It seems no one can wrap their heads around the fact their favorite show is over after eight seasons. We are aware it left many people disappointed and therefore are not surprised at all fans immediately took upon improving the show in their own different ways. Some had the last season reimagined, some had some of the cast changed.
Actress and comedian took to the next level though by recasting all the major characters in the show with her friends, explaining that while she loved the show, it never felt like it was made for her. This imaginary recasting with people of color made her better resonate with the show.
Lots of people agreed the show lacked diversity, it's only major character of color being Missandei, played by Nathalie Emmanuel and contributed to the thread by making their own suggestions. Scroll down to see what they came up with!
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Idris Elba As Jaime Lannister
Giancarlo Esposito As Little Finger
Chadwick Boseman As Jon Snow
But Jon Snow knows nothing and black panther knows alot. Otherwise I think it fits.
Zoe Kravitz As Margery Tyrell
Keith David As Tywin Lannister
Jeffrey Wright As Varys
Denzel Washington As Eddard Stark
Kerry Washington As Cersei Lannister
Daniel Kaluuya As Theon Greyjoy
Michael Kenneth Williams As Ser Bronn Of The Blackwater
Morgan Freeman As Aemon Targaryen
Leslie Jones As Brienne Of Tarth
Winston Duke As Tormund Giantsbane
Lakeith Stanfield As Robb Stark
Marsai Martin As Lyanna Mormont
Michael Ealy As Ramsay Bolton
Tessa Thompson As Daenerys Targaryean
Lupita Nyong'o As Melisandre
Angela Bassett As Catelyn Stark
Amandla Stenberg As Arya Stark
Zendaya As Ygritte
Sterling K Brown As The Night King
Cicely Tyson As Olenna Tyrell
John Boyega As Gendry
Letitia Wright As Meera Reed
Tracee Ellis Ross As Lyssa Arryn
Yara Shahidi As Sansa Stark
Mahershala Ali As Ser Jorah Mormont
Bryshere Gray As Joffrey Barratheon
Djimon Hounsou As Jaqen H'ghar
Djimon Hounsou As The Mad King Aerys
Jaden Smith As Bran Stark
Nope. I wouldn't want this daft kid to be king of the seven kingdoms.
Billy Porter As Oberyn Martell
Rihanna As Ellaria Sand
Chiwetel Ejiofor As Tyrion Lannister
Chiwetel Ejiofor is 5'10". Now if you want to really cast Tyrion try Tony C*x.
What's the point of this post? All I see here is a bunch of random color actors paired with GoT characters. I don't see any sense. Without any concrete description or justification of this and no other choice of actors. I still do not know why this article was made. Is it the response to this drama with black Ariel? May someone enlighten me, please?
Yeah, because people in the northern hemisphere are really known for being black... Seriously, I really like diverse actors in my movies. But in Westeros, people get darker the further south you go. Just like on earth. And unlike earth, Westeros does not have a history of slave trade, it’s forbidden actually. Nor did they have big migrations involving the south. So how could the Westerosi be black? And it being based on an amazing, beloved and quite famous novel made in practically impossible to just change the geography at will.
"it never felt like it was made for her". Oh is that so? So you have to see people with your skin color to identify with a show/character? I thought resonating with a fictional character was about ther personality, traits and imperfections. Not about their appearance....
Agree with most. Utterly pointless post. So what?! Who bloody cares?! And yet if I dared do the same for a magnificent film like "The Colour Purple" or a sitcom such as "Empire", I'd be public enemy number one. There's a line to be drawn between favouring diversity and just opposing white people as a matter of principle. This post is frankly racist and ought to be removed!
If I tried to re cast people of color as white people there would be a riot and i’d Get arrested but it’s fine for people of color to do this to us because ummm it just is I guess
This is the laziest and most pointless entry I've ever seen on BP
If this is truly about diversity, why is she re-casting even the Dornish characters, who are already represented by POC actors? They're not black so they don't matter? Westeros may be a fantasy world, but it still has climate zones, so it makes sense the Westerosi would be white. The further south you go in "Planetos" (the fandom's name for the world of ASOIAF), the darker skinned the people become. In the books there are more POC characters, but the show cut them out.
In Santo Domingo, a black person said that it was their dream to replace the white race with the 'good black folks'. That we were the decease on this world and only the black race can make this world a better one. Apparently black people tend to forget that if the white race wasn't so lazy and hasn't gotten Africans to do the heavy lavour on America, there wouldn't be any black running freedly around the globe; that it was a white man who abolished the chains of slavory. I do apologize our ancesters' actions for taking Africans from their 'motherland', but seriously, you're all better here than there. Now i see that white comic heroes are being made as blacks, instead of creating new black heroes, the media has chosen to turn white into blacks. I'm sorry, but all i see is cultural rape. I rather be racist than a hypocrite. I don't see Asians wanting to be the Supreme Race nor the Native Americans.
Make them black, and it wouldn't fit at al. The most of them come from a cold region where an all black cast just wouldn't make any sense. Stop forcing colours in media, just chose the type of person that's fits best. Don't give in to what the snowflakes have to say.
What a stupid post. It's like a random selection of people.
I like a lot of these, but without some more depth provided for the choices there's really no point to this post except racebaiting.
You know what, fine. But now we also need the Bollywood version of it, and the K or J drama version, etc. etc.
So this post is "which black person looks the most as that white person?"... Basically, comparing face shapes and noses... Sad.
Where are the rest of the cast? Where is Drogo? Oberyn? The Mountain?
Black guy reading,,, wow bit of harmless fun there. Whyt commenter, "This is racism." triggered triggered. What a load of hogwash. Boy y'all like to state racism doesn't exist while at the same time tryna keep "them" blacks in place and not mixing etc etc.
What's the point of this post? All I see here is a bunch of random color actors paired with GoT characters. I don't see any sense. Without any concrete description or justification of this and no other choice of actors. I still do not know why this article was made. Is it the response to this drama with black Ariel? May someone enlighten me, please?
Yeah, because people in the northern hemisphere are really known for being black... Seriously, I really like diverse actors in my movies. But in Westeros, people get darker the further south you go. Just like on earth. And unlike earth, Westeros does not have a history of slave trade, it’s forbidden actually. Nor did they have big migrations involving the south. So how could the Westerosi be black? And it being based on an amazing, beloved and quite famous novel made in practically impossible to just change the geography at will.
"it never felt like it was made for her". Oh is that so? So you have to see people with your skin color to identify with a show/character? I thought resonating with a fictional character was about ther personality, traits and imperfections. Not about their appearance....
Agree with most. Utterly pointless post. So what?! Who bloody cares?! And yet if I dared do the same for a magnificent film like "The Colour Purple" or a sitcom such as "Empire", I'd be public enemy number one. There's a line to be drawn between favouring diversity and just opposing white people as a matter of principle. This post is frankly racist and ought to be removed!
If I tried to re cast people of color as white people there would be a riot and i’d Get arrested but it’s fine for people of color to do this to us because ummm it just is I guess
This is the laziest and most pointless entry I've ever seen on BP
If this is truly about diversity, why is she re-casting even the Dornish characters, who are already represented by POC actors? They're not black so they don't matter? Westeros may be a fantasy world, but it still has climate zones, so it makes sense the Westerosi would be white. The further south you go in "Planetos" (the fandom's name for the world of ASOIAF), the darker skinned the people become. In the books there are more POC characters, but the show cut them out.
In Santo Domingo, a black person said that it was their dream to replace the white race with the 'good black folks'. That we were the decease on this world and only the black race can make this world a better one. Apparently black people tend to forget that if the white race wasn't so lazy and hasn't gotten Africans to do the heavy lavour on America, there wouldn't be any black running freedly around the globe; that it was a white man who abolished the chains of slavory. I do apologize our ancesters' actions for taking Africans from their 'motherland', but seriously, you're all better here than there. Now i see that white comic heroes are being made as blacks, instead of creating new black heroes, the media has chosen to turn white into blacks. I'm sorry, but all i see is cultural rape. I rather be racist than a hypocrite. I don't see Asians wanting to be the Supreme Race nor the Native Americans.
Make them black, and it wouldn't fit at al. The most of them come from a cold region where an all black cast just wouldn't make any sense. Stop forcing colours in media, just chose the type of person that's fits best. Don't give in to what the snowflakes have to say.
What a stupid post. It's like a random selection of people.
I like a lot of these, but without some more depth provided for the choices there's really no point to this post except racebaiting.
You know what, fine. But now we also need the Bollywood version of it, and the K or J drama version, etc. etc.
So this post is "which black person looks the most as that white person?"... Basically, comparing face shapes and noses... Sad.
Where are the rest of the cast? Where is Drogo? Oberyn? The Mountain?
Black guy reading,,, wow bit of harmless fun there. Whyt commenter, "This is racism." triggered triggered. What a load of hogwash. Boy y'all like to state racism doesn't exist while at the same time tryna keep "them" blacks in place and not mixing etc etc.