I love the design but does anybody know the reason why Lupita got 2nd billing to David Oyelowo? The poster makes note of the fact that she's an Academy Award winner, yet she wasn't good enough to be mentioned 1st? It just doesn't make sense to me.
Normally I'm not one to get hung up on trivialities, but this was something that jumped out at me and so I felt the need to question it.
Yeah that is really odd, I'm surprised Nyongo didn't get billed first especially with how big she is in the media at the moment.
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Yeah, it's definitely weird. I looked into it and the only (potential) reason I can think of is that David has been working as an actor longer than Lupita, and is, therefore, more established (his 1st credit listed here on IMDb is from back in 1998 while her first is from only 2008). Still in all, though, I'm unsure whether that would be a fair justification for not giving her 1st billing.
shareI find this weird too but perhaps it's just crediting them by age? I mean he's 40 and she's 33 and the kid after her is younger so maybe that's why?
shareIt is what it is. Halle Berry one an Oscar during filming of X-Men 1 but didn't really get the screen time and billing she deserved until X-Men 3. Jennifer Lawrence on the other hand winds an Oscar and becomes the new star of the franchise.
shareAnd immediately drove it into the ground....
shareYour timing is completely out. 'X-Men' was released in the summer of 2000. Halle Berry won her Oscar for the following year's 'Monster's Ball', the award being announced in March 2002. While with hindsight it appears that the X-Men movies are stuffed with top talent, the only actual Oscar winner in the cast at the time the first film was made was Anna Paquin.
shareShe won in 2001 not 2002. I remember in the X-Men DVD Bryan singer and the some of the cast were congratulating Halle on winning an award but it must have been for something else.
Either way I still think it's clear to see that Jennifer got the better treatment after winning an oscar. Two films pretty much revolve around her and she's not even supposed to be a hero.
I'm beginning to think she's not in the movie that much.
shareI'm beginning to think she's not in the movie that much.
Saw the movie tonight. David's role was the bigger role in this.
shareIt's a Disney movie, targeted toward kids. I don't think any younger kids have seen 10 Years a Slave.
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I just saw the movie and David Oyelowo and the girl are co-leads with Lupita's role being a substantial supporting role.
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