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New XFiles 'with a diverse cast' coming from Creed/Black Panthers Ryan Coogler


https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/there-might-be-new-x-files-from-black-panther-director-ryan-coogler/ar-AA19bxpb

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Apparently Hollywood hasn't learned anything form the female Ghostbusters bullshit. Diverse cast when the original cast was a male and female makes me wonder what these idiots have in mind, will it just be race swaps or will they be doing tranny-files. Frankly when I read it, I was reminded of Richard Pryor's bit on the Exorcist where as soon as something spooky happened the black would be gone.

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Hope it will be very tranny with no whiteys.

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... as soon as something spooky happened the black would be gone.


Huh? Since when does that ever happen? Voodoo is black.

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Go do a google search for Richard Pryor exorcist, listen to the video and you'll understand. The same stereotype of blacks being easily spooked is also in one of the Waylan brothers movies.

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Okay, I get your point. He was talking about superstition. My bad. You we're talking about Hollywood casting so I thought Pryor said blacks wouldn't or shouldn't be cast in horror films.

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I can already smell the stink of woke off of this. These guys could learn something from the success of Cobra kai. If you want to attract fans of the original then you have to respect what came before.

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Hopefully we will see two negro woman leads!

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Two black transwomen. Actually, that would be a hoot!

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With AR 15s!

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I think they should get Wesley Snipes and Jamie Foxx for this.

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If you bring nothing different to the table except race swapping the cast there's no point in doing this.

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In a nutshell the only projects that obtain funding are woke projects with the required negro lead, trans, gay, evil whites etc! We live in strange times.

From Coogler I would want more Creed 1 and less superhero nonsense. Also less films with an agenda.

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It's gonna be hot trash. But I hope it's a continuation of the X-Files and not a reboot. I don't actually understand diverse casting for a show like this because conspiracy theory is whack job white people fantasy stuff.

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in this age of 'legacy sequels' its more than likely going to be a sequel/continuation in some way - but not a direct continuation with Duchovny/Anderson headlining like the last series (as that pretty much bombed) something like MiB International - new cast, new city. but Mulder (& Scully or maybe not as she seems to have had enough) still out there somewhere - maybe the usual new (bame) guys on a quest to find long lost iconic main character who been missing for years shtick (a'la Tron 2, TFA, Blade Runner 2 etc)

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I wouldn't mind a continuation like they did with Quantum leap. Just don't do the cringy woke recasting of the originals.

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More diverse? Looks like someone hasn't watched the show. Sure, the two leads are white, but everyone else is diverse. Even when we are talking about characters that are only around for one episode (because of Mulder and Scully constantly going to different towns/cities and states, especially for the monster of the week episodes). Plus Scully might be white, but she is a complete badass at times. She may not seem like it, but when Mulder is around, she can be tough and can step up on the investigation. She's not someone you want to mess with or upset. And if she has to return to you to get further information out of you, especially if you lied, watch out. She is someone you better cooperate with the first time. I started watching The X-Files back in December 2022 (maybe after Christmas) or early January 2023, currently on Season 4 at the time of this comment being written, and there were a few times that I was rooting for Scully. Plus calling her a badass or someone to not f'k with. She is also good at (figuratively) knocking some sense into Mulder and a few other male characters. She has definitely become one of my favorite female characters. Oh and she can carry the plot/a scene/maybe even the whole episode when Mulder isn't around/present. She is complete badass. Also, there are times where I'm scratching my head because I can't decided if I like Mulder or Scully more. I'd say that's a pretty good female character when something like that happens. But yeah. The X-Files is diverse enough. Sorry that the two leads are white. Get over it.

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Duchovny was Jewish anyway; Mulder was insulted for his ethnicity in at least two episodes ("Drive", "Kaddish"). Unless the cast is comprised of blind, deaf, wheelchair-using, neurodivergent, BAME transgenders, they will find something to whinge about.

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I love the episode where Mulder and Scully put on blackface so they can infiltrate The Ghetto. Really diverse!

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😂 Holy crap, I would so watch that episode!

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Oh, for fuck's sake. They'll probably be investigating the "evils" of whites and the patriarchy.

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