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Glenn Close tender a defense of Scarlett Johansson ’s controversial cast inRub & Tug . After becoming a lightning rod for Hollywood whitewashing conversation with theirGhost in the Shelladaptation , Johansson was go down to reunite withdirector Rupert Sanders on the Modern play , which is a biopic about transgender man Dante " Tex " Gill , who rose up the criminal run during his rather interesting life . Johansson , of course , is a cisgender actress , and her cast as Gill generate substantive backlash . critic feltRub & Tugwas a golden chance to come out a transgender player front and center on a major film .
Johansson eventually drop down out of the word-painting , tell in a program line she recognized her cast could be interpreted as"insensitive . “Supporters and member of the LGBT residential area express discernment for the move , but there are those who find Johansson deserved to limn Gill . Close , who once earned an Oscar nomination for act a ( cisgender ) womanhood who dissemble to be a man inAlbert Nobbs , thinks parts should be heart-to-heart for the best person available .
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While on the HFPA in Conversation podcast ( chapeau tipIndieWire ) , Close discussed the Johansson controversy and tender her thoughts on the situation :
“ My thought powerful now is that people who are bring forth and directing properties like that need to go out of their way to get trans actors line of work … but they also should have the opportunity to redact the respectable somebody . playing is a craft … I think personally that anyone should be able to play anyone . ”
It was a skillful gesture on Johansson ’s part to leaveRub & Tug , though a case can be made she did the project more harm than good . There ’s no warrantee the film will in reality be madenow that it no longer has an A - list star attached . Obviously , the studio was banking on Johansson to be a draw , and they may get cold feet if it becomes a fomite for someone with less clout . Johansson was also in line to produce , so hopefully she can stay onboard in that content and ensureRub & Tugisn’t permanently canceled . Gill ’s story has the potential to make a entrancing picture show if executed properly , and it would be a shame ifRub & Tugis never made .
There ’s no deny casting a transgender as Gill would have been an of import dance step forward for Hollywood , but tight does make a convincing point . The end of any theatre director should be to find the good performing artist for any part , and Sanders obviously feel Johansson was the veracious primed forRub & Tug . Actors sham to be things they ’re not all the time , and Johansson may have been able to deliver a stiff turn as Gill . Ideally , Sanders will be able to find a replacement for Johansson who is n’t just transgender , but will be complete in the role .
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