Gemma Chan on Mary Queen of Scots character: 'If John Wayne can play Genghis Khan, I can play Bess of Hardwick'

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1/ 1)John Wayne played Genghis Khan in 1956 - attitudes were different back then comapred to today (eg racism/white supremacy) 2)If a character is from a specific non-white ethnic group (story-wise), they shouldn't be whitwashed.

Be that as it may , You Can’t use the casting of a 1956 Movie as an example

Thought directors & producers were more concerned with being historically/ethnically accurate these days? Obviously not.

LOLOL

Yes, but he played it very very badly.

Could Jun Wen play that role today? More double standards.

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