I swear, Hollywood simply is no longer a place that creates stars based on box office pull, but on who can piss off the audience the most. Interesting strategy, and the ironic part is that Hollywood believes they’re somehow “brave” by making the strange moves that they do. It seems like they do their production to amuse each other and not the mass audience. And when the audience doesn’t like something, which has become more and more frequent in the last 10-15 years or so, they blame the audience for not getting what they were going for with the product.
It’s kind of funny because they are so blinded by their own hubris that they don’t have the ability to see how disjointed or nonsensical their “stories” are anymore.
Like this latest head-scratcher where we’re not apparently going to get the bald, anorexic black chick from the movie version of “Wicked” (Cynthia Erivo) playing Jesus Christ in the Hollywood Bowl’s 2025 production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
According to People:
According to the Hollywood Bowl website, Jesus Christ Superstar will play from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3. While other cast members will be announced at a later date, the production will be directed and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo. Stephen Oremus will also conduct and direct the music.[…]
Per Deadline, Erivo also played Mary Magdalene in the all-female concept album Jesus Christ Superstar: She Is Risen in 2020.
My problem isn't even necessarily with Erivo, because the woman can actually carry a tune. But going back to the idea that Hollywood thinks they’re “brave” for making moves like casting Erivo to play Jesus, it’s really not that brave at all. Think about it.
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You know when I’ll call Hollywood “brave?” When they cast Meryl Streep or any one of the trans performers that Hollywood has put front-and-center during awards season, movies that no one saw and not many people are interested in…so the usual, as the Islamic prophet Muhammad in some movie or stage play.
But, they’ll never do that, because it’s easier to bastardize Christianity since the worst Christians will do in response to their blasphemy is boycott the production. They’d never do a play or movie about Islam, because Muslims typically don’t have the same “turn-the-other-cheek” mentality others might.
Just ask Charlie Hebdo.
While I’m not angry with Hollywood as I might’ve been in years past because this is just what Hollywood does and has become, it just goes to show that Tinsel Town just doesn’t get why audiences don’t give their town the leeway or respect it once garnered.
It’s just sad at this point, really.
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