{"id":1804725,"date":"2023-01-13T09:36:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804725"},"modified":"2023-01-13T09:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:41:39","slug":"marvel-casting-director-confirms-studio-will-continue-to-embrace-their-representation-and-diversity-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marvel-casting-director-confirms-studio-will-continue-to-embrace-their-representation-and-diversity-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Casting Director Confirms Studio Will Continue To Embrace Their Representation and Diversity Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarvel-casting-director-confirms-studio-will-continue-to-embrace-their-representation-and-diversity-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804725&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Sarah Finn, Marvel Studios&#8217; casting director, has confirmed that the production company will continue to embrace and support the representation agenda that has seen the Marvel Cinematic Universe go into decline in Phase 4. A phase that was unceremoniously terminated by Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195102\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-02.57-boundingintocomics-63c01fee38e0e-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-02.57-boundingintocomics-63c01fee38e0e-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-02.57-boundingintocomics-63c01fee38e0e-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-02.57-boundingintocomics-63c01fee38e0e-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-02.57-boundingintocomics-63c01fee38e0e-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-02.57-boundingintocomics-63c01fee38e0e-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-02.57-boundingintocomics-63c01fee38e0e-600x400-1.jpg 600w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Rudd as Scott Lang\/Ant-Man and Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in Marvel Studios\u2019 ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. Jay Maidment. \u00a9 2022 MARVEL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/young-avengers-mcu-cast-members-phase-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheWrap: Talk to Us<\/a>Finn was lying about the diversity-representation agenda not being a \u201cproclamation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was her opinion. \u201cwasn\u2019t, from my experience, a proclamation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195120\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195120\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02d15c1fef-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02d15c1fef-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02d15c1fef-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02d15c1fef-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02d15c1fef-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02d15c1fef-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02d15c1fef-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams in Marvel Studios\u2019 BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. Photo by Eli Ad\u00e9. \u00a9 2022 MARVEL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/09\/01\/disney-moves-forward-with-reimagine-tomorrow-campaign-despite-being-exposed-as-part-of-racist-critical-race-theory-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney moves forward with \u201cReimagine Tomorrow\u201d Campaign Despite Being Exposed As A Part Of Racist Critical Race Theory Movement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Walt Disney Company, which is also the parent company to Marvel Studios, has made it clear that they have quotas. They have also made many proclamations about pushing diversity and representation.<\/p>\n<p>Their website is <a href=\"https:\/\/reimaginetomorrow.disney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reimagine Tomorrow website<\/a>The first thing that you see is a message. \u201cAt Disney, inclusion is for everyone. Reimagine Tomorrow is our way of amplifying underrepresented voices and untold stories as well as championing the importance of accurate representation in media and entertainment. Because we are all greater than a single story and we all deserve to feel seen, heard and understood.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195108\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.19-boundingintocomics-63c024f5b386e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1814\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.19-boundingintocomics-63c024f5b386e.png 1814w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.19-boundingintocomics-63c024f5b386e-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.19-boundingintocomics-63c024f5b386e-1340x541-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.19-boundingintocomics-63c024f5b386e-768x310-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Walt Disney Company\u2019s Reimagine Tomorrow Website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Website also stated that they had previously stated that 50% of the characters appearing in Disney General Entertainment scripted material would be from underrepresented groups.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173783\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.07.26-04.33-boundingintocomics-62e017716f9e2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1513\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.07.26-04.33-boundingintocomics-62e017716f9e2.png 1513w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.26-04.33-boundingintocomics-62e017716f9e2-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.07.26-04.33-boundingintocomics-62e017716f9e2-1340x547-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2022.07.26-04.33-boundingintocomics-62e017716f9e2-768x314-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Walt Disney Company\u2019s Reimagine Tomorrow Website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/07\/25\/the-marvel-cinematic-universes-phase-4-was-an-utter-disaster-and-theres-a-reason-kevin-feige-killed-it-at-san-diego-comic-con\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Marvel Cinematic Universe\u2019s Phase 4 Was An Utter Disaster And There\u2019s A Reason Kevin Feige Killed It At San Diego Comic-Con<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has been updated and is now available. \u201cWe are committed to inspiring a more inclusive world by reimagining the way we tell stories and who tells them. Our intention is to broaden access and diversity in our industry by adopting inclusion standards across Disney General Entertainment and live-action Studio productions by the end of 2022, with the goal of advancing representation in front of and behind the camera, in marketing and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195110\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195110\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026749b6dd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1767\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026749b6dd.png 1767w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026749b6dd-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026749b6dd-1340x703-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026749b6dd-768x403-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026749b6dd-600x315-1.png 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Walt Disney Company\u2019s Reimagine Tomorrow Website<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, it also includes ABC Entertainment\u2019s Inclusion Standards, which calls for 50% or more of regular and recurring written characters come from Underrepresented Groups. In order to be considered a character, actors have to also come from Underrepresented group.<\/p>\n<p>These standards include quotas to producers, writers, directors and ironically, casting directors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195109\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026704f516.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026704f516.png 652w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.25-boundingintocomics-63c026704f516-233x300-1.png 233w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ABC Entertainment Inclusion Standard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/30\/bob-iger-confirms-disney-will-double-down-on-woke-content-we-cant-lose-that-we-just-cant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Iger confirms that Disney will double down on Woke Content \u201cWe Can\u2019t Lose That, We Just Can\u2019t\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To me, it looks very much like a proclamation. On top of this, CEO Bob Iger also declared that one of the company\u2019s core values is inclusion when addressing Disney employees back in November.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that \u201cThis company has been telling stories for a hundred years, and those stories have had a meaningful, positive impact on the world. And one of the reasons that they\u2019ve had a meaningful, positive impact is one of our core values is inclusion, acceptance, and tolerance. And we can\u2019t lose that. We just can\u2019t lose that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As a response to the &#8220;so-called \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d Iger suggested that Disney would still promote legislation \u201cinclusion,\u201d But suggested that the company strike a \u201cdelicate balance\u201d  \u201clisten to [its] audience\u201d  \u201chave respect for the people that [it\u2019s] serving.\u201d This is a retreat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bZBnQdm616\">pic.twitter.com\/bZBnQdm616<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher F. Rufo \u2694\ufe0f (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1597685095707865089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/04\/30\/eternals-marvel-boss-kevin-feige-addresses-race-and-gender-swapping-claims-sersi-not-ikaris-is-lead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eternals: Marvel Boss Kevin Feige Addresses Race And Gender Swapping, Claims Sersi, Not Ikaris, Is Lead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Feige also stated that Eternals was moved to the top on their release schedule because of the race- and gender swaps, which are part of the overall representations and inclusion agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Variety reported that he said so. \u201cWell, the notion of switching up the genders, sexualities and ethnicities of the characters from the comics, was baked in initially \u2014 that was part of what Nate Moore was really advocating for in moving <em>Eternals<\/em> to the top of the list for us to start working on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Feige would actually note that they had set out to change characters before they got to casting. \u201cWhen it came to casting, that also did affect it. There were some characters that we change from male to female, there were some characters that we knew how we were altering them from the books. But then also it came down to casting.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195122\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195122\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.55-boundingintocomics-63c02d6f3eaba-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.55-boundingintocomics-63c02d6f3eaba-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.55-boundingintocomics-63c02d6f3eaba-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.55-boundingintocomics-63c02d6f3eaba-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.55-boundingintocomics-63c02d6f3eaba-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.55-boundingintocomics-63c02d6f3eaba-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.55-boundingintocomics-63c02d6f3eaba-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R): Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani), Karun (Harish Patel), Ikaris (Richard Madden), Sprite (Lia McHugh), and Sersi (Gemma Chan) in Marvel Studios\u2019 ETERNALS. Photo by Sophie Mutevelian. \u00a9 2021 Marvel Studios. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Given The Walt Disney Company, CEO Bob Iger, and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige have made it very clear the goals they are committed to, it came as no surprise that Finn echoed what the rest of them have been saying albeit trying to claim it\u2019s not being mandated.<\/p>\n<p>She told TheWrap \u201cI will say that after \u2018Avengers: Endgame,\u2019 it was one of the things that really fueled me. You know, there\u2019s that moment of \u2018Wait, where do we go from here?\u2019 After \u2018Endgame,\u2019 it felt so final. And then of course, that impulse is we go with more representation, more diversity, we go younger, there\u2019s a whole fresh wave to explore here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for me personally, that\u2019s really given me tremendous energy to kind of move forward,\u201d She added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195118\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195118\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02ce2ef35c-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02ce2ef35c-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02ce2ef35c-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02ce2ef35c-1340x894-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02ce2ef35c-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02ce2ef35c-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.53-boundingintocomics-63c02ce2ef35c-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop and Vincent D\u2019Onofrio as Wilson Fisk\/Kingpin in Marvel Studios\u2019 HAWKEYE. Chuck Zlotnick. \u00a9Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/11\/kumail-nanjiani-accuses-hollywood-studio-executives-of-racism-unwittingly-exposes-anti-white-agenda-people-dont-want-to-cast-non-white-people-as-bad-guys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kumail Nanjiani Charges Hollywood Studio Executives With Racism. Unwittingly, He Exposes Anti-White Agenda \u201cPeople Don\u2019t Want To Cast Non-White People As Bad Guys\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the quotas that The Walt Disney Company is clearly embracing, Finn tried to downplay them by claiming the company\u2019s top priority when casting is talent.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cLook, talent is number one, right? Does this person have talent? Do they have talent not only to play what\u2019s in front of them, but potentially go the long distance? Because we\u2019ve seen so many of these characters evolve and change over time. So I certainly think talent is a starting point.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195121\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.54-boundingintocomics-63c02d40e5861-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.54-boundingintocomics-63c02d40e5861-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.54-boundingintocomics-63c02d40e5861-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.54-boundingintocomics-63c02d40e5861-1340x892-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.54-boundingintocomics-63c02d40e5861-768x511-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.54-boundingintocomics-63c02d40e5861-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.54-boundingintocomics-63c02d40e5861-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tessa Thompson as King Valkyrie in Marvel Studios\u2019 THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Jasin Boland. \u00a9Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finn then went on to describe other factors she considers in casting. \u201cCharisma is really important. Are we drawn in? Do we want to watch them? For me, heart. You know, is the audience going to connect?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then she noted that she was also looking for lame humor, which the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not well-known for. \u201cAnd I think there is a connective tissue in the MCU in terms of humor, you know, there is a sense of humor, there is a wink in the eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaturity is an important, I wouldn\u2019t say quality, but an important aspect, an important factor that I take in when we\u2019re casting it,\u201d Finn also spoke out. \u201cBecause what they\u2019re thrust into \u2014 the sort of worldwide attention, the social media attention, everything \u2014 for someone as young as Xochitl, as young as Iman, I want to know that they\u2019re gonna be OK. And it\u2019s hard. It\u2019s a lot, you know? But both of them are handling themselves so beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195116\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195116\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.52-boundingintocomics-63c02cc0e2fcf-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.52-boundingintocomics-63c02cc0e2fcf-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.52-boundingintocomics-63c02cc0e2fcf-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.52-boundingintocomics-63c02cc0e2fcf-1340x561-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.52-boundingintocomics-63c02cc0e2fcf-768x322-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.12-03.52-boundingintocomics-63c02cc0e2fcf-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-195116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Majors as Kang The Conqueror in Marvel Studios\u2019 ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. Marvel Studios. Photo by courtesy. \u00a9 2023 MARVEL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What do YOU think of Finn confirming that Marvel Studios will continue to follow their diversity and inclusion path despite declining returns in Phase 4?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/01\/12\/rumor-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantamania-undergoing-reshoots-to-include-marvels-now-trademark-cheap-laughs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumor: \u2018Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantamania\u2019 Undergoing Reshoots To Include Marvel\u2019s Now Trademark Cheap Laughs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Finn, Marvel Studios&#8217; casting director, has confirmed that the production company will continue to embrace and support the representation agenda that has seen the Marvel Cinematic Universe go into decline in Phase 4. A phase that was unceremoniously terminated by Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige. 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