Helen Mirren Skips ‘Golda’ Casting Controversy Question at Presser

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Helen Mirren Skips ‘Golda’ Casting Controversy Question at Presser, While Lior Ashkenazi Asks Journalists Who Should Play Jesus Christ https://t.co/wY94d8sxwt
- Variety (@Variety) February 20, 2023
Helen Mirren refused to address the controversy around her casting as Israel’s iconic Prime Minister Golda Meir in Guy Nattiv’s biopic during the movie’s

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Meanwhile, Jesus:

[therearewords]

[tetrazzinichikn]

“Helen said something very smart. She said, ‘Okay, so let’s say only Jews can portray Jews, but what about non-Jews?“

What????

[winx]

I think he meant “so can Jews only play Jews, and never play a gentile character?”
ie, pigeon-holing Jews into only playing Jewish roles.
Terrible wording, but also very Israeli wording skipping a lot of modifiers

[ellis_bell]

"‘Okay, so let’s say only Jews can portray Jews, but what about non-Jews?’"

Huh?

[britneyjeanspea]

I think they meant like playing non jewish roles? idk

[crimps4]

I think there's historical evidence that Jesus existed, isn't there?

[ty]

Is there?

[crimps4]

I thought so, but the Google tells me it's up in the air. Hmm. Wikipedia says that nearly all antiquities scholars accept that such a guy existed but again, it's Wikipedia.

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[therearewords]

[peddlestools]

this is the sound playing in Helen Mirren's head during this interview

[therearewords]

She's such an inspiration for blockheads around the world.