Well, this is interesting. The British Film Institute has announced that they will no longer fund films that feature villains with facial scars.
Facial scars on villains has been a staple in the film industry for years! There are so many of them and I’m sure you can think of a ton of them right off the bat. Some of the most notable include The Joker, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Kylo Ren, Freddy Kruger, and tons of others.
According to Telegraph, the goal of the BFI is to “remove the stigma from facial disfigurement by casting actors who do not fit the traditional Hollywood aesthetic. Ben Roberts, the BFI’s deputy CEO had this to say in a statement:
“Film is a catalyst for change and that is why we are committing to not having negative representations depicted through scars or facial difference in the films we fund.
“This campaign...
Facial scars on villains has been a staple in the film industry for years! There are so many of them and I’m sure you can think of a ton of them right off the bat. Some of the most notable include The Joker, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Kylo Ren, Freddy Kruger, and tons of others.
According to Telegraph, the goal of the BFI is to “remove the stigma from facial disfigurement by casting actors who do not fit the traditional Hollywood aesthetic. Ben Roberts, the BFI’s deputy CEO had this to say in a statement:
“Film is a catalyst for change and that is why we are committing to not having negative representations depicted through scars or facial difference in the films we fund.
“This campaign...
- 12/3/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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