Deadpool 2 Zazie Beets officially cast as Domino in Deadpool 2

[RockSP]

Heck, that cosplay wasn't even blackface. She was cosplaying a Mexican and basically gave herself a tan to faithfully portray the character.At this point, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if people who got a tan at the beach, will be accused of being racist.

Blackface, brownface and yellowface are all the same problematic thing.



^^We know who he is cosplaying even with his regular skin tone. The same thing would've applied to that lady.

 

[Nathan]

^^We know who he is cosplaying even with his regular skin tone. The same thing would've applied to that lady.

So basically, we're giving people **** for being dedicated. Alright.

 

[RockSP]

Blackface involves darkening skin to an extreme degree for the sole purpose of mockery. I can understand folks being sensitive about cross race cosplay, but we're not talking about a minstrel show here.

Other than the eye patch (Which should be black!), I am totally fine with Ms. Beetz in the role. But the first movie got lots and lots of (deserved) praise for the comic book accurate appearances of Deadpool, Colossus and Negasonic Teenage New Mutant. It's entirely reasonable to criticize costumes that some feel fall short of the first film.

Uh...that's not possible since her appearance was not comic book accurate at all, lol. In fact the people that are upset about Zazie's version of Domino not being chalk white should be upset about Negasonic not being chalk white as well.

 

[Zarex]

Uh...that's not possible since her appearance was not comic book accurate at all, lol. In fact the people that are upset about Zazie's version of Domino not being chalk white should be upset about Negasonic not being chalk white as well.

But lots more people care about Domino, who has had a crapload of appearances over the years and maintained a similar appearance throughout. And NTW was helped by being put in that best X-Men costume ever seen on the big screen. I don't think Ms. Beetz costume and make up is a huge concern, but it is certainly worthy of discussion.

 

[Neno_Kos]

Uh...that's not possible since her appearance was not comic book accurate at all, lol. In fact the people that are upset about Zazie's version of Domino not being chalk white should be upset about Negasonic not being chalk white as well.

cause Negasonic is trash character, a minor charater, not existent character. And Domino is pretty much big one. And just as Deadpool has its own popularity and fanbase. And they just basically changed what makes character special and stand out. Her mutation.

 

[SuperT]

cause Negasonic is trash character, a minor charater, not existent character. And Domino is pretty much big one. And just as Deadpool has its own popularity and fanbase. And they just basically changed what makes character special and stand out. Her mutation.

90% of viewing public for this movie have no clue who Domino is, she's a big character US not to a large majority of people.

 

[boocherhix]

The thing that's buggin' me is that in each picture of her, her eye... spot?... looks photoshopped.

 

[-JKR-]

The thing that's buggin' me is that in each picture of her, her eye... spot?... looks photoshopped.

Promo pics are often airbrushed (way too much) these days.
Even the Deadpool suit had a fake-ish feel to it in the first official pic, but you sure can't say the same in the actual movie (even the CGI on his face, which somewhat bothered me in the first teaser trailer, was TOP NOTCH in the final product).

 

[Havok83]

But lots more people care about Domino, who has had a crapload of appearances over the years and maintained a similar appearance throughout. And NTW was helped by being put in that best X-Men costume ever seen on the big screen. I don't think Ms. Beetz costume and make up is a huge concern, but it is certainly worthy of discussion.

thats not the point. You said she was praised for being a comic book accurate portrayal of the character and RockSP pointed out that she was FAR from that. How well known she was is irrelevant. Its not even an opinion but a straight up fact that the NTW in Deadpool was nothing like the comic character that inspired her. They only shared the same codename. Anyone that praised her for being accurate most likely never picked up a book featuring her

 

[Neptune]

You people are really silly to think they were going to cast an African-American actress then cover her head to toe in white makeup. You know how much of a sh**storm that would have caused?

Just say you didn't want a black actress playing the role then **** and move on.

You mean like Marvel did with Zoe Saldana's Gamora? She's darker than Zazie yet they covered her in green paint because that's what the character looks like.

It boggles my mind how any criticism about Domino's look automaticly makes you against a black woman for the role. That is absolute insanity and sounds a lot like SJW rhetoric.

 

[DOBSON10]

You people are really silly to think they were going to cast an African-American actress then cover her head to toe in white makeup. You know how much of a sh**storm that would have caused?

Just say you didn't want a black actress playing the role then **** and move on.

 

[Casius--J]

Well I'm a black man and I'm very disappointed with this attempt at Domino. Why can't she be painted in white skin just because she's a black woman? Nightcrawler, Beast, and Mystique were all painted blue because that's what the character looks like in the comics. And yes as others have pointed out they did the same with Zoe Saldana

I never had a problem with a black woman taking the role at all but I would have liked some effort on the studios part to make her at look like the character, had I not known about this production I wouldn't assume she was Domino.

 

[Sithborg]

He pretty much confirms that they tried every possible variation and went with the best looking one.

Sometimes people forget that movies and directors have a certain visual style, and that choices are made within that context.

Yup, I've seen a manip. She looks much, much better this way. With the pancake makeup, she looks like a Harley rip off.

And I am loving the afro. Something about that just screams "perfect" for Deadpool's world.

 

[Havok83]

You mean like Marvel did with Zoe Saldana's Gamora? She's darker than Zazie yet they covered her in green paint because that's what the character looks like.

It boggles my mind how any criticism about Domino's look automaticly makes you against a black woman for the role. That is absolute insanity and sounds a lot like SJW rhetoric.

Its not the same thing. There's a racial controversy there thats even bigger than this, that Im sure Fox would not want to touch

 

[-JKR-]

Its not the same thing. There's a racial controversy there thats even bigger than this, that Im sure Fox would not want to touch

I wouldn't even take for granted that it was about controversy. I'm sure they tried the white make-up on Zazie as well, and simply liked this look better. Sometimes it's that simple.

 

[Casius--J]

Or just make her skin a light blue instead of white, that could have worked

 

[Nathan]

I think this is more a case of it being more convenient and less time consuming for the actress, than them not being able to pull off the look properly. Especially when you have a number of cosplayers that pull off the look perfectly. This is really one of the rare cases where you can say cosplayers did it better.

 

[Sithborg]

Cosplayers do not have to worry about how things work on film.

 

[Zarex]

thats not the point. You said she was praised for being a comic book accurate portrayal of the character and RockSP pointed out that she was FAR from that. How well known she was is irrelevant. Its not even an opinion but a straight up fact that the NTW in Deadpool was nothing like the comic character that inspired her. They only shared the same codename. Anyone that praised her for being accurate most likely never picked up a book featuring her

I knew NTW from her appearance as a Cassandra Nova creation during Whedon's run. Does that count?

I called her Negasonic Teenage New Mutant for a reason. Her battle attire was extremely appropriate for an X-Men trainee living within the mansion, and her terrific look calmed the legion of fans who might otherwise be turned off by her lack of goth attire.

But the point - as I see it - as that fans are allowed to moan and grown about the comic accuracy about characters they care about and register a firm "meh" in regards to those they don't. The first film got gobs of goodwill for their costuming and I'm sure the sequel will survive mild criticism in regards to Domino.

 

[2kt09]

I think this is more a case of it being more convenient and less time consuming for the actress, than them not being able to pull off the look properly. Especially when you have a number of cosplayers that pull off the look perfectly. This is really one of the rare cases where you can say cosplayers did it better.

It's a very easy look, that's why you have so many cosplayers doing it.
On the one hand, you have convenient for the actress and otoh you get to make the character stand out from all the other cinematic action heroines OR
catch up to the gaming trend

 

[Havok83]

I knew NTW from her appearance as a Cassandra Nova creation during Whedon's run. Does that count?

I called her Negasonic Teenage New Mutant for a reason. Her battle attire was extremely appropriate for an X-Men trainee living within the mansion, and her terrific look calmed the legion of fans who might otherwise be turned off by her lack of goth attire.

But the point - as I see it - as that fans are allowed to moan and grown about the comic accuracy about characters they care about and register a firm "meh" in regards to those they don't. The first film got gobs of goodwill for their costuming and I'm sure the sequel will survive mild criticism in regards to Domino.

You knew her name, Im sure but you'd be lying if you watched that character on screen and thought it was an accurate portrayal of the same character from the Whedon run

Not only did she look completely different, her powers were as the comic version was a psionic with the ability to predict the future. People praised the characters costume (which itself wasnt worn by her in the books), not the fact that the producers got her right, which they didnt. I dont think there's been a character in the Fox films that has been as altered as she was in Deadpool. There is literally nothing about her that is recognizable outside of the codename

 

[Zarex]

You knew her name, Im sure but you'd be lying if you watched that character on screen and thought it was an accurate portrayal of the same character from the Whedon run

Given that I spend way too much time posting on a superhero message board I was well aware of the changes to Ms. Warhead's appearance and
power set prior to buying my popcorn.

Not only did she look completely different, her powers were as the comic version was a psionic with the ability to predict the future

Yeah, I get it. Are you telling me that my acceptance of the "All New All Different" NTW means I can't criticize the onscreen adaptation of any other character? Because that's silly. People appreciated Miller putting a comic accurate New Mutant costume on an obscure character few other than us diehards knew about. They are less enthralled with Leitch's changes to the iconic appearance of a much, much more popular character. That's the point.

 

[Spider-Fan83]

^ That was my first thought. This is more accurate to dominoes.....

But Zazie's skin isn't literally black. You can see that, right? So to me it's not clever at all. That tile is literally black, that is different. Now, her comic counterpart does literally have that white skin. Then the name makes sense. Zazie is only half black too if im not mistaken.

I can kinda see that... if they wanted to go for the reverse color theme, then darkening the rest of the skin/face/body to an unnatural black/grayish tone, and having the white spot around the eye actually being white (not Caucasian flesh tone) could have worked... also the spot around the eye should be more rounded in shape

I just don't like that their trying to go for more of a realistic/natural skin condition look... instead of her just looking like she does in the comics

I thought {especially in Deadpool} we were past the whole "realistic" look, thing....

 

[-JKR-]

I can kinda see that... if they wanted to go for the reverse color theme, then darkening the rest of the body to an unnatural black/grayish tone, and having the white spot around the eye actually being white (not Caucasian flesh tone) could have worked... also the spot around the eye should be more rounded in shape

I just don't like that their trying to go for more of a realistic/natural skin condition look... instead of her just looking like she does in the comics

I thought {especially in Deadpool} we were past the whole "realistic" look, thing....

There's no 'being past' anything. Everyone has a different approach to the characters. There is no one way to do stuff.

And the original Deadpool actually set up a pretty gritty and realistic world. It's nowhere near as colorful or comic book-y as other comic book adaptations. It feels more like an old school action movie with a twist.

Tim Miller even commented on how he wanted to create a world which looks more like Fight Club rather than a typical Marvel movie.

Just look at Ajax. They didn't put him in any 'supersuit,' and that's fine. That was their approach to the character. Personally, I think this look for Domino works for the world they set up in the first movie.

Was The Purple Man purple in Jessica Jones? Nope. Was that a problem? Nope. It was an awesome portrayal of the character.

Sometimes it would be wise to accept that movies aren't comics and that what works on paper won't necessarily work on the big screen. And either way, this is the filmmakers' take on the character. This doesn't make them lazy, hacks or *******s. They made a very specific artistic decision, and rest assured that they are well aware of their bold choice. So you either roll with it, or you can chose to stay at home June 1st. Based on what they cooked up for the first movie I'm pretty sure that this Domino is going to win people over, just like Heath Ledger's Joker won over the people who cried foul when he was revealed as not being 'permawhite.'

I don't get why they should've made her dark grey (which wouldn't even be faithful to the source material in the least), if the Domino theme works like this, as well. But I get that you would've liked to see her iconic look on the big screen. And you at least have manners in expressing your opinion, unlike others.

 

[P Supreme]

I guess I'll be that guy, Tim Miller would have gave us a more faithful adaption

Actress is fine AF, but I hate this change