Originally posted by EverKing
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Originally posted by EverKing
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Parts of the movie were shot in Arab countries. It's a given some Arabs are going to ask about the casting.
And no amount of sciffy pedantry (which, btw, is often my wont to enjoy) about how, for instance, Herbert was significantly inspired by the exploits of the non-Arabs in The Sabres of Paradise, is going to change the fact a lot of people in the here and now are inevitably going to think of Arabs when they see the show. Again, it's a foregone conclusion questions about casting will arise.
Finally, it is my completely subjective sense that were I able to make us a Herbert Ghola, he would think it a grand idea for the new movie to honour the Arab culture (that partly, but quite obviously, inspired his epic) by casting an Arab or two into significant roles.
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