The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Marvel’s casting pattern; Clooney needed this role
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- A provocative take claims Marvel stopped casting lighter-skinned Black men in major roles after Howard and his replacement by Cheadle; it is presented as an observation rather than a demonstrated hiring policy.
- Mackie, the Doctor Strange role, Henry and Black Panther are considered while testing the claim; the speaker expressly does not believe Marvel is doing it deliberately.
- Clooney’s mid-2000 s career is argued to need a blockbuster like Iron Man; a counterargument recalls a previous superhero film nearly ruining his career.
- Clooney is considered able to play a damaged Danny Ocean with toys, although Downey remains better and Ocean is considered cooler.