It's a been a period for calling foul on casting actors to play characters of different enthnicities. In recent years, there's been Jake Gyllenhaal in the titular role of Mike Newell's "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." Then, of course, there's been the casting of Angela Jolie to play Cleopatra. But apparently the hue and cry here is uncalled for too as Cleopatra was actually a Ptolemy, i.e. of Greek descent. Few during the verbal melee over her casting, however, seem to mention her portrayal of the real-life mixed race woman (half black and half default), Mariane Pearl, in "A Mighty Heart" a few years ago. But...
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