It isn’t DEI at all, do you really think that Gibson is putting a lessor actor in the starring role for some reason or do you believe that Gibson searched hard and made the best choice he could?
It’s total double standards. You’d be annoyed by a Latino person being cast as Abe Lincoln.
It’s right to be annoyed that in 2025, a non-Mediterranean or Middle Eastern LOOKING person isn’t cast as a major Biblical figure, the most major one of all.
Doesn’t help that Mel Gibson has an anti-Semitic rap sheet to boot.
I agree. As I said in the previous thread on this topic, you can never know until you get the make-up, costumes, and directing going. The important thing is how good an actor he is. If the guy was playing the part in some community theater production, I'd have my reservations, but Mel has a pretty good record of casting just the right actors for his films and his superb production and direction skills are also a factor in making characters come to life. I am more optimistic than not.