On the heels of James Franco's casting as Castro, my proposal for the imagined 'Springtime for Castro' — in which roles will go to only white actors.
for the internet age ? If you’re going to whitewash, GO ALL THE WAY. Make it so awkward and unbearable that people will remember it with the same embarrassed wonder they generally reserve for that hot tub sex scene in “Showgirls.”
Inspired by what is obviously an incredible, moneymaking idea, I called up Rosa Lowinger, the Cuban-born, L.A.-based author of Together, we cast a whole new picture that people will be talking about for decades. Our working title: “Springtime for Castro.”Played by James Franco, obvi. He has the scraggly beard. And, as we’ve already established, his ancestors hail from the same 4 million-square-mile continent as Castro’s.
Seth Rogen is our shoo-in for the Argentinean revolutionary, of course. He could even do a “Motorcycle Diaries” prequel. I mean, the GIFsThe role of the Cuban dictator whom Castro toppled goes to Nathan Lane channeling his best Gomez fromCienfuegos was the hottest of Fidel’s, known for his love of the dance floor and the ladies. He was presumed dead after a plane crash at sea in the revolution’s early days, before the regime had ossified into autocratic rule.