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From: Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-01 (Wednesday)
Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 14:47:06 -0400
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anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>>>> DISNEY PLAN TO *REPLACE* CAPTAIN AMERICA AFTER BAD TEST SCREENINGS? NEW
>>>> ACTOR WOULD MAKE THINGS *WORSE*!:
>>>> Captain America 4 has been a production PLAGUED by problems, delays and
>>>> reshoots, and IF a new rumor is true, it would explain WHY this 
>>>> production has been shooting for months without a script!  This rumor 
>>>> came to me last week, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around this
>>>> insanity.  I object to the Falcon as Captain America, but in my opinion 
>>>> Marvel's proposed solution would only make things WORSE!  Let's 
>>>> hope this rumor isn't true, folks... #disney #marvel #captainamerica 
>>>> https://youtu.be/VKx9UTVy5rI?si=aSKI_nWSwFzxzdPl
>>> 
>>> I am sorry, I can't sit through this guy. What's the proposed solution?
>> 
>> I don't blame you. I ended up skipping the video and just looking at
>> the transcript. Turns out that the script for Captain America 4 isn't
>> working, even for black audiences in testing. So what some are
>> proposing is to use Captain Carter as the replacement. That will get
>> some people cheering but you know it's going to get a number of people
>> complaining about them not going forward with the black Captain
>> America. 
>> 
>> Though I agree that there's no reason why Falcon needs to become
>> Captain America to keep fighting crime. If he was to pick up Cap's
>> shield he can still be Falcon.
>
>Thanks for the info.
>
>If it's the script that isn't working, I'm not sure why replacing the actor
>is the fix.

Clearly, checking off DEI and ESG checkboxes for actors are more important 
than having a script.

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Let's go Brandon!