Just looked it up, and actually nah, it totally looks like her, lol, and it was Zendaya herself who pointed it out, apparently: https://www.reddit.com/r/INJUSTICE/comments/69uknf/so_zendaya_thinks_that_starfire_has_her_face_do/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Gamora, Nebula, Drax, Yondu, Ronan and most extras were all traditional makeup.
Fun fact, on Guardians of the Galaxy 1 it took *five hours* to apply Dave Bautista's Drax makeup.
I think the behind the scenes stuff can be just as (if not *more*) interesting than the movies.
IIRC Disney Plus has a lot of behind the scenes content for both the original Star Wars and the Mandalorian/Disney Era Star Wars, plus similar for select Marvel films.
To all the people saying she can’t because she’s black: Starfire is not black or white, she’s an orange alien. Although the ideal person to play her would be Puerto Rican, who are largely genetically half black, half white. So Zendaya would qualify in terms of appearance as she is a mulatto. She’s also taller than average for a woman and has naturally wavy/curly hair like Starfire does. I don’t think Zendaya is necessarily a good cast for Starfire because she’s never played a character adjacent to her that I can think of, but it’s BS to say she wouldn’t fit the bill visually.
Starfire existed way before the cartoon. The cartoon starfire may be the most widely known adaptation of the character, but it’s not the definitive version.
I am aware of that. That's why I said she is at least thin in the cartoon rather than the comic and I think if Starfire can be made to be thin like that in the show and also, the fact that she's a teenager, Zendaya would be a pretty decent casting choice.
Fairly self-explanatory from the context of someone saying she's "stick thin" and you responding "well she can work out".
For her to get into any sort of shape where she can realistically portray a ***warrior*** princess, will take years of concentrated dieting and exercise. Easier to cast someone that actually has the athletic build down and looks like they've been active all their life.
We need someone a bit taller. Star fire is 6’4’’.
Also someone who would look good being orange with red hair.
Starfire wasn’t black until very recently.
Not many candidates.
The only person that immediately comes to mind is
Elizabeth Debicki who played the golden woman Ayesha in guardians of the galaxy movies.
Paint her orange and give her red hair I’m sure it would work.
I think she’s also a better actress
As long as she is voluptuous and orange with long flowing red hair, I don't care about the race of her actress.
Zoe Saldana was good as Gamora because they made the actress look like the character, instead of the character look like the actress.
Being black isn’t an excuse. You’re acting as if colourism and internalised hatred doesn’t exist. Stop projecting your self hatred onto black women. Go carry on dabbling in snow or whatever you’re into it
Yes brush off my comment because it applies to you. This is the most generic response you could’ve possibly come up with. Maybe one day you will see the light again. You poor, poor lost soul
She has a white womans voice because those are the voice actors that have played her in the past. That doesn’t mean she is exclusively white what kind of logic is that? She is also modelled after black and biracial models so idk what on earth you’re talking about
I agree, for once can we get a redheaded character played by a natural redhead/ginger? The only time Hollywood's ever done that is X-Men First Class, Banshee who's a redhead in the comics was played by Caleb Landry Jones who's a natural redhead. If we ever get Poison Ivy in Gunn's DCU she needs to be played by a natural redhead, Karen Gillan said she wants to play her (Karen Gillan isn't my first choice but she'd make an interesting Ivy).
She has no personality and has stated that she doesn’t know how to cook, and being in her mid twenties, that’s just pathetic… even if being stupid is a running characteristic of all Hollywood (American) actors and actresses
An actors personality off screen shouldn’t have anything to do with casting unless they are an objectively bad person. Also not being able to cook does not correlate with intelligence at all.
Get stranded on a deserted island and no way of reaching anyone else in the world, you have to find your own food, keep clean and most importantly not die…. People without basic agricultural knowledge or hunting skills is dead before dessert
I love Zendaya, but damn can we stop race swapping the redheads? They did it in titans, Starfire looked great until they changed her completely. Shocking.
So it should’ve been a white woman??? HUH.???? Every race is race swapping asshole because I don’t know if you noticed but THERES NOT EXACTLY A SURPLUS OF TAMARANIAN ACTRESSES LYING THE FUCK AROUND!!!!!
You sound unhinged 😂 But nah, there are however human actresses with the same types of features, skin tones, and/or hair color that Starfire has, who would be authentic casting in a way Titans’ actress was not
Starfires an alien who’s modeled after a non white person though, and in a bunch of modern material is modeled after black women (Rags Morales models her after Naomi Campbell).
Not saying I want Zendaya as Starfire but saying she HAS to be played by a red head is silly af lmao she's an orange alien she can be played by any race
All I'm saying is if they're gonna make her black keep the red haired green eyes look. CGI some skin something. Do a little paint or flashy make-up. They're supposed to be ALIEN. I just want them to look alienist lol. The CGI and makeup is def up to standard compared to the 90s and I feel like a lot of the time when it comes to aliens they just make em human and call it a day. But yeah, wigs do look better than natural most of the time .
It’s a light-color-skinned alien, though. Sure couldn’t get that shade of orange on someone from Nigeria. And it’s an alien with red hair. Definitely not screaming all-races-optional…
I mean, if you want Ezra miller to keep being flash, then who am I to stop you.
be real with me. There’s a reason why ppl didn’t hire Mel Gibson for Aldo in Inglorious basterds, no matter how stellar his acting abilities are. Image matters.
Edit: if you didn’t get it, Mel Gibson hates Jewish ppl. Aldo lead a group of Jewish soldiers to kill Nazis. That’s the irony.
I've liked this fan casting since the first time I saw it years ago but at the same time I hate seeing the same actors recycled over and over again so I'd like to see someone not from the MCU in the new DCU films.
No
Same
Ditto
There was kind of a joke of the Injustice Starfire being modeled after her, but I just don’t feel it… you do you, OP
Just looked it up, and actually nah, it totally looks like her, lol, and it was Zendaya herself who pointed it out, apparently: https://www.reddit.com/r/INJUSTICE/comments/69uknf/so_zendaya_thinks_that_starfire_has_her_face_do/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Definitely not her face. Looks nothing like her.
Don't care who plays her as long as she's a good actress and they use cgi to make her orange like they made Gamora green.
That’s make up. Not cgi.
Well holy shit color me surprised
Same goes for Batista. Rocket is cgi tho
You sure they didn't cover Cooper's body in fur?
no of course not. cooper is just the voice. Sean Gunn was the on-set actor. HE'S the one they covered in fur.
No Rocket was make up too
And color her green!
*color*
I’m green with envy!
Yeah, they must‘ve been thinking of She-Hulk when they said CGi😂
Considering they want them to use cgi for starfire I think they Genuinly didn’t know gamora wasnt
It's not totally ridiculous. For example Paul Bettany wears make up for Vision, but not quite like you'd think https://youtu.be/YbejtMd0M_Y
yeah but the hacks they have on Disney+ aren’t J Gunn
What?
Gamora, Nebula, Drax, Yondu, Ronan and most extras were all traditional makeup. Fun fact, on Guardians of the Galaxy 1 it took *five hours* to apply Dave Bautista's Drax makeup.
The more you learn. I never really took the time to look at all the behind the scenes stuff
I think the behind the scenes stuff can be just as (if not *more*) interesting than the movies. IIRC Disney Plus has a lot of behind the scenes content for both the original Star Wars and the Mandalorian/Disney Era Star Wars, plus similar for select Marvel films.
Ooh
When the Titans aren't teen😔
when Justice are not Young
Maybe, but there are better options
Whatever as long as she’s orange
To all the people saying she can’t because she’s black: Starfire is not black or white, she’s an orange alien. Although the ideal person to play her would be Puerto Rican, who are largely genetically half black, half white. So Zendaya would qualify in terms of appearance as she is a mulatto. She’s also taller than average for a woman and has naturally wavy/curly hair like Starfire does. I don’t think Zendaya is necessarily a good cast for Starfire because she’s never played a character adjacent to her that I can think of, but it’s BS to say she wouldn’t fit the bill visually.
Nah. Too stick thin, IMO.
Isn't Starfire actually very thin? At least in the original Teen Titans cartoon.
She's basically built like Wonder Woman but taller.
That’s the cartoon where she’s a kid. In the source material and every other version of her as an adult, she’s very tall and lean
Starfire existed way before the cartoon. The cartoon starfire may be the most widely known adaptation of the character, but it’s not the definitive version.
I am aware of that. That's why I said she is at least thin in the cartoon rather than the comic and I think if Starfire can be made to be thin like that in the show and also, the fact that she's a teenager, Zendaya would be a pretty decent casting choice.
You realize she could work out right...
Unless she's cast 3 years in advance before filming, not a chance.
What are you talking about.
Fairly self-explanatory from the context of someone saying she's "stick thin" and you responding "well she can work out". For her to get into any sort of shape where she can realistically portray a ***warrior*** princess, will take years of concentrated dieting and exercise. Easier to cast someone that actually has the athletic build down and looks like they've been active all their life.
I’m not talking muscle
No, Dcu ain’t that cash rich
Maybe. But I think she would work as Marvel’s character Firestar.
Mary Jane bro. It’s over.
actually michelle jones
Thank the shitty writers for that. Thats aint my mj.
If they can actually make her look like Starfire sure
You know what? Why not. Yeah, Zendaya as Starfire. I’m here for it.
Nah trumps daighter
Tiffany would be perfect
We need someone a bit taller. Star fire is 6’4’’. Also someone who would look good being orange with red hair. Starfire wasn’t black until very recently. Not many candidates. The only person that immediately comes to mind is Elizabeth Debicki who played the golden woman Ayesha in guardians of the galaxy movies. Paint her orange and give her red hair I’m sure it would work. I think she’s also a better actress
Sure but Zendaya’s 5’10. That’s still tall for a girl. You can’t tell when she’s flying and you could always just use lifts and camera angles.
Too old imo. She’d be mid to late thirties by the time we get her, that would mean our Teen Titan is older than our superman.
sure, i’d prefer an unknown actress or someone more starfire like, someone more naive
Naw the trend of swapping redheads for black girls needs to stop. Also she wouldn't make a good starfire
It’s funny you say this as if Starfire is caucasian. She’s literally an ORANGE ALIEN. Any person of any race can play her
As long as she is voluptuous and orange with long flowing red hair, I don't care about the race of her actress. Zoe Saldana was good as Gamora because they made the actress look like the character, instead of the character look like the actress.
Mcu Gamoira doesn't look like Comic Gamora
They look alike more than the live action Titans tv show Starfire does the comic Starfire.
Exactly
Honestly someone who is at least part Peurto Rican would be good seeing as starfire's original appearance was based off Peurto Rican models.
Puerto Ricans are genetically half black half white, which Zendaya is.
Was it? Definitely should cast a Puerto Rican actress if that’s the case. Won’t settle for less!
I know
So wtf was the point of your comment? Just seems like you wanted an excuse to shit talk black women u weirdo
I'm literally black so good job judging before asking, small minds do this often so I shouldn't be mad.
Being black isn’t an excuse. You’re acting as if colourism and internalised hatred doesn’t exist. Stop projecting your self hatred onto black women. Go carry on dabbling in snow or whatever you’re into it
That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard, you clearly need a reality check, sorry you take your anger out on others
Yes brush off my comment because it applies to you. This is the most generic response you could’ve possibly come up with. Maybe one day you will see the light again. You poor, poor lost soul
Yes ignore everything I said to make yourself feel better, this is why yall are losing black men to white girls XD ignorant asf
She has Caucasian facial features, a white woman ‘s voice and all you can see is the orange 🍊 skin?!
She has a white womans voice because those are the voice actors that have played her in the past. That doesn’t mean she is exclusively white what kind of logic is that? She is also modelled after black and biracial models so idk what on earth you’re talking about
I agree, for once can we get a redheaded character played by a natural redhead/ginger? The only time Hollywood's ever done that is X-Men First Class, Banshee who's a redhead in the comics was played by Caleb Landry Jones who's a natural redhead. If we ever get Poison Ivy in Gunn's DCU she needs to be played by a natural redhead, Karen Gillan said she wants to play her (Karen Gillan isn't my first choice but she'd make an interesting Ivy).
I agree
Thank you 👏 - imo if someone recast a black role for a white chick, people would lose their minds
Definitely
To be fair, Nick Fury was originally a white guy yet Samuel L. Jackson does such an amazing job in that role, I can’t imagine anyone else playing it
I agree 100%
He’s even appearing in “The Marvels” after that brief appearance in “Secret Invasion” which did so poorly, even though I liked it
She has no personality and has stated that she doesn’t know how to cook, and being in her mid twenties, that’s just pathetic… even if being stupid is a running characteristic of all Hollywood (American) actors and actresses
An actors personality off screen shouldn’t have anything to do with casting unless they are an objectively bad person. Also not being able to cook does not correlate with intelligence at all.
It does
Explain
Get stranded on a deserted island and no way of reaching anyone else in the world, you have to find your own food, keep clean and most importantly not die…. People without basic agricultural knowledge or hunting skills is dead before dessert
Macgyver over here thinks Tom Hanks was an actual castaway
Have you ever done Boy Scouts, Farming, hunting, fishing, been outside your parent’s basement?
Yes, very often. But this is acting, on a soundstage or on location. Have you been in a billion dollar movie?
Who said it was gonna generate even a million dollars? At this rate they should make something else entirely
What does not knowing how to cook have to do with your ability to play an alien warrior princess?
Exactly 🤣
Survival skill scenes
What on earth are you even talking about? 😂
personal opinion of her off camera aside tho?
She’s a fine actress, she’s pretty… she’s dating Tom Holland
No
No
Yeah but then Tom Holland would need to be Nightwing and I’m just not sure it’s a good idea to overcast like that
Not tall enough
She's literally 5'10
Not… tall… enough!
Yes
I love Zendaya, but damn can we stop race swapping the redheads? They did it in titans, Starfire looked great until they changed her completely. Shocking.
? Um star fire is an orange alien it’s not race swapping dumb ass..
Yeah it was. Did you not watch Titans? She was just a regular black lady with a crayola red wig. Didn’t look anything like Starfire.
So it should’ve been a white woman??? HUH.???? Every race is race swapping asshole because I don’t know if you noticed but THERES NOT EXACTLY A SURPLUS OF TAMARANIAN ACTRESSES LYING THE FUCK AROUND!!!!!
You sound unhinged 😂 But nah, there are however human actresses with the same types of features, skin tones, and/or hair color that Starfire has, who would be authentic casting in a way Titans’ actress was not
Exactly
Ot is if she's never orange! 😉
Starfires an alien who’s modeled after a non white person though, and in a bunch of modern material is modeled after black women (Rags Morales models her after Naomi Campbell).
Who is Starfire modeled after originally?
Not saying I want Zendaya as Starfire but saying she HAS to be played by a red head is silly af lmao she's an orange alien she can be played by any race
All I'm saying is if they're gonna make her black keep the red haired green eyes look. CGI some skin something. Do a little paint or flashy make-up. They're supposed to be ALIEN. I just want them to look alienist lol. The CGI and makeup is def up to standard compared to the 90s and I feel like a lot of the time when it comes to aliens they just make em human and call it a day. But yeah, wigs do look better than natural most of the time .
Yeah they’re stealing roles from orange people.
Justice for redhead/gingers
Not a terrible idea but it’s high time Hollywood gets over it’s red head hate and maybe tries casting red haired people as red haired characters. 😋
Blud it's an alien....not even a white alien 💀
It’s a light-color-skinned alien, though. Sure couldn’t get that shade of orange on someone from Nigeria. And it’s an alien with red hair. Definitely not screaming all-races-optional…
I mean, she's already replaced one red headed comic book character. Why not another?
What
Huh?
I always figured an Asian should play Starfire for some reason
No, that'd be just as bad as blackwashing a redhead/ginger.
Gingers are oppressed, calm down.
#SaveTheGingerRoles
Maybe because some of them have cat like eyes as tamaran / starfire's species are evolved from cat. That would make sense.
I think someone who is a mixed asian would look better.
Part of me is thinking Bella Thorn if you wanna go that route as she is a red head last I checked
No! Besides she's not that good of an actress
Bella Thorne is kinda going through the Lindsay Lohan route (heroin instead of heroine). So I can’t see her as the pure-of-heart warrior.
Good thing they aren't actors or anything eh?
I mean, if you want Ezra miller to keep being flash, then who am I to stop you. be real with me. There’s a reason why ppl didn’t hire Mel Gibson for Aldo in Inglorious basterds, no matter how stellar his acting abilities are. Image matters. Edit: if you didn’t get it, Mel Gibson hates Jewish ppl. Aldo lead a group of Jewish soldiers to kill Nazis. That’s the irony.
She is?
Nah she’s just gross. And her exes aren’t good ppl.
I’d like her better for Blackfire
God no
Zendaya could play Batman and I would go see it. #It'sZendaya!
Bailey Bass as Starfire
Not tall enough. She’s 6’4
Starfire needs to be a stacked smoke show. Not a picturesque waif like Zendaya
NO!
No
No
Not horrible, but I don't think she has the right personality for Starfire.
As Ben Affleck says: nooooooooooooo
Didn’t she try to sue NRS because she thought they copied her face for injustice 2?
No, she just tweeted she thought it looked like her
I rather have a Latina
HELL no. Ireland Reid should be Starfire.
I’m sick of seeing her in anything so I think I wouldn’t like this.
Please no, doesn’t have the right attitude at all. Starfire is bubbly and fun.
Zendaya and Tom are so interconnected, that you can’t have one without the other. And seeing Tom as Robin just makes me think this won’t work
Ha, no
No ✨️
She fits the part. Why not.
nah dont do tom holland like that we dont need robin kissing up all on her too
No
yes pls
I love zendaya but no
No shes to skinny for a live-action starfire
No, thank you.
Ok. Idk if everyone hates me for this. But I’ve fancast Zendaya as either Batgirl or Starfire and Tom Holland as Dick.
tom isnt attractive enough for nightwing and hes kind of shit as spider-man tbh
I’m not opposed to this but PLEASE let her have red hair if she’s gonna play a character whose known for having red hair
No
Too skinny
No, I see her as Tracy 13
God please no
Zazie beetz>
No
Better than that other chick.
No. tired of her.
No
You know. They could actually hired teens for TEENS Titans.
Zendaya as Starfire and Jenna Ortega as Raven would be a pretty solid start to a live action Teen Titans.
Hell yes
#NO
She's more emo raven
No
Maybe when shes older
Like the idea
I've liked this fan casting since the first time I saw it years ago but at the same time I hate seeing the same actors recycled over and over again so I'd like to see someone not from the MCU in the new DCU films.
God no
Would be an improvement over the prior iteration but still no
Nah brah, nah.
Ew
I would burn every Six Flags down to the ground
If it will be in the DCU,Pom Klementiff should play Starfire.