carl weathers, danny glover and billy dee williams. it's a shame i can't name anymore black actors that have played prominent roles in sci-fi movies (shots to the original-- Duane Jones). sam jackson as mace windu doesn't count because i do not recognize the last 3 star wars movies as part of the star wars canon or science fiction, more cartoony fantasy. then there is blade. vampires always give me trouble, because historically, monsters are science fiction (dr. frakenstein IS science fiction), but this vampire trend is really screwing the monster hierarchy up. the twillight vampires are more magic than myth. any monster worth its claws has an origins story, which dictates whether it is science fiction or fantasy. reanimating dead flesh, classic. just being from a really pale and old family, (don't forget rich).... cheesy fantasy. why are vampires always wealthy. you'd think that bloodlust and no daylight hours would put a damper on your income stream. i know vampires live forever,and one could smartly invest and over time accumulate moo-lah, but it is never shown, never considered, just assumed. lame. and that is why vampires suck (wow, that is a bad pun)
anyways. i'd take a black monster. i saw candyman recently, and was excited because the antagonist was black. wow. worst villain ever. well, in more than a decade since candyman hit the theaters, wesley turned blade into WWF and sam jackson keeps getting roles that make no sense.. (nick fury... really) we haven't had a decent sci-fi film featuring a black actor (unless you count Vin Diesal, then.... Chronicles of Riddick must get a nod!), i have to present this trailer. wish it really happened...
and props to Joss Whedon and The wachowski brothers for doing their thing as well...
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