The casting of Black actors in a role previously depicted as being a white character in the source material is a surefire way of upsetting some people on social media. The latest such occurrence has come following the arrival of the first look at the High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, played by Chukwudi Iwuji. With some fans directly questioning the casting on the director’s Twitter account, James Gunn has responded with an equally direct response to all of those claiming the character has been “unnecessarily race-swapped.”
One particular casting in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has forced James Gunn to directly address social media complaints about his MCU swansong. Read More