, Juliet would be played by a man

Thank you!! Glad someone stated the truth of the matter.

🎯

Exactly. As I said, blame the people who intentionally cast an ugly woman to play Juliet, not the people who noticed she was ugly.

You are spitting facts

I disagree. The only time appearances matter in a production is the subject matter. Do the Right Thing, for example. If it doesn't, I don't care what you look like or what you're nationality is if you want to do a production of Fiddler on the Roof or Grease or Bye Bye Birdie or Goldilocks... Maybe you think JC Superstar should never be shown, as productions are usually made up of a white majority.

she wasn't conventionally unattractive though. difference between average and ugly

@@dormant_iq950 Agreed. I would call her pretty though. But not necessarily beautiful.

Agreed. She looks like one of those adopted kids who's white parents never bothered to figure out how to do their hair.

Thank you for addressing that people seems to be more interested in her being ugly which she is more than the fact that juillet is a white woman

This ir relationship revision is very on trend considering it's London. It's about demographics.

I think that's what's going on this lady is being compared to Zendaya and though not fair there's no way the people in charge didn't see this coming

That would have been great.

They bet they did offer it to Zendaya but took a hard pass

That's because people are bored & superficial.

no it wouldnt. its still race baiting propaganda.

What do u mean?

Ones white ones black

I agree. I loved Claire growing up, but I remember her as awkward Angela in My So Called Life. I was underwhelmed by her casting as Juliet. I don't think the problem is the girl playing her so much as the idea of Juliet that is hard shoes to fit.

@@lynnbabe678 I liked her best in Les Misérables, playing Cosette, with Liam Nissan.

@@skilltreed540 Yes, she was great in that! She's good at showing emotions.

Okay, you take Leo, I'll take Clare, any day, and twice on Sunday.

@@Provemewrongwithfacts Wait...who IS Clare?

We’re spoiled today. If you watched an original Shakespeare, Juliet would be a man. But, maybe you would prefer that.

👀 So you're thought process here is what exactly? That just because back in the day only men where able to act, because women weren't allowed we should all be happy with the way these HollyWEIRD elites think they can just shove THEIR agenda and narrative down people's throats and we should all just be fine with it? So that they can keep ruining more and more of the most beloved stories? And all for their idiotic narrative that many don't subscribe to to begin with? If anything I personally think it's more ridiculous and quite frankly rude the way they keep doing this crap. If they're so worried about people feeling "seen" and "represented" then why on earth can't they create NEW roles. NEW characters. Instead they, and seemingly you as well, believe people really should just be oh so happy that they are about to destroying yet ANOTHER great story and work of art in order to satisfy some delusional agenda... I would be more offended by the lack of creativity and the way they basically keep doing these "hand me down" roles for lack of a better way to put it. People are clearly fed up with it. As they should be. We used to be a lot more spoiled. Now days they went from one extreme side of the spectrum to the other. Doesn't make it acceptable. But hey we are ALL entitled to our own opinions. I am just a firm believer of writing new stuff at this point. No more ruining beloved stories. Especially when the majority of people do NOT sit there worrying about whether they feel "seen" or feel "represented". That whole idea is seriously so weird to me. NEVER in my life have I watched anything on tv and thought to myself that there wasn't enough of "diversity" in the cast. At least I NEVER did. Until very recently it never crossed my mind. But when they decided to make it into an actual issue by doing what they are well then I started noticing how far they took it already. Suddenly white people are now ALL EVIL. Based solely on their skin color...hmmm,🤔 if only there was an actual word to describe someone who thinks like that.... 👀Maybe. Just maybe, people just want to actually enjoy the story. Enjoy the movie. Not have to worry about political crap being shoved down their throats while yet another movie is changed and completely ruined. And instead of all men casting it's a Man pretending to be a woman and we are told to just accept it and go with the delusion. Its seriously ridiculous to me they wont just write NEW stuff!! If anything the fact they don't create new roles to fill their weird "quota", is actually offensive. Maybe they're just not talented enough but either way it's obviously not going well thus far so You'd think they'd try something else already. Finally catch on already. People just want a good movie without all the insanity!! I don't think that's to much to ask. But sure, it must just be because OP would enjoy a man playing a woman so much more. Let me tell you....🤦🤷👍👌 Nonetheless, I send my Best wishes to you and yours! 💖🙏💖 ​@@rachelhoward1970

@@rachelhoward1970came here to say exactly that!! Also.. would have been 13! Soooo how correct would you like it to be?!

@@rachelhoward1970 of course you still wear a mask.

​@rachelhoward1970 it's not the fact that she's black, it's the fact that she's not attractive even a little bit.

That is the point. They were both attracted and found each other alluring which is why they risked it all for each other. No man is risking his family and status for her, it just isn't feasible.

It's not even just about being gorgeous.She looks like a man like it almost looks like Romeo and Julian. instead of Romeo and Juliet

Holy crap she's just a woman. I don't think she's ugly, even if y'all do. Juliet is a child in the original play, i don't think that is meant to be a factor so much as adolescent infatuation. I'm pretty conservative politically, but are you people so possessed by your ideology that you project hatred to people who didn't do anything?? This is ridiculous.

@@batyalivni3577 Is she really a woman? She's manlier than most men. Also, this isn't really even about hatred, people just love mocking things. Don't you understand that by now? Some people just want to vent frustrations on whatever they disagree with and others just enjoy making fun of the situation whilst others don't really care all that much if at all, but still give their opinion anyway. The actress is NOT entitled to be free from criticism or mockery, that isn't how reality works. In nature, you can do whatever you want and in return, anything else can do whatever to you right back. Pick a role in which the girl is supposed to be pretty and cast someone like her, people were going to mock it and there is no way anyone including her believed otherwise. This world is not entitled to caress people's feelings, no one really cares about what you feel, they have their own feelings that have priority over yours. By the way, why'd you bring up her age? It is irrelevant unless you are saying a 14 year old can't be pretty or ugly which is a ridiculous take to have.

she was 13...

Everyone is just shipping authur and Merlin anyway 😂

​@@joyoliveras6311 I feel called out 😂 Merthur for life ❤

Have to agree. Though it would be interesting to see what they do with her. The photos shared here are by far her best. She does have an interesting look… something different to traditional western beauty. Perhaps that was enough to catch Romeo’s eye. I loved R&J as a teen, but in the cold hard light of day I couldn’t deny it was essentially a story about an overly emotional and unstable young man (crying about his ex one day and ready to take his own life over Juliette the next) who lured a very young girl who was desperately lacking good and attentive parents and had a frankly irresponsible nurse/nanny and a priest who should have lost his job. Terribly unromantic of me, but they literally saw each other across a room, had one conversation with each other, got married the next day, spent one night together and then took their own lives. As a parent, I’d be pissed. (It does make for a good story though).

At least Guin was cute. This Juliet looks like KSI's little brother.

Guinevere was a more average kind of pretty in Merlin but I thought that was pretty cool. Her character was very likeable and the romance was well portrayed, felt very real. I think we need to get rid of the idea that only the most beautiful people alive deserve love 😅

It's so sad that they try to take a moral stance against wokeness but it only reveals how superficial people can be. Inside that vessel, there is a soul as well. People can be very cruel.

The play was sold out before the casting. I mostly see clowns from America who think that this is a Hollywood movie that is going to flop complaining. It is honestly pathetic. In the country people are casted off acting skills in general and for plays it is the same not race. Who is anyone to tell a country with a rich history of plays how to do things?

@@sugarzblossom8168 exactly

@@Ese675 Caring about looks is superficial? I think people have the right to complain about how someone looks in a movie.

​@lonelylama5222 she's literally gorgeous you're just white so you can't see it the Afrocentric standard of beauty is different sorry hun

Yeah, that's the first thing I thought. That's why they're calling her ugly and as always, keyboard warriors don't know how to express their feelings properly

That's cuz it's not actually a woman. If you start doing some deep reading on Hollywood you'll find out things you never wanted to know. And trust me, it's worse than anybody can imagine. No, really.

I think she also looks too mature to capture this innocent, naive, youthful and romantic 14-year-old Juliet, the way 17-year-old Claire Danes did. I haven't seen her act it out yet, but her mature kinda masculine appearance is definitely going to change the perception on the character she'll be playing.

Yeah I thought that was a dude for a second

Yea when I first saw her I thought it was a dude as well. Norhing to say about ugly or beautiful just she looked the wrong gender 😂😂😂

They are still testing how far the audience can be stupid. 😅

100%. They’ve been doing this a lot lately. Casting the “unconventional beauty” as they call it, waiting for the internet to go crazy over it, and then say “see, look how bad our critics are” when there are genuine critiques mixed in with the insults.

Sigh. The play was sold out before the casting. I mostly see clowns from America who think that this is a Hollywood movie that is going to flop complaining It is honestly pathetic. In the country people are casted off acting skills in general and for plays it is the same not race. Who is anyone to tell a country with a rich history of plays how to do things?

Sigh. The play was sold out before the casting. I mostly see clowns from America who think that this is a Hollywood movie that is going to flop complaining It is honestly pathetic. In the country people are casted off acting skills in general and for plays it is the same not race. Who is anyone to tell a country with a rich history of plays how to do things?

@@sugarzblossom8168 What did you say Bozo? It sounded like more of a personal problem to me.

because yuor slowness people that look like the girl in the movie exist in real life too whether you can comprehend that or not im not sure

And it's fucking gross.

@@Shivelpuff23 What do you expect from Twitter🤷‍♂️

@@Cruzader4000 fair.

​@@Cruzader4000😂 she looks like predator tho

Romeo and Don Tolliver

Exactly, Romeo will choose her over his family. This actress can't convince us !

The confidence with which you assert that all teenage boys are superficial. Call me dilulu, but I'd like to hope that maybe a few of them have some depth? (Also, hearts aren't captivated on a superficial level- d**ks are.)

Um no. Love should be about love, not looks. It’s great to have a good looking person but guess what ppl can’t control the way that they look. They should hate ppl because what, they don’t have plastic surgery and lash extensions

​@@Destenis_child in the real world, yes, it should be about a deeper connection. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is attracted to Juliet on a superficial level, -at least when he first sees her. The story is used as an example of deep and abiding love in pop culture, but in reality, Romeo and Juliet is about a couple of teenagers making crazy rash decisions and how pointless their family's feud is.

@@Destenis_child people can't control the way they look but movie directors can choose what actress is suitable to play what role. If they choose the wrong actress then the movie will flop. It's as simple as that, child.

Precisely. Compare an image of this actress to Olivia Hussey from Zeffirelli's 1968 production to see what's wrong. Along with blatant racist box-checking, the physiognomy is not what the role requires. This has nothing to do with her acting talent, whatever that may be, but with fidelity to the source.

I completely agree with you.

Yeah it's kind of comparable to a Helen of Troy. Juliet may not have a face that launched a thousand ships, but she's supposed to be pretty enough that just that alone is a big factor in the story getting going(Romeo specifically turns his attentions from Rosaline because he's just that attracted). I don't think she's ugly, but objectively definitely not appropriate for the role.

I'm more surprised they never cast a man to play Juliet calling the play Romeo and Jeff

See I agree she was miscast but it’s awful that everyone is calling her ugly and bullying her for it. I feel super bad for her. Like all that hate, not specifically over just not liking the cast but attacking her and calling her ugly instead.

She's beautiful wth

Ma'am to look like how you do please have a couple of seats 😂😂🤣

@@norths9142 Uhm, pardon?

​@@norths9142We have eyes. We can see her. She's very unfortunate looking.

Exactly… 😆

Why?

​​@@MicheleEllis-wv9gsI think they believe she was cast either because she is black or because she looks androgynous.

I pooted 😂

Yes because she is a good actress

It's a play, they redo them every year. It's also from hundreds of years ago so you can't go see the original

FF7 gets a pass

No one should be allowed to perform Shakespeare anymore?

It’s not a remake, it’s a play.

Shakespeare wrote plays, and they have been performed for 450 years by thousands of performers.

That's insane. No shade, but I always thought Kathrine Hepburn was prettier than Vivien Leigh. 🤷‍♀️

​@@beemel5734 Lol she can't hold a candle to Vivien Leigh in the looks department. She was a great actress though.

​​@@silencedogood9747Lol oh whatever. Katherine Hepburn was every bit as beautiful as Vivien Leigh. And so was Lauren Bacall.

​@@mattjack3983Absolutely not, but Katherine did have a regal look to her. She was often cast with meaty, interesting roles because she wasn't the typical beauty. Same as Lauren Bacall. Vivien Leigh, Grace Kelly, Gene Tierney, Elizabeth Taylor.. were in another stratosphere imo

Both beautiful but Hepburn wouldn't work as a "Southern Belle". She has a more sophisticated beauty.

The deliberately unattractive thing has been insidiously creeping in, it's this anti attractive bs agenda to favour and normalise queer culture.

I honestly could care less about her race.... but shes really ugly. Juliet is supposed to be pretty. You wouldnt cast someone ugly to play helen of troy or marilyn monroe. So why put this actress in this situation. And stop with the crying "all she did was tryout and win a role for juliet". Yeah and its a major hollywood movie. Its not some west london play that will have 35 people seeing it everynight. If you dont want the love and the hate that come with being a hollywood actor, dont sign up for it.

Such a shame l replied, yet KZfaq Stasi removed my logical comment. Apparently daring to sayJuliette is a white Italian in the fair city of Verona is racist, seriously discuss KZfaq sinister agenda deliberately creating race hate to prevent constructive dialogue.

No one looks like Juliet. Juliet is a fictitious character.

@@caramelspice7244 So despite being clearly written as an Italian a resident of fair Verona, Italy? So using your logic etc, let's run with that, nobody looks like fictitious black panther, the woman king, ect they can be played by white folk then and you can't boo hoo with thinly disguised anti white racism? In the same way a real person, white greek origin Cleopatra has to be black because she's played by a poc, it was critically slated and Egyptians were raging about this historical fake black Cleopatra bs, but please contradict and justify?

Tyla's stunningly beautiful. The entertainment industry desperately needs more beautiful women of all nationalities and races to fight back against the current policy of masculinising and uglifying women in the industry.

Casting agents aren't the ones who pick, that's not how theatre works. Also, it doesn't matter as much how people look, there's an implied suspension of disbelief in plays regarding the actors' looks, race, even gender (it was the norm until not so long ago that all roles were played by men and men only) and all is left to their ability to create the character and perform it.

It's theatre, It Is Shakespeare. Not soap operas, go back to those!

@@siracastori01she wrote casting directors And don’t you think it unlikely that his agents aren’t involved in everything he does?

@@MichaelDG2023 Casting agents= casting directors in UK theatre, a different role than your rep from the talent agency you're signed to.

@@siracastori01 so how is it different than American theater companies?

No, the casting just gave her an opportunity because she has the skills to act? Not everyone is as judgemental and stupid as these people on Twitter and these comment sections. Your logic is messed up as well. This is literally the face she was born with. If the casting people don't cast her because of her face which she can't change, JUST because of what judgemental jerks may think, then how is that at all fair to her???

If the casting rejected her, even though she was the perfect fit, JUST because of what other people may say, then that is catering to the jerks online and taking away her opportunities.

No, what’s mean was the reactions to the casting.

What is mean is comments like this. They gave her and opportunity and you guys are bashing her? Like the company hired her so people can bash her for being born the way she was? Y’all are crazy and brainwashed.

​@@maishidk5236How can she be the perfect fit if so many people are rejecting the idea? Isn't show business made for entertainment and to attract people?

auditionned for a character that doesnt look like her at all, i wouldnt dare and try to get casted as black panther or Blade, black characters black actors, white characters... black actors.. xD

She's hideous

Really? You think that's why she got the job? Really?

No, you’re probably right. I still wish for the best for her if she’s good at acting but I should know better by now. There’s always an agenda and the more I want to believe that people act in good faith I should just assume that they mostly don’t. F M L 🤦🏻‍♀️

@user-ch3co1rv3e I have nothing against the lady. However, she's definitely not right for the role.

She's not in anyway a new actress

That’s true tbh

Maybe she was picked because they thought her acting was the best?

Nah the people commenting are responsible for their actions. There is no situation where you are justified to be a jerk.

@@shelbykutil9743 If your job is Model and you aren't incredibly attractive, you get mocked. If your job is actor or actress and you don't fit the role, you get mocked. Juliet is supposed to be a 10 out of 10 Beauty. Which means fitting the role also requires that level of beauty. It's part of the job. If you can't handle being mocked for your appearance by the public, then don't play the role of a 10 out of 10 Beauty if you aren't one. It's not being rude, because it is a requirement of her job she is unfulfilling. While it may be true that those who hired her are partially to blame, so is she, for taking on a role she doesn't fit. It is not the fault of the public for judging her harshly and critiquing her, as that is a part of the job when you don't match the role. If a Boxer can't win fights, he's mocked. If a Model isnt attractive they are mocked. If a professional weightlifter can't lift very much weight they are mocked. It's simple accountability for trying to do a job you are incapable of succeeding in, such as her fulfilling the role that requires beauty equivalent to Helen of Troy, Or the Goddess Afrodite.

They're being jerks to the wrong person. The people doing it on purpose are incredible jerks and always attacking everyone...go be jerks at them.

Okay yeah they probably shouldn't call her ugly but I mean the story is about her beauty and Romeo falling in love with her because she is so beautiful so if you're going to cast a woman who is not that beautiful and everyone can see it then the story doesn't make sense. Instead of calling her ugly maybe we need to be calling out the people who cast her for doing a horrible job!!

What if I just say she looks like a dude? Not an ugly dude, just an average one

@@trinacook6466 It's super corny and cliche but beauty is honestly in the eyes of the beholder. Someone who isn't that attractive to you can be someone's dream person. And they could fall in love with them and their "beauty" With that being said. I still think it's a bad casting choice. Too many movies are ignoring source material and it's just off putting. Little Mermaid, Snow White, Romeo and Juliet, and The Rapunzel story are all being changed and it doesn't feel natural. It feels forced

@overlordfemto7523 lol there's a lot more "ugly" people in the world than there are ones with drop dead beauty. So yeah I'd actually say that she probably represents more people than you guys lead on... Wonder how you rank

They really aren't.

Ok so Juliet is beautiful this woman is not what I’d call Juliet beauty you said a lot of nonsense beauty is subjective to the viewer but in this situation, it’s not just subjective I believe there must be certain criteria for the role of Juliet black or white this is much more believable for this movie since the story has been used as the basis of every forbidden love story for nearly a decade and why aren’t you complaining about Tom Holland he could replace Leopardo in titanic. Whether or not she looks white doesn't change the fact that there are way more beautiful black women in acting today if they were picked it wouldn't matter so outside of you crying racism do you have an actual argument, that Halley Balley argument wasn't a good one since the story of the little mermaid is based on the Disney tale of the same name that is based in the idea of Greek mythology while Romeo and Juliet Is a theater play that has been used many people to play the couple more than 100 times but this isn't some group high school students this is supposed to be a film that is meant to entertain and wow the audience so if a simple line of beauty can't be held for a character that was supposed to be beautiful then I don't think this movie can make me believe in this relationship (ps if they made a movie and made hitler black would you still bitch about it or go that’s fair enough let’s see how it goes based on your words I think you’d be pissed)

No, I think we're just not supposed to bully her. Having an opinion and bullying someone for it are 2 different things. I also didn't think she was very attractive. I'm more mad at that than the fact she's black. But I also don't need to go online and bully someone about it.

He's not extremely attractive tho', he's just well known and has a nice guy persona.

@siracastori01 he is way more conventionally attractive compared to regular guys. Now compare her to regular girls.. you know exactly what I mean.

@@rivalverse I didn't say he's not *more* conventionally attractive in comparison to her, I'm simply refuting your claim that he's extremely attractive.

@siracastori01 then none if what you're saying is refuting my actual point. You're just playing the semantics game..

Is she playing Romeo and Tom playing Juliet?

Exactly

If the producers and the director are dead set on Juliet being a black girl , i am sure you could find a more femine and artractive black girl for the role maybe check at Disney world.

directors are supposed to cast actors that fit a role. They honestly could have picked another black woman (because we have to show we aren’t racist!) who better fit the role.

Like Zendaya... she isnt white so the directors cant complain ​@@lonknight3197

She also needs to accept responsibility as she knows she is both the wrong color and not attractive. Hell, I am an average looking dude with a dad bod and I would expect backlash if I tried out for Mr. Darcy, Thor, etc.

They probably hired her because she has the skills for the role, not because of her appearance. Ever thought of that basic idea?

@maishidk5236 They also could have hired her bc of her skill, her race, their agenda and virtue signaling.

@@leebishop7591 the main reason a person is hired to act/sing is due to their ability to act or sing. Everything else should come second. If you go with that idea, then literally anything can be taken into consideration. The main goal is to find someone who can successfully play the character. If she can do that and is the best out of the rest who is able to play the role, then why the hell should they not cast her? Just because of what some judgemental losers online say? That's pure stupidity.

Blame the public on social media for acting disrespectful towards her.

There’s also the fact that Juliet is not and will never be black. She is white/italian so using this person is rewriting a character for one of the greatest plays that everyone loves and/or knows about. Casting this person will tank this movie for sure I’ve no doubt.

@@ScarletAngleGaara it’s also pretty cruel to do to this actress, no one would look at her and say “there’s Juliet!” Like did you see who miss Germany is? You can find a prettier woman working at a bar. It’s beyond sad to do this and straight up lie knowing that people are going to have an issue with it.

@@Catherine.Dorian. they do it on purpose like they're actually trying to demolish what has already been a standard for decades. Just like with the Disney princesses where they swapped the races and now this. It's all for a reason and the pattern is becoming clearer

@@Catherine.Dorian. This has been unfortunately going on for nearly ten years now. We tell obese people they’re beautiful, we tell old people they’ll never grow old and they’re still young and beautiful, we tell people they can pretend to be something they can never be. The liberal media and woke radicals constantly go around and lie to everyone to get votes. It creates people who can’t handle it when they’re told the truth because they’re constantly being fed lies. I don’t think she is just super ugly but she is not anywhere near attractive enough for this role. We no longer seem to hold standards for anything. We elect incompetent idiots, we hire based off of identity and race rather than qualifications, we give things to people who didn’t earn it and no longer feel the need to work hard to earn things. We have coddled people to the point they are regressing into becoming infantile and dependent on others to survive.

Actually Julliette was meant to be played by a young boy. Elizabethan theatre eg Shakespeare had no women actors. Women characters were played by boys.

People are allowed to have an opinion. Also, tbf she's very much unattractive. Especially when getting the role of a girl who is supposed to be beautiful.

Or not.

😂😂😂 true

She's miles prettier than you at least

At least she's miles prettier than you. That should count as something.

​@brijenell0201 Same here 😅 tho I love to "pretty up" my man by using skincare💅🏾

@brijenell0201 Judging by your picture, that seems like most guys then... It is just a healthy roast, it is all cool here.

This isn't Hollywood...

Blackwashing, but leaving the other races out. Such diversity!

@@MD-722 Pretty sure you know what I mean, but fine, edited.

​@@sarcasm-83 I do and I also gather than from your comment you don't understand theatre. In theatre is not uncommon for several productions of the same play to be running at the same time. So as a result, it is also not uncommon for each one to have its own USP(s)--some more authentic; others more alternative/contemporary--this being an example pf the latter. Futhermore, tickets sold out in literally *TWO HOURS.* Why? The people who are complaining the most (the American internet) do not go to theatre; do not realise this is a play; do not understand theatrical casting; in several cases neither have passports nor have ever been to London; and most of all wouldn't travel to see it even if it was the whomever is considered to be the most beautiful white actress of the era--i.e. it's just more artificial outrage from those who have the privilege of boredom. Because the British public actually don't have anywhere near as much of an issue with it, and I am speaking from first-hand experience (if my spelling hasn't given it away already). Now, did the production company know this was going to happen by casting her? Of course; and I'm sure she was in on it too (as this isn't her first professional Shakespearean role). Because all this has done is give the play *HUGE* amounts of free publicity that a play wouldn't typically generate on its own as using mainstream celebrities to sell tickets has become a common practice now. Was it a cheap tactic? Absolutely. But are the sheep who fell right into it as enlightened as they think they are for having the opinions about it that they do? In no way shape or form whatsoever.

​@@MD-722 I admit I don't understand theatre, but with all due respect, I wasn't intending to specifically about theatre or just this play, but the industry overall. I conflated Hollywood to this due to Tom Holland's status these days. Either way, I wish diversity would finally start to come around in a way where the characters and stories themselves are written diverse to have authentic and specifically meant roles for such actors and actresses that really could use them so this sort of rather obvious race swap casting wouldn't have to really be the trend this is. Even in theatre, I can't imagine there'd be very many reasons to make somewhat nonsensical casting choices in terms of who fits what role, if not for... well, I'm guessing, diversity. I don't know if you even intended me with the American crowd criticism, but I'm Finnish. Though I do thank you for the insight into the theater world and how it tends to go more among British folk, it was a sincerely informational and interesting read and I welcome it :)

Sins of the casting directors.

As*holes are everywhere ,when ur face doesn't fit the beauty standards or u are fat or too skinny,people are cruel.But there are good people too,like u.

No actually people who put themselves out there for the world to judge Absolutely deserve to b called ugly AF if they are in fact Ugly as Fuk That's how TF that shit works!! 🙄 Welcome back to reality 👋🏻

Too bad that’s just not how reality works. Deserving or not, she will be called ugly and people will treat it like it’s her fault for being cast. And there’s no person on earth who is capable of not taking those things to heart.

There's nothing wrong with being ugly. Not everyone can look like Cindy Crawford or Henry Cavill. Plenty of ugly people in Hollywood who do great for themselves.

Why, she knew what was getting into or should have and that is on her. If you put yourself out in the public eye you get what you get.

@@sandman_says_runrunner4701 that doesn’t make it okay. Are you going to say cyber bullying is okay as long as someone posted a picture of themselves online too?

You're right she's not ugly... if she was actually a man instead of a woman. But the media is saying this is a female.

@@trophyscene5015 Yes she is!

Didn't she also do herself dirty too, though? Would you go for Juliet? I sure as hell wouldn't. And just because I'm not white. Juliet is white. If they said that in this depiction Romeo was black or not white. Cool, go ahead.

He isn't conventionally attractive though either - he is very effeminate. And she looks like Gary Coleman

Maybe just maybe she is a good actress.

damn straight, if everyone was saying she was pretty noone would say that we have no right to comment.

That only works for legal purposes. That doesn't exempt you from human decency and the fact you're a cvnt if you can't show some.

“Public observations”, ok. Downright meanness? No.

@@reznovvazileski3193 So we shouldn't remark on a clearly terrible casting because that would be rude? This over sensitive attitude is a big problem in modern times

Yeah and she'll be a millionaire in the process. Why you shedding tears for her while shes swimming in money and your living in the slums? Shes probably laughing at you for being a virtue signaling hobo

Diversity shield....now the play doesn't have to be good. Any criticism is just racism and sexism. Standard playbook for no-talents in the industry

That’s ridiculous. The company can hire whoever the duck they want. They can’t control that there are horrifically racist people who will shut on anyone who doesn’t meet their beauty standard.

​@@ionasmith1998you're being ridiculous. Even if she was a different race...that's not what matters. This isn't about race. It's about attractiveness. There are plenty of people with dark skin like hers that are considered very attractive. But come on, be realistic. They picked a woman who if you shaved her head, could EASILY pass for a 23 year old male, and obviously isn't a good fit to play the classic role of Juliet.

​@@ionasmith1998 Serving customers, not doing it for yourself. Must respect the script 😊

@@ionasmith1998most peoples issue has nothing to do with race though. The issue people have is that the character of Juliet is written as very beautiful, her beauty is what makes Romeo fall in love with her in an instant. The story is about young, naive, impulsive love (amongst other themes) and Romeos love is based on her beauty. Juliet’s beauty is a huge factor in the story so casting an unattractive actress just makes zero sense

Do you think she’s the first black woman to play Juliet?? What are you talking about

@@Lanesgummy33 problem is she's ugly. I don't mind a black actress playing her but at least she needs to be beautiful and in this case she isn't.

@@Lanesgummy33 The mustache..... He's talking about the women mustache.

​@@Lanesgummy33are you that dense?

@@juanlambda27 are you?

The point is stop judging people for they’re looks

​​@@Jhnkiyvfdcthe point is that if you play someone who's good looking you shouldn't look ugly as sin

@@emanuelstornello8009 the point is everyone would take this opportunity in a heartbeat.

​@@Jhnkiyvfdcnot trying to downplay her looks but she isn't beautiful by any means, the role is supposed to be for someone very beautiful, but she got the offer anyway, the people behind this obviously want controversy to make the movie popular, in which they succeeded, anyone who got that offer would immediately agree which I don't blame the girl, the real culprits are the people behind the movie

@@Jhnkiyvfdcthe pint is Juliet supposed to look at least like woman

Exactly!

That doesn't mean people are allowed to make fun of her and call her ugly. There's a difference between backlash and making fun of someone's appearance.

@@rachel.0352 yes it does, that's part of the Job. If you're acting a role in the public eye and can't fit that image, you will be judged and scrutinized. Any job with a public role, such as a politician, or actor, will be made fun of if they don't look or act the part. If a 90 year old fat guy tried to play the role of Harry Potter he'd be mocked too. Just because you don't think it should be fair, doesn't mean it's not. The woman is not qualified to play the role because she doesn't fit the image, which is a minimum requirement for acting, yet you expect her to be free of the accountability of failure to meet that minimum requirement? And in a Public Role no less? If you can't meet the minimum requirement for a job yet still get hired, ofcourse you will be made fun of.

@@rachel.0352 sweetie, im sure you make fun of men's appearance all the time and people take it as a joke. enough is enough. she was chosen because of wokeness that is all.

Maybe she identifies herself as a beautiful girl 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

We're already supposed to deny reality about a lot of stuff! 🤷🏻‍♀️

How many lights are there, Winston?

They tried to kill two birds with one stone. Please AfrAm and the ABC mafia

Well, the thing is, you don't have to deny reality, but beauty isn't an objective measure; it's subjective. People don't have to go online and air their opinions like "you are ugly" as if their opinions on the matter mean anything significant at all. Like the old saying, "If you don't have something nice to say, don't day it at all".

@@Darkstar-se6wc Did you just mash up Roddenberry and Orwell?

@@once_upon_a_canopy_treethis is woke. It’s written all over it.

It'll get so woke that men will have women's roles and women will have men's roles. just to make everything "equal".

Racist much? You try to point the finger at racism but you’re actually pointing at yourself. It’s a play for crying out loud.

@@Lanab2677 You are the only person mentioning race. Fact is, she doesn't have the looks required for the role. She might not be ugly, but she sure as heck isn't attractive enough to be Juliet, and have the audience suspend their disbelief. Its a bad casting.

@@Build_Secrets we all know what you mean by saying woke. It’s called implications. You’re saying something without directly saying it