Filmmaker Says He Won’t Cast a White Male Lead

Holllywood actor Jordan Peele says he won’t be casting any white men in the lead spot in any of his movies, ever. 

The Hollywood Reporter has more: 

Peele plans on wielding his [power] judiciously. One way is to continue putting black faces on the screen in leading roles. “The way I look at it,” he explained, “I get to cast black people in my movies. I feel fortunate to be in this position where I can say to Universal, ‘I want to make a $20 million horror movie with a black family.’ And they say yes.” 

It’s a formula he’s not interested in messing with.

“I don’t see myself casting a white dude as the lead in my movie. Not that I don’t like white dudes,” he said, nodding over to his moderator pal Roberts. “But I’ve seen that movie.” The line drew loud applause and shouts of agreement. “It really is one of the best, greatest pieces of this story, is feeling like we are in this time — a renaissance has happened and proved the myths about representation in the industry are false.”