My Left Foot director: I would cast disabled actor in Daniel Day-Lewis' role if film was made today

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Filmmaker Jim Sheridan tells Sky News he does not think 'it's right anymore' for non-disabled actors to play disabled characters.

The director of My Left Foot has said he would cast a disabled actor in the role that won Daniel Day-Lewis an Oscar if the film was being made today.

from leading figures in the TV and film industry of what is known as"cripping up", which often involves non-disabled actors mimicking the physical characteristics of impairments to play disabled characters.Advertisement "In My Left Foot, we had disabled kids in the movie and I could understand why Daniel stayed in character and never broke out.

 

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Oh dear

Only because he would be forced to by the wokey people he'd probably be a black,female lbgtesxxxx as well, probably couldn't act for shit but would get the job anyway

Director of decades old successful movie reminds the world he still exists with attention seeking ploy..... There, fixed the headline for you.

Make sure hes black Muslim and gay too or youll get complaints from PC brigade

This is gonna f**k up Pantomime's

Yeah of course you would 🤔🤨🤡

No one asked

Jumping and bandwagon come to mind

Of course it would and the film would flop

Then I wouldn't watch it because the movie would suck.

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