It won’t bring in the same money, don’t put your weird tranny shit
Now :
This is marketable in certain demographics, but we’ve already met the diversity quota, so no thanks. Besides, we don’t want it to be too “political” and lose our dependable fanbase.
I can think of one reasonable reason for it. They’d be harder to identify between the two versions. It makes some sense to not change the look that much (or the actor if that was the plan) to not confuse the audience.
I mean you credit them as 2 different roles, Switch (In-Matrix) and Switch (IRL). Happens all the time for different ages of the same characters being portrayed by younger and older actors.
The character of Switch was originally meant to be male in the real world and female in the Matrix. Warner Brothers put a stop to that.
Not sure why, would have been a pretty cool addition to the universe.
I can imagine nowadays people saying it’s “too woke” though.
Back then :
Now :
Ah yes, famously apolitical movie The Matrix in the entirely apolitical genre of dystopian sci-fi.
Dystopian? Ah yes, no one was turning a profit. Very sad.
Although that Cyrus character was quite the go getter.
I can think of one reasonable reason for it. They’d be harder to identify between the two versions. It makes some sense to not change the look that much (or the actor if that was the plan) to not confuse the audience.
Also have to pay and credit two actors for one role, which might get sticky, especially with awards.
I mean you credit them as 2 different roles, Switch (In-Matrix) and Switch (IRL). Happens all the time for different ages of the same characters being portrayed by younger and older actors.