I know there's a lot of rumors on these threads about what's coming and not coming, what got replaced, and etc.. But I specifically read that Peele reached out to Uni back in February to make this happen. This was planned and meant for the event pretty much all along. And the maze certainly shows that by how polished it is. If anything, it is the most finished maze out of all 10 and in some ways, I believe they gave this the upmost priority and importance to be done right, next to Stranger Things. Construction may have started late (and that happens naturally all the time), with things not ready for media previews or EPN, but the TLC definitely shows in the final product that it wasn't a last second effort.I personally could understand why, especially with how Us wasn't even meant for the event to begin with.
I mean there were casting calls for Red, Adelaide, Abraham, and Pluto earlier this year. It’s not like they didn’t try to find it.
I checked the tweet and it hasn’t really gained much traction which is good for Universal PR because if this blew up…oof
Well... I took a look at the Sharp Productions video and found a bit of a bombshell.
Right at 4:52.
Granted they could just be lightskinned. But the gloves they're wearing makes them look lighter. It's right in the thumbnail even. I could see how someone may think they're white given the contrast of the mask and the glove to the skin. But they're still darker than the usual person. Could it be someone white with dark foundation on them? Or again, someone simply just lightskinned.
In fact, the tweet in question is actually FROM this video! It's a screenshot from 4:54. Did this person even attend the event?
In fact, the tweet in question is actually FROM this video! It's a screenshot from 4:54. Did this person even attend the event?
It makes me wonder, if they aren’t just a light skinned actor, and they knew their neck would show, you’d think (as genuinely messed up as it is) they’d have some kind of dark makeup to correct their neck to the mask.
They’re also black. Concerns related to race have nothing to do with locations.Nope, the person complaining about Hollywood's is from Orlando, naturally.
They’re also black. Concerns related to race have nothing to do with locations.
Would it help if I mention that I heard about this during rehearsals?
This isn't something Universal wasn't aware of. It was planned all along.
I think your priorities are off on why this would be a problem...Sure, but I'm more irked by the fact someone who has never been to the event is complaining about something they don't fully know or understand. This happens wayyy too often. But it appears that sharps video does have a black actor playing the character.
I think your priorities are off on why this would be a problem...
Why not? Because it’s not obvious or because you know, unequivocally, that it’s not happening. Just because you can’t tell there’s a problem doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem.I know it would be a monumental issue if they had white performers in black masks and predicted this blowing up long before the event opened. But that doesn't seem to be the case from the videos I've seen and from my 2 times walking through the maze.