IMDB Adds Two Characters to The Wolverine Movie!

The character's last name is Reyes, obviously Hispanic but they cast a black actress?!? They couldn't find a Hispanic actress to fill the role of a Hispanic superhero?!? Jeez! -_- This movie is gonna fail anyway. Sounds like another reboot thats not a reboot. smh When will FOX just give up?

News culled from IMDB is not news at all.

@TayDee & @WittySupername: I'm ignorant and have flawed logic? How do I have flawed logic when the character is obviously of Hispanic decent. You both know that if a black comic book character was played by a dark skinned hispanic or if a white character was played by an Indian guy or of another race the character was never depicted as all you people would have a fit and you know it. So don't try to act like you are so smart and ethical by saying I'm pulling the race card.

And as for the character being afro-latin american, people can tell the difference between a dark skinned Hispanic and a full blooded African-American, so don't give me that bull.

Acting roles are limited as it is for minorities, especially hispanic people. Why won't the studios actually allow them to play a role that they are able to fill for once? I am simply stating a fact. Hollywood apparently don't know any of the colors in between the spectrum and its been an ongoing issue forever. If you don't like to hear the truth then don't read my comments.

@BaneKill77: In case you didn't know Afro-Latin American is a term used to describe a dark skinned Hispanic person who looks more African than Native American or Spaniard. So in reality, the character is Hispanic.

People...people...this conversation has gone waaaaaaay off-track. Let's all hold hands and just agree that this movie looks lame.

:P

btw- I agree with JULEZ on this. And plus I mean...it's kinda sad when 3 people feel the need to gang up on her.

Just saying.

i'm happy that this new wolverine is trying to actually stick to the continuity with lady deathstrike!

Hmm I didnt expect such a heated argument on this subject of all things! lol But as LP4 has said before, let's steer away from this trend of thought now & get onto whether we are for or against these characters appearing &/or how we'd like to see 'em portrayed...

@JULEZ13 & RoyalTenenbaum Actually from the pics I thought Reyes was black too! I didnt read too much into the whole afro-LATIN american thing :P so thx for the info!

@Curmudgeon I know :P But right now any news on this movie is well, news! I was happy to see some updates on the page :)

@xmen145 Ditto! :)

@All. Yup I'm don't have high hopes for this movie either after the last wolverine horror movie! lol But I do still have a few rays of hope left cos it's gonna be a new ep in the life of Logan (not at all related to what went down in X-Men Origins Wolverine) & plus am now excited as to how Deathstrike would be portrayed in the film!

And on a side note, to get your fix on the X-Men tune into my blog All Things X (http://all-things-x.blogspot.com)!

@RoyalTenenbaum

who cares cause no matter what they are still black hispanic no matter what.

the character Cecilia Reyes is actually a Black hispanic thats a fact

@JULEZ13
What exactly is a full blooded African-American? That is the funniest oxymoron I've ever heard.

@RoyalTenenbaum

what u talking about. remember black Africans been shipped around the world during the slave period. black latinos are part of African bloodline so no im not 100% wrong.

saying the dark skin is aload of crap. Zoe Saldana is a black latino not dark skin rubbish shes black and a latino.

@RoyalTenenbaum lol *sigh...* :P And this time I'm sorry I coudlnt read another explanation from any of you guys lol but your "conclusion"?? LMAO!!! HILARIOUS! ROTFL!

@RoyalTenenbaum

If labels upset you, then you probably should avoid Americans at all costs, or Western society in general really. If you don't like a label, you have to redefine what it means, I can't just say "I'm not black" "It doesn't mean to me what it means to you" because the label isn't by me or for me. You just can't control other people's language in the way that you demand.
@JULEZ - Hispanic actresses don't looke like Cecelia Reyes, who is very dark skinned as has African features, so casting, say, Salma Hayek would be like casting Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin. He may have a similar background as the character, being 4th generation American and all, but they have different ethnicities, so it was a bit of a mismatch.

@jazzman

The issue that RT is talking about is pretty serious, actually. When you label someone as 'black' you have a sort of silent permission to treat them differently than white people, economically, academically, socially. This is part of the reason that black hispanics don't identify themselves as black, because they don't want to be part of the whole 'underdiagnosed, overprosecuted, underhired' documented prejudice that African Americans receive. The truth is, the labels of black and white and Afro and such don't really have any *true* meaning. That's why people fight against those labels, becuase the world really would be a better place without them.

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The Bottom line is that Cecelia Reyes, in the comics *appears* to be of african descent, and so a woman of African descent is not 'miscast' when playing her. A south russian or dark skinned japanese woman would be, even though they may be called black, they don't look like the character. So would Alexa Vega, because, although hispanic, she doesn't look like the character. And Rosario Dawson or Zoe Saldana wouldn't be caught anywhere near this convoluted madness, so don't even go there, my friends. :D

It's very odd when fans are upset because an actor or actress has a different background, even though they look just like the character. The backgrounds are fictional for the comic book characters, who here cares if the actress is actually hispanic?

bothered! id love to have sex with both of them whether they be black, afro black, half blackatino, spanish dark siders, afro spanisho, or whatever!

will have to see about this! such a shame aranofsky couldnt direct! that would have been amazing! obviously getting lent on by universal mugs!