Samuel L Jackson has criticised the casting of black British actors in roles about American race relations. “There are a lot of black British actors in these movies,” Jackson said. “I tend to wonder what that movie [Get Out] would have been with an American brother who really feels that. Asked why so many British black actors are cast in American roles, Jackson replied: “They’re cheaper than us, for one thing. Our system of creating actors is a lot more commercial.”Jackson’s comments were denounced on Twitter by British Star Wars actor John Boyega, who wrote: “Black brits vs African American.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2017 14:34 UTC