In his debut Saturday Night Live appearance, Australian actor Jacob Elordi laid it all out on the table, beginning with his opening monologue. He addressed one of the many shocking scenes in his latest film, Saltburn, and displayed a clip of Barry Keoghan’s character Oliver inserting himself into Elordi’s character, Felix’s grave. The clip, for … Read more
Jacob Elordi Only Knew About Elvis Presley Because Of “Lilo & Stitch” Last year, Austin Butler dominated the headlines for his performance as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis. The actor made no secret of the grueling work that he’d put into the role, which was eerily predicted by his former girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens … Read more
I think it’s important to note that I haven’t found any interviews from Sydney where she specifically states if she is Native Hawaiian or not. If she really isn’t, the role of Nani obviously needs to be recast immediately. Lilo & Stitch was the first big Disney movie about Native Hawaiians, and it specifically incorporated … Read more
The ‘Lilo & Stitch’ live-action cast has sparked controversy on the internet, with many Pacific Islanders believing the actors are too light-skinned. The words “Disney” and “live-action remake” have historically not gone over well with fans in the past few years. Though some were received generally well, most of them have been criticized for having … Read more
Lilo & Stitch is the latest Disney movie to get the live-action treatment, with the main cast being revealed this week. However, the remake is already in hot water over its casting choice for Nani and David, Lilo’s older sister and her love interest. The actors in question are Sydney Agudong and Kahiau Machado, both … Read more
Not being Indigenous or from a PoC community, it may not be easy to see a problem with this casting, but within our communities this is a big issue. No offense to Sydney, but Nani is Indigenous Hawaiian with strong features and dark skin, this casting is blatant colorism. https://t.co/OLnw0KZlt4 03:39 AM – 14 Apr … Read more
When Disney’s quirky, irreverent and intergalactic animated film “Lilo & Stitch” premiered in 2002, it became a box office success (helping to bring Disney out of its notorious Dark Ages of the times), earned an Oscar nomination and brought the concept of “ohana” to the mainstream. As is the way, Disney revealed earlier this year … Read more