Can Latinos Save Hollywood? Box Office Numbers Down, But Latino Viewership Continues to Grow
Jul 30, 2014 10:23 PM EDT
Hollywood blockbuster franchises and big summer films have traditionally--as a rule--catered to white audiences, particularly in their casting of cauckasian actors in lead roles. Case in point was last weekend's Comic Con, where the major studios trottied out the casts of their upcoming big budget films--and the majority of them were white. Whether it was Zach Snyder's Batman vs. Superman cast, with Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot and Henry Cavill, or The Avengers: Age of Ultron, there weren't many minority actors on display--apologies to Sam Jackson, of course.
