The Nina Simone Biopic trailer was recently revealed and her family are outraged by it! Nina Simone is a late Jazz singer, pianist and song writer, who used her influence to promote blackness as an activist for her people.
She wrote songs like 'Mississippi Goddam', 'Four women' and 'To be young, gifted and black' which served as protest songs and she is mostly well known for.
She is a legend, whom it was hoped that an actress who shared similarities with her would be cast to tell her life story.
India Arie was originally thought to be perfect, but shunned by the producers.
Actress Zoe Saldana was chosen instead.
Here is a snippet from the trailer comparing Zoe to Nina Simone.
This situation has been causing controversy since 2012, when the casting was first announced. However, it was reignited when Zoe quoted the late singer on Twitter and her Estate fired back.
I can't tell what is more offensive to people. The fact that there were more suitable actresses both physically and aesthetically that could have played this role. Or the fact that they gave Zoe a splash of melanin and a prosthetic nose to look more like Nina.
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