 "British actor Joseph Fiennes is playing Michael Jackson in a movie and Twitter is not happy")
Los Angeles: An upcoming drama has sparked controversy after casting British actor Joseph Fiennes as the late King of Pop Michael Jackson . The special - being produced by Sky Arts - will focus on an alleged road trip where Jackson was joined by late actors Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando. [caption id=“attachment_2601620” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Joseph Fiennes and Michael Jackson. Getty Images[/caption] Having been in the pipeline for several years, the drama will also feature Stockard Channing as Taylor and Brian Cox as Brando. However, it’s the casting of Fiennes that has annoyed some people, reports mirror.co.uk. While Jackson was born African-American, his appearance changed drastically during his career. The singer’s changing face was down to him suffering from vitaligo, as well as his dependence on cosmetic surgery. Still, many people have stormed social media to criticise those in charge for casting Fiennes in the role:
If Joseph Fiennes can't pop and snatch it like this, I'm not here for it... https://t.co/TVYxbEmHMk pic.twitter.com/FJqRBxir1F
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 27, 2016
If Joseph Fiennes is going to play Michael Jackson, it's only fair that Gwyneth Paltrow should play Macaulay Culkin
— Richard Lawson (@rilaws) January 27, 2016
I know it's hard to see black people as human, but Michael Jackson wasn't a fictional character. https://t.co/6WxgulWo3s
— ToraShae (@BlackMajiik) January 27, 2016
Joseph Fiennes can play Michael Jackson. (A real person). But Idris can't play James Bond (a fake spy for a fake agency)? Cool, cool, cool.
— Prentice Penny (FUX YO BLUE CHECK) (@The_A_Prentice) January 27, 2016
“Joseph Fiennes to play Michael Jackson in 9/11 road-trip drama.” By the end of that headline, I’d nearly forgotten about the race part.
— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) January 26, 2016
A White Actor will play MJ. Because we aren't whitewashed enough in Hollywood, apparently: https://t.co/8ZhjoOzqqq pic.twitter.com/l3y2ZmUabH
— BET (@BET) January 27, 2016
Congratulations to noted African-American actor Joseph Fiennes on being cast as Michael Jackson...
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) January 27, 2016
Fiennes has revealed that he considers the role a ‘challenge’. He said, “It’s a challenge. It’s a comedy. It doesn’t poke mean fun but it’s a story, possibly urban legend, whereby Michael, Marlon Brando, and Liz Taylor were all together the day before 9/11 doing a concert.” IANS
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