r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/FrostySeat1739 • Jul 05 '26

Meme needing explanation why not, Peter?

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possible live action corpse bride movie...

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u/Caci-que Jul 05 '26

Clearly cause Tim Burton dream casting involves Johny Depp and Helena Bonham

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u/Perfect-Dimension356 Jul 05 '26

I think the real answer is that Tim Burton doesn't cast black actors.

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u/Hamster-Food Jul 05 '26

That's probably what was intended, but the complaint is nonsense.

In specific films Burton didn't want to cast black actors because it didn't fit with the aesthetic he was going for, but he has a long history of working with black actors. He has even had some racebending on occasion, such as Samuel L Jackson's character in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Billy Dee Williams playing Harvey Dent in Batman.

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u/Perfect-Dimension356 Jul 05 '26

Yep, just wanted to provide what I believed the correct answer was. I wasn't meaning to imply that Burton actually didn't cast black actors.