Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20190605150859/@comment-29908830-20190825062056

Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: I just hope we get more Puerto Rican heroes. The only one so far has been Yo-Yo Rodriguez from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but she doesn't even count because they made her Colombian in the MCU. (I know this thread is specifically for the movies, but bear with me for a second.) I still don't understand why they had to make her Colombian, there's police corruption everywhere, sadly. And Natalia is Mexican so it's not like they changed the character to match the actor.

Hopefully they keep Blade British when he shows up, and same for Spider-Woman IF she shows up. I'm still waiting on Elsa Bloodstone.

If you ask me, comics still have a long way to go before they represent a fully diverse spectrum. I'm of Indian descent, and the closest I've ever gotten to having a well-known superhero also of Indian descent is freaking Spider-Man India (and before you mention Kamala Khan, keep in mind you'd be opening a massive can of worms if you do - kind of like with your Colombian-Puerto Rican thing, only more religious and bloodline-related). Since there's so little representation for people like me in the media, I've coped with it by latching on to character personalities, which is why Spider-Man (the Peter Parker version, mind you) is my favorite superhero. Thankfully, we are making steps in the right direction, so while it will take many years, I do believe we will see full representation eventually.

As for Blade being British, it does give me another reason as to why I DON'T think Ali is a great choice for the role. Don't get me wrong, he's a great actor and the Luke Cage thing doesn't bother me as long as he feels and looks totally different (which I think Alfre Woodard succeeded at), but I would have liked a more comics-accurate British version seeing as how Wesley Snipes was anything but that. Not to mention Ali typically plays cool-headed characters (of which Blade is anything but), and he's already in his 40s so he's really pushing it for a vampire.