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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Moses was a Hebrew, can we get a Jewish actor please?

So Exodus: Gods and Kings is coming out sometime in the near future and Christian Bale is playing Moses. This is at least the third time a non-Jewish actor played Moses (Charleston Heston and  Val Kilmer are the ones I'm thinking of). With movies now using actors from around the world and the world itself becoming a smaller and smaller place, I don't see any reason why we can't cast historical figures, or any figure really, using people who fit that ethnicity. Luckily I'm not the only one who thinks so. Whitewashing, as it is called, is a problem for me. As stated above, the world is a small place. It would be fairly easy to find international actors that can fit the race. So, here are some Jewish Actors that I think would be awesome to see play Moses.

Adam Sandler: Not this Adam Sandler, but this Adam Sandler. It might be hard for an audience to give him the chance, but when he actually acts, he's pretty good.

Jeff Goldblum: If this video doesn't sell it...well, perhaps his part in Prince of Egypt as the voice of Aaron might. His acting in The Fly, two Jurassic Park movies, his role in Grand Budapest Hotel. Jeff Goldblum is an awesome actor.

Ben Stiller: While I might be a fan of Ben's pre-Meet the Parents work, I don't think anything he's done recently has been that great. Those that were decent enough, were also comedies where we really can't take him in a dramatic light. However, his skills are there. In my opinion if he could act more like he did in Keeping the Faith, he could be a pretty good Moses

John Stewart: He would be an interesting Moses. Although regarded as a funny-man, and rightly so, he is also taken very seriously by his audience. Plus, this could serve as the ultimate Fox News smack if they cast Bill O'Rielly as Pharaoh 

Mark Feuerstein: If you haven't heard about him, that's okay. But I'm telling you about him now. His current role as lead of Royal Pains is really fun to watch. His small, though impressive, role in Defiance (another whitewashing, except in his case) put him on a couple of radars. If you want a new star in Hollywood, cast him

What do you think? Who would be some Jewish or Middle Eastern actors that you would like to see portray Moses? Comment and lets discuss!

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