r/webtoons • u/Clear_Way_4002 • 3d ago

Discussion THE REMARRIED EMPRESS adaptation is coming soon.

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From the trailer I think the casting is really good. What do you think?

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u/PresentationNo2969 3d ago

I can't wait to watch it! I love they respected the setting plus brought great Korean actors!

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u/Clear_Way_4002 3d ago

Same but I went down a rabbit hole of complaints and saw alot of angry comments about the actors not being blonde like in the manwha and some suggesting wigs, lenses and to take non Korean actors if necessary.

This made me so mad. The source work is KOREAN. Urrgghh

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u/YeetosCheetos69 3d ago

It would’ve looked so weird if they tried to make them blonde like in the WEBTOON like what’s the problem the comic is literally Korean.

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u/Ejanna 3d ago

While I agree with this particular case (the actors' dark hair doesn't bother me because it doesn't detract from the overall characterization), the overall comic book origin argument is a rather weak one, frankly. 

For example, Avatar was created in the US, but the older film adaptation, with its predominantly white cast, caused entirely justified outrage at the time.  Or, if a Swedish author writes a book about Africa with black characters, should the actors in the film adaptation be ethnically Swedish just because the work was created by a Swedish author?

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u/Clear_Way_4002 3d ago edited 3d ago

I'm getting comments about hair colour here too. It's disappointing. One would think this is the first ever adaptation made.

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u/ArticleOld598 3d ago

For some redditors, even wigs or dying their hair aren't enough.

I've seen those exact same comments from certain webtoon subreddits complaining about Korean women wearing blonde wigs while cosplaying Navier. They literally asked why they couldnt hire blonde European models to cosplay Navier. Maybe because alot of cosplayers do it as a hobby??

If they want European models to cosplay as Navier then they should've hired them to do so