BACK TO THE FUTURE Writer Bob Gale Thinks DOCTOR STRANGE Casting Is "Stupid"

BACK TO THE FUTURE Writer Bob Gale Thinks DOCTOR STRANGE Casting Is "Stupid"

The backlash against the casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in Doctor Strange continues, with writer Bob Gale adding his comments to the growing list of people annoyed with the decision...

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By MattBellissimo - Jun 06, 2016 04:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Doctor Strange
Source: MoviePilot
Doctor Strange continues to have backlash against the argued "whitewashing" of a character from the comic mythos. Bob Gale, writer of Back To The Future, is the latest person to make their opinion known regarding the casting choice of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One. Gale is a lifelong fan of the character, and even wrote a screenplay for the character in the 1980's, though the film never made it past pre-production. In an interview with Movie Pilot, Gale said, "You've got the Ancient One as Tilda Swinton. Give me a break! Really? I mean, it's stupid. You know? Why f*ck with the mythology?"

Marvel previously addressed the casting choice in a statement after the film's writer, C. Robert Cargill, went on record on a podcast implying that the decision to "whitewash" the character was made to appease China. "Marvel has a very strong record of diversity in its casting of films and regularly departs from stereotypes and source material to bring its MCU to life. The Ancient One is a title that is not exclusively held by any one character, but rather a moniker passed down through time, and in this particular film the embodiment is Celtic."

What do you think of Gale's comments? Sound off below! Doctor Strange releases November 4, 2016.
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HappyHater
HappyHater - 6/6/2016, 4:58 AM
I like this guy
HappyHater
HappyHater - 6/6/2016, 5:03 AM
@HappyHater - Ok so now i read the article i wouldn't be as far as he does, it's Marvel, the movie will be good somehow but their explantion for Tilda's cast just don't work for me...
LSHF
LSHF - 6/6/2016, 11:58 AM
@HappyHater - Yes, people with horribly negative attitudes are great, aren't they? But, then, you "are" HappyHater", so your response makes sense.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/6/2016, 5:06 AM
BREAKING NEWS: WHITE GUY GETS ANGRY ABOUT LACK OF DIVERSITY



I agree with him to an extent, this is still kind of funny.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/6/2016, 5:11 AM
You just can't win.



If they went Asian:


You'd get all the sensitive folks saying it's a fu manchu thing or "the wise Asian helps the WHITE MAN be a hero and teaches him all his skills and culture again."



Not going Asian, you get what we're getting now.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 6/6/2016, 5:25 AM
Who the hell is this guy? Suddenly people who don't even care for Dr Strange magically care now. Gimme a break.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 6/6/2016, 5:53 AM
@TheNerdGuy - I don't even know the guy. Why would I call him a hack? Besides just because he thinks this isn't going to turn out in Marvel's favor doesn't mean he's not wrong.
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 6/6/2016, 6:16 AM
@TheNerdGuy - Dude he didn't call him a hack, and then he was reasonable and said "He might be right". Literally came into it with both sides in mind... something you should try
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 6/6/2016, 7:06 AM
@TheNerdGuy - All i know is you said he was claiming that Bob Gale was a hack when he never did.... So you wrong there
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 6/6/2016, 7:24 AM
@TheNerdGuy - .... ok
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 8:14 AM
@TheNerdGuy - dude how would you know that he didn't contemplate it in his head. he could have looked at it from both sides and come to the conclusion he did. donald trump is a racist bigot, if two people tell me otherwise and provide evidence to the contrary, but i still know he is racist, then he is still a racist
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 8:30 AM
@TheNerdGuy - how would you know the CONTEXT if you weren't in his head. stop acting so super smart he came to a conclusion and shared his thought and then you attacked him for apparently not thinking enough? to paraphrase Benedict Cumberbatch, stop talking, your presence is bringing down the IQ of everyone in the room.
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 6/6/2016, 8:57 AM
@TheNerdGuy - bro keep off the personal attacks here man. He completely destroyed your argument by saying that you aren't inside his head so you can't know his context. Stop dodging the actual point by throwing out other ideas and then calling his defense the reason idiots exist.
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 8:58 AM
@TheNerdGuy - are you serious, again, i will repeat myself. how would you know the context of what made him come to those conclusions, when all you did was read a few sentences he wrote on a website. and its 4, just to help you out there, i know your homework can be hard but try next time to do it on your own
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 6/6/2016, 9:15 AM
@TheNerdGuy - nearly wrote a book about weather or not someone you have never met in the world is using context or not... That's sad...

Also you still don't know if he meant that he is a hack or not. Soooooo you are still kinda...uh... wrong?
GinjaNinja
GinjaNinja - 6/6/2016, 9:26 AM
@TheNerdGuy - not quite. And i suppose you will never change your mind on the subject.
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 9:31 AM
@TheNerdGuy - he came to the conclusion that someone who he perceived as someone who doesn't even care about the character, is now saying crap about it for no reason other then to put there two cents in, which is an opinion. also nowhere there does he say hack, a hack is someone who does a service or creates something which is crap. literally nowhere in his comment did he talk about the mans work. he questioned the motives of the man. never his work. i don't question the fact that Zack Snyder wants to make an amazing universe for the DCEU, but he is a hack due to the fact that the end product is shit.
Melkac
Melkac - 6/6/2016, 12:04 PM
@TheNerdGuy - Wow he wrote a movie.
Clearly he's the authority on this kinda stuff.
Jaspion
Jaspion - 6/6/2016, 5:32 AM
...
PantherKing
PantherKing - 6/6/2016, 5:33 AM
@Jaspion - People who don't even know this character all of a sudden care. It's mind boggling.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 6/6/2016, 5:54 AM
@TheNerdGuy - Dude the [frick] is wrong with you.
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 8:15 AM
@TheNerdGuy - i don't understand why you are trying so hard to make sure this one guy is right, when everyone can have an opinion, stop being a tool and let people think what they want
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 8:30 AM
@TheNerdGuy - lol i'm not pissed, i just noticed your being a dick and called you out on it, stop being so salty
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 8:59 AM
@TheNerdGuy - no i just like to reply to people, conversation is fun dude
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 10:14 AM
@TheNerdGuy - salty? how so, if anything I've got a very smokey taste
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 6/6/2016, 1:00 PM
@TheNerdGuy - why do you have such a boner for grammar dude... you got issues man
hawkeyeronin
hawkeyeronin - 6/7/2016, 11:23 AM
@TheNerdGuy - You used the number instead of spelling out the word "two", then question other people for taking shortcuts online? Again, are you being cute or stupid?
hawkeyeronin
hawkeyeronin - 6/7/2016, 11:39 AM
@TheNerdGuy - I replied on an article I just came to. And you replied seven times to tell me that nobody cares? Cool.
hawkeyeronin
hawkeyeronin - 6/7/2016, 12:02 PM
@TheNerdGuy - The first time I read the article, and nothing about being cool. Nor am I sure how I restarted an argument as I didn't reach out to the others involved looking to gang up or anything. Or actually restart the argument you were in. My comments against you are entirely about me pointing out something. But still cool that you don't get simple concepts, and like to assume a lot of things that people mean, even when they say not at all and nothing they said actually proves they did.
hawkeyeronin
hawkeyeronin - 6/7/2016, 5:39 PM
@TheNerdGuy - Why have you replied over twice as much as I have posted to a dead conversation? And I guess you don't understand the concept of not coming to a site every day then scrolling down and picking out articles that are interesting to you, until you reach the ones you already read the last time you were on? I am sorry if that is something you can't fathom. And I am also curious who you think I am posting to impress exactly that I even care who or who doesn't read it? I saw a jackass, I called him out on being a jackass. If someone reads it fine, if someone doesn't, fine. Though considering how much trouble you have went to attack me, I guess you do care. Or will you prove nobody cares and stop talking yourself?
thor2273
thor2273 - 6/6/2016, 5:37 AM
I don't care. I'm still gonna see it ( especially to see Mads Mikkelsen) but Disney should really have know better after last time.
thor2273
thor2273 - 6/6/2016, 5:39 AM
@thor2273 - "known"
SaxoWolf
SaxoWolf - 6/6/2016, 5:41 AM
what's next? a black Hermione?
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