thetrekkiehasthephonebox:

disneyvillainsforjustice:

I’m not very invested on the subject on Cumberbatch’s casting as Khan, so I’ll let y’all do the talking. :) ~Cruella

Wrong.

Khan Noonien Singh is canonically North Indian.

A Desi actor was never considered for the role of Khan.

Only one person was confirmed to be in talks for the role of Khan prior to Cumberbatch: Benicio del Toro.

After that two Latino actors were rumored for the role, but were never confirmed.

The Augments were a rather diverse group and the role could have been easily rewritten to a different character (Judson Scott’s Joachim from WoK is my personal favorite given the uncanny resemblance between Scott and Cumberbatch).

It may surprise the anon, but Bollywood is one of the largest film industries on the planet (depending on how you measure, it is either the largest or second largest). There were plenty of qualified, appropriate actors who could have played the role of Khan. None of them were asked.

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