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While I do believe that Hollywood does in fact have a problem, I think this is a poor example of this. Very poor.

Idris Elba recent roles include MLK, Thor, Bastille Day and he will be helm-ing Stephen Kings Dark Tower. Zoe Saldana has been cast in some seriously iconic roles, such as Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy), Uhura of Star Trek, Neytiri of Avatar-Avatar, a film revolving beings of different species trying to coexist. Zoe was also cast in lead roles like Columbiana and Nina (Columbiana-awesome action movie btw). Nina a film where she was criticized for being cast in the role to which she wasn't black enough.

Lastly we have the incredible Lupita Nyong'o, who's still relatively new to the scene. Never less she's earned an Academy Award for her soul jolting performance of Patsey in Twelve Years a Slave. She landed a role in Star Wars as Maz Kanata-easily the most liked character in Star Wars recent film. She's also in the movie the Jungle Book where ALL of the main characters are animals with the exception of the role of Mewgli played by actor Neel Sethi, 12 years old at filming. Lupita, I believe is only at the very beginning of her career and by the looks of it, it's going to be huge!

I get the argument about Lupita, but I would caution patience, she's not as seasoned as some of the others. John Boyega is a good example, Star War's would not be the same without him, he's beloved and his role is massive! He's had a solid quantity of work since he's been on the scene and keeps grabbing more and more impressive rolls.

It's subjective really, but if you're a fan of comics like Guardians of the Galaxy or of TV series like Star Trek, these roles are cherished by by all who loved them. These actors are lucky to have them at these points in their careers, people will back and say "Wow, yea they did that too."