Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri director Martin McDonagh reflects and comments on the backlash surrounding Sam Rockwell's racist character: 'The bait in the whole idea was: what's a villain and what's a hero?'
Director Martin McDonagh opens up about the backlash surrounding Sam Rockwell's Oscar-winning role as a racist cop in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Three Billboards follows a mother who sets up three large billboards outside her hometown of Ebbing, Missouri, which are intended to challenge the local police force to find her daughter's killer.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY McDonagh has a history of writing rough, yet likable characters, like Colin Farrell's Ray from In Bruges or any number of characters from Seven Psychopaths. Three Billboards also saw McDormand playing a similar character in Mildred, who was crass yet sympathetic, and his newest film, the upcoming The Banshees of Inisherin starring Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, promises to feature the same.
"I could see where that debate could come from, but I thought it was not seeing what I see in the film. The bait in the whole idea was: what's a villain and what's a hero? But I don't know. Basically, if someone's calling your film racist, and you wrote and directed it, that means they're calling you a racist. And I've always been so anti that, that, yes, it's hurtful. No one wants to be called that. ...
Three Billboards Isn't The Only Film To Deal With Backlash Over Racism Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is not the first film to deal with backlash over perceived racism. Even in recent years, there have been several films that audiences have called out over questionable choices.
While Hollywood is far from perfect in terms of appropriate representation, often playing on clichés, modern audiences are becoming less accepting of antiquated ideas. Some filmmakers and actors have taken this to heart, like Ed Skrein, who walked away from a role in the Hellboy remake after his casting was labeled as whitewashing.
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