If your entire argument against Idris playing Okonkwo is that he isn’t Igbo , and that Chiwetal who is just as British as Idris is should have been given the role, please move. Both men are phenomenal actors and Idris will do a great job
If your argument is that naija has enough Igbo actors that could have been tapped for it, that’s not how these things work. Chiwetal has played American characters, Oyelowo played MLK ( !!!), Whitaker played Idi Amin
Judge an actor based on how well he interprets a character. If you don’t like how TFA is being remade , you’ve got 2 options: don’t watch it when it comes out ; make your own movie and cast who you will.
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