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Zoe Saldana’s ‘Nina’ Gets First Poster, More Online Backlash
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Who is Harriet and how would she shape our opinions?
Some of us have a greater respect for the icons of our culture male or female and hate to see them exploited by Hollywood so some no name director or writer or wack actress can make an attempt at an Oscar. There has been similar debate over Richard Pyror biopic and who should play that role to properly depict him.
If you gonna do shit do it right and with respect for the person in the role your playing.
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Im laughin at the pics & idea of this whole thing da same way i did when i saw da "gods of egypt" trailer. Not a single fuck given....by da makers of this farce or me 
Thankfully the EXCELLENT "What Happened, Miss Simone" dropped last yr. Im good on visual media pertaining to Queen Simone....until someone makes a serious attempt to make a film on Simone.
I got the same type of jolt about Saldana's blackface in da pic that i did when i saw da clip of charlton heston's blackface in john oliver's whitewashing segment posted in here the other day.
Thankfully the EXCELLENT "What Happened, Miss Simone" dropped last yr. Im good on visual media pertaining to Queen Simone....until someone makes a serious attempt to make a film on Simone.
I got the same type of jolt about Saldana's blackface in da pic that i did when i saw da clip of charlton heston's blackface in john oliver's whitewashing segment posted in here the other day.
some of us really love and appreciate NINA for what she means to US i wouldnt want some new black type to play BOB MArley or Hughie either, thats my take and the fact they disrespected NINA's family (her daughter)especially from the get go! i worked with Bessie Udin who used to run NINA's foundation, these crackas all shitted on our heroine and her family , im sorry, yall can go but i wont and none of mine will pay for this crap i dont even wanna see it for free! SAME WAY I DONT SUPPORT ANYTHING JANIE HENDRIX DOES!! THE WAY SHE TREATS LEON IS BLASPHEMY AND SHE ISNT BLOOD RELATED TO JIMI !! 
NINA is a personal heroine of mine as a child grwoing up with her music and what she stood for and thE battles she fought for respect! im sorry i just cant! isnt some fictional character she's playing! 2cents.
NINA is a personal heroine of mine as a child grwoing up with her music and what she stood for and thE battles she fought for respect! im sorry i just cant! isnt some fictional character she's playing! 2cents.
2 Nina songs. Name 2.
2 songs. We 4 pages deep and niggas can't quote a song from this artist that they so deeply care about her legacy.some of us really love and appreciate NINA for what she means to US i wouldnt want some new black type to play BOB MArley or Hughie either, thats my take and the fact they disrespected NINA's family (her daughter)especially from the get go! i worked with Bessie Udin who used to run NINA's foundation, these crackas all shitted on our heroine and her family , im sorry, yall can go but i wont and none of mine will pay for this crap i dont even wanna see it for free! SAME WAY I DONT SUPPORT ANYTHING JANIE HENDRIX DOES!! THE WAY SHE TREATS LEON IS BLASPHEMY AND SHE ISNT BLOOD RELATED TO JIMI !!
NINA is a personal heroine of mine as a child grwoing up with her music and what she stood for and thE battles she fought for respect! im sorry i just cant! isnt some fictional character she's playing! 2cents.
Shit, name 1. Anybody. This is pathetic.
Man ,its fucking insulting. Putting a actor in black face on ANY level is unacceptable. The hollywood origins are flatout racist! And it undermines current qualified actors who should get the opportunity to play the part. Its further insulting and dismissive to dark skinned black women who already have a hard time getting jobs in the industry. Now you essentially tell them they arent even good enough to play women who actually look like them. And it wasnt like this was done to accommodate a A list actress who will carry box office.. It was done for a C level actor with marginal acting talents and has NEVER shown she has the chop to carry a film as a lead.
Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood.
Mississippi GodDam.
Love Me or Leave Me.
Young Gifted & Black.
Thats four. Now go away.
Fuck you and that cac in your avatar you clown. Some of us love who we are and opt to call out bullshit when we see it.
Thank you. And don't forget 'Feeling Good" which is was a hit on both Watch The Throne and Jennifer Hudson Weight Watchers commercials
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It's such an easy point to understand. Imagine Malcolm X starring Wentworth Miller and the only time period it covered was when he was Detroit Red.
Hell maybe I should have said Sammy Sosa. Wentworth Miller at least calls himself Black.
Nina Simone music is constantly licensed, sampled, performed and 're-released. Don't know why you're acting like being able to recognize her music is some certification of authenticity.
Exactly.
It is. I respect you as an og on the board but we will have to agree to disagree.
its 4hours or so later and i see ur post..fyi i dont sit on bgol waitin on ur replies , i wrote what i wrote , do u know bessie udin? thats how personal my relationship with nina is, anybody can google songs to pose on the web, i dont have shit to prove to u ..this is my story ,do u know what battle simone fought to get her shit right and she still got shitted on.?. i dont have to play ur bs game , as if anybody cant go on itunes or google nina simon'es songs... i was a nina fan before i even saw "point of no return" (sugar in my bowl").as a youngin, fyi i had the record in my personal collection( i stole from my mom but .hey) . i had the record before i heard ub4o did" i think its gonna rain today", which was pretty much them picking the direction for that record from hers... dont have to prove shit to u for something so simple u can lie about and google.. did u know mary j was offered this role and it didnt happen?, i was equally glad the role didnt go to mary blige, i was part of teh folks who organized NINA"S Tribte at Joe's Pub with imani uzuri and a host of other sister years ago.. this is my reality and my position , its not hate for zoe but she just aint the one fo r this role for many reasons ,and i wont support this movie becos of what they did to nina's blood family, especially her daughter and her brother.. these are our sacred heroes and now ancestors .YOU WILL RESPECT THEIR LEGACY
Sinnerman
and u still didnt address my issues or points! ure a sad joke..
'Four Women', 'Feeling Good '
Here's two more for good measure:
'I Put A Spell On You', 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black.'
some of us really love and appreciate NINA for what she means to US i wouldnt want some new black type to play BOB MArley or Hughie either, thats my take and the fact they disrespected NINA's family (her daughter)especially from the get go! i worked with Bessie Udin who used to run NINA's foundation, these crackas all shitted on our heroine and her family , im sorry, yall can go but i wont and none of mine will pay for this crap i dont even wanna see it for free! SAME WAY I DONT SUPPORT ANYTHING JANIE HENDRIX DOES!! THE WAY SHE TREATS LEON IS BLASPHEMY AND SHE ISNT BLOOD RELATED TO JIMI !!
NINA is a personal heroine of mine as a child grwoing up with her music and what she stood for and thE battles she fought for respect! im sorry i just cant! isnt some fictional character she's playing! 2cents.
Agreed.Im laughin at the pics & idea of this whole thing da same way i did when i saw da "gods of egypt" trailer. Not a single fuck given....by da makers of this farce or me
Thankfully the EXCELLENT "What Happened, Miss Simone" dropped last yr. Im good on visual media pertaining to Queen Simone....until someone makes a serious attempt to make a film on Simone.
I got the same type of jolt about Saldana's blackface in da pic that i did when i saw da clip of charlton heston's blackface in john oliver's whitewashing segment posted in here the other day.
Nina Simone's estate tells biopic star Zoe Saldana: 'Take Nina’s name out your mouth'
Release of new trailer and poster for Nina has reignited claims that the Guardians of the Galaxy actor played the iconic soul singer in ‘blackface’
The estate of Nina Simone has slapped down Zoe Saldana, the star of a controversial new biopic about the late soul icon, in an excoriating Twitter post.
The release on Thursday of a new trailer and poster for Nina has reignited debate over whether producers were right to cast Saldana, a US woman of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, given the actor required dark makeup and a prosthetic nose to resemble her subject. A number of Twitter users accused the Star Trek actor of performing in “blackface”, and now the carriers of Simone’s flame have weighed in to condemn Cynthia Mort’s film.
In response to a post from Saldana quoting Simone, @NinaSimoneMusic wrote: “@zoesaldana Cool story but please take Nina’s name out your mouth. For the rest of your life.”
It is not clear who controls the Twitter account @NinaSimoneMusic, but the singer’s daughter, Simone Kelly, has previously described Saldana’s casting as “appearance-wise ... not the best choice”. In 2012 she told Ebony she enjoyed Saldana’s films, but felt actors such as Kimberly Elise or Viola Davis would be better options.
“Both of the actresses that I’ve mentioned are women of colour, are women with beautiful, luscious lips and wide noses, and who know their craft,” said Kelly. “I also have no problem introducing someone we’ve never heard of before who can play my mother.”
Saldana has repeatedly defended her role as Simone, telling Allure in 2013: “It doesn’t matter how much backlash I will get for it. I will honour and respect my black community because that’s who I am.”
However, the release of Nina now appears beset by negative publicity. The film was originally set to debut in 2015, but a 22 April US release date has now been set, with the film opening on the same day in cinemas and via video on demand.
Release of new trailer and poster for Nina has reignited claims that the Guardians of the Galaxy actor played the iconic soul singer in ‘blackface’
The estate of Nina Simone has slapped down Zoe Saldana, the star of a controversial new biopic about the late soul icon, in an excoriating Twitter post.
The release on Thursday of a new trailer and poster for Nina has reignited debate over whether producers were right to cast Saldana, a US woman of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent, given the actor required dark makeup and a prosthetic nose to resemble her subject. A number of Twitter users accused the Star Trek actor of performing in “blackface”, and now the carriers of Simone’s flame have weighed in to condemn Cynthia Mort’s film.
In response to a post from Saldana quoting Simone, @NinaSimoneMusic wrote: “@zoesaldana Cool story but please take Nina’s name out your mouth. For the rest of your life.”
It is not clear who controls the Twitter account @NinaSimoneMusic, but the singer’s daughter, Simone Kelly, has previously described Saldana’s casting as “appearance-wise ... not the best choice”. In 2012 she told Ebony she enjoyed Saldana’s films, but felt actors such as Kimberly Elise or Viola Davis would be better options.
“Both of the actresses that I’ve mentioned are women of colour, are women with beautiful, luscious lips and wide noses, and who know their craft,” said Kelly. “I also have no problem introducing someone we’ve never heard of before who can play my mother.”
Saldana has repeatedly defended her role as Simone, telling Allure in 2013: “It doesn’t matter how much backlash I will get for it. I will honour and respect my black community because that’s who I am.”
However, the release of Nina now appears beset by negative publicity. The film was originally set to debut in 2015, but a 22 April US release date has now been set, with the film opening on the same day in cinemas and via video on demand.
7 Actresses We Would Have Cast As Nina Simone Instead of Zoe Saldana
lfirst images and trailer of the film have only confirmed suspicions that the awkwardly miscast Saldana would be sporting a shaky accent, a prosthetic nose, and a noticeably darker shade of skin. This is a shame, considering the lead in a Nina Simone biopic would have been the role of a lifetime for any number of actresses. At this point, we thought it would be better to imagine who else could have played the High Priestess of Soul. Whether you cast for musical ability or physical resemblance, there are plenty of names to choose from.
Uzo Aduba
flex her musical-theater chops as Glinda the Good Witch on The Wiz Live! Aduba came up in the theater world, notably doing a revival production of the musical Godspell in 2011, so she would be a natural choice to play a woman who put a spell on us.
Audra McDonald
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, which brings her Tony-winning performance to HBO. Do we even have to question McDonald's ability to impersonate Nina Simone as well? Just let her version of "I Loves You, Porgy" answer that.
Adepero Oduye
too wide" all her life. (Saldana had to use prosthetics to achieve the same effect.) Even better: Oduye is also a phenomenal actress, having been nominated for an Independent Spirit award for her breakout role in 2011's Pariah. She has since appeared in 12 Years a Slaveand The Big Short, and is overdue for another starring turn.
Viola Davis
she enjoys playing Annalise Keating on How to Get Away With Murder is because it gives her the opportunity to play a “sexual and mysterious and complicated and messy” woman. Nina Simone was all of those things and much more. The big question is whether or not Davis can sing, but we think the two-time Tony-winner would manage.
Alfre Woodard
killing it in the theater world, receiving sterling praise for her role as the downtrodden, resilient Celie Harris in The Color Purple on Broadway — a role she also played on the West End. Erivo has only done a smattering of TV roles, but if playing Nina is essentially about conveying her essence, pain, and defiance, we can’t think of a better breakout role for Erivo.
Fantasia Barrino
The Color Purple, and we already know she can sang with the same emotional force as Nina once did. With the right direction and coaching, playing Nina Simone could have Fantasia following in Jennifer Hudson's Oscar-winning footsteps.
http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/7-actresses-who-should-play-nina-simone.html
lfirst images and trailer of the film have only confirmed suspicions that the awkwardly miscast Saldana would be sporting a shaky accent, a prosthetic nose, and a noticeably darker shade of skin. This is a shame, considering the lead in a Nina Simone biopic would have been the role of a lifetime for any number of actresses. At this point, we thought it would be better to imagine who else could have played the High Priestess of Soul. Whether you cast for musical ability or physical resemblance, there are plenty of names to choose from.
Uzo Aduba
Audra McDonald
Adepero Oduye
Viola Davis
Alfre Woodard
Fantasia Barrino
http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/7-actresses-who-should-play-nina-simone.html
I was thinking yesterday, why do people even care about this movie, when this doc is out already. It's great and it covers her whole life and performances.Im laughin at the pics & idea of this whole thing da same way i did when i saw da "gods of egypt" trailer. Not a single fuck given....by da makers of this farce or me
Thankfully the EXCELLENT "What Happened, Miss Simone" dropped last yr. Im good on visual media pertaining to Queen Simone....until someone makes a serious attempt to make a film on Simone.
I got the same type of jolt about Saldana's blackface in da pic that i did when i saw da clip of charlton heston's blackface in john oliver's whitewashing segment posted in here the other day.
Yeah I was mad at her casting. I got even madder at the poster. The trailer just took me way past that fuck this movie.Trailer is trash...
No one should be surprised at the coon fuckery that this ridiculous Nina Simone movie depiction represents.
The movie is produced by former BET head Bob (Big Pimping) Johnson
The most obvious no-brainer, reality based choice to play Nina Simone is proudly Black, conscious singer India Arie
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No one should be surprised at the coon fuckery that this ridiculous Nina Simone movie depiction represents.
The movie is produced by former BET head Bob (Big Pimping) Johnson
The most obvious no-brainer, reality based choice to play Nina Simone is proudly Black, conscious singer India Arie
I NEVER thought of her!!!!!!
great great selection
This is like chris Rock playing frank Sinatra
India Arie, Fantasia (what?), and Lauryn Hill are all singers, NOT actors.
Not condoning this fuckery, but just because someone has the same skin tone as someone doesn't make them fit to play them in a movie.
Not condoning this fuckery, but just because someone has the same skin tone as someone doesn't make them fit to play them in a movie.
Uh Lauryn Hill did awesome in sister act.
Forth African American biography to drop this year.
My wife Dominican and I tell her shit ain't black all the time. One time she said I'm as black as you are. I said ok name at least 3 characters from Good Times. After she said JJ she was stuck