'Objects In Space'
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Did different people read different roles? Or did you assume the main character was black just because the reader of the whole book was black?
I could have sworn I made the assumption based on something the reader said, but it may have been solely based on the voices Henry did.
I didn't assume that all the characters were black but I was certain the main character was.
He did black voices? I'm not getting what you're saying. Maybe I should listen to it.
For the record, I got that he was West Indian, most likely Jamaican, but I don't remember an explicit calling out of race.
Is there a cinematographer-turned-director who's won multiple Oscars for the former?
There's Steven Soderbergh, who has won an Oscar for directing and does all of his cinematography under the pseudonym Peter Andrews.
Barry Sonnenfeld would also fit the bill if he had won some Oscars.
They are all who spring to mind just now.
Soderbergh, eh? I like it. But I thought he retired.
But I thought he retired.
First I've heard of it. But I don't ususally trust these guys when they say they've retired. Something interesting comes along and they're right back in the saddle.
Nice one, Fiona! Soderbergh is an interesting possibility.
But I don't ususally trust these guys when they say they've retired.
Yeah, me neither. But he did make a statement recently about retiring in the near future.
I missed it too; it came up in later discussions on the book. It's more subtle than in Anansi Boys.
I thought it was pretty clear in Anansi Boys that the main character was black, and though I normally have white bias, it was one book where if race wasn't specified I assumed the character was black instead of white.
Soderbergh (he was just on Studio 360) said that he has 2-3 more projects and then he plans to retire. It isn't fun for him anymore. I believe him, but this is a SLOW rollout to retirement.
He seemed to have convinced Matt Damon, but 2-3 more projects is a good 5 years or so for him. He claims he has been saying no to things.
I just read a tweet from Little, Brown that said that Jennifer Garner is going to play Miss Marple in a Disney reboot of the series. .. . . what??