Speaking exclusively to Greek Reporter from the red carpet of the 2018 Golden Globe Awards, some of Hollywood\u2019s best talent advocated the right of Netflix and BBC producers to artistic freedom.<\/p>\n
Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix noted that it\u2019s a fantastic series that gives \u201ca different twist that has never been done before.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChrist has been played by many different people\u2026 When I started it was still OK for a white actor to play Othello\u2026Things have now changed,\u201d pointed out Golden Globe winner Gary Oldman.Film composer Alexandre Desplat who clinched a Globe for best score defended the series by saying that Achilles is a mythical figure.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know how he looked like\u2026We don\u2019t know even if his creator Homer ever really existed.\u201dBest Director winner Guillermo del Torro brushed aside concerns arguing that \u201cIf you want to read, read, if you want to watch, watch.\u201dIn the Troy: Fall of a City, is an eight-part series that chronicles the Greek siege of the city of Troy which will be screened in 2018.<\/p>\n
Social media users have voiced their anger at the series in which, apart from Achilles, other Greek mythological figures such as Patroclus and Zeus are being played by black actors.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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