Doctor Who Casting Director Andy Pryor addressed the British TV show’s woke casting that includes the race replacing of Isaac Newton as well as the inclusion of a man wearing a dress calling himself a woman.
A scene from Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special “The Star Beast”
In an interview with Digital Spy, Pryor was asked by the outlet’s David Opie, “There’s been a backlash from so-called “fans” of Doctor Who in regard to these particular castings, that they’re too “woke”, for want of a better word. You’ve engaged a bit with this discussion online, but I wondered if you had anything else to add on this response to castings such as these?”
Pryor previously addressed the casting of Yasmin Finney, the aforementioned man pretending to be a woman, in a post on X, “Just stopped by to say that on Doctor Who (or any of our work) we don’t work hard to cast inclusively for publicity. We do it because we like stories. & stories should speak to all of us & include all of us. And if one person feels a little less alone, then (thumbs up emoji).”
Happy Sunday. Just stopped by to say that on @bbcdoctorwho (or any of our work) we don’t work hard to cast inclusively for publicity. We do it because we like stories. & stories should speak to all of us & include all of us. And if one person feels a little less alone, then 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/a7n9zQQ7At
— Andy Pryor CDG, CSA (@pryorandy) November 26, 2023
In response to the question from Opie, Pryor immediately played victim stating, “It’s sad that we’re in a time where people villainise minorities. This sort of chatter, I’m very good at kind of tuning it out.”
Not only did he play victim, he then predictably lashed out by accusing his critics of “bigotry.” He added, “And I’m also very, very happy to block people on Twitter. I don’t really have any time for bigotry at all.”
Pryor then made it clear his original post on X was a lie especially about the casting not being done for publicity given he told Digital Spy, “It then becomes even more important to give people a voice and for people to be represented, especially for young people growing up who might be trans or from any minority.”
He added, “If they can see themselves on screen, then that can be a huge lifeline for some people. That can make them feel part of the world, which indeed they are.”
Sounds like the casting is indeed done for publicity as well as to propagandize the evil transgender ideology to the globe.
Jason Noble in Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special “The Star Beast”
Nevertheless, Pryor continued, “Social media is a bit of a dangerous place because I think people get sucked into saying things that I don’t know that they truly believe? It just becomes a game for them. Unfortunately, real life isn’t a game, and I think it’s important to stand up for people who are marginalised.”
He then initially concluded, “Growing up as a gay man, I’m as aware as anybody else of how this stuff makes you feel when you see it. How that negativity can affect you. I don’t really think anyone should have to go through that.”
After Opie gushed about his response, Pryor added, “It’s an important thing for me. It’s an important thing for Russell and the whole Doctor Who team. There are so many ways of telling a story and the more you can introduce other ideas and other kinds of people, the more exciting it is.”
First off, Pryor is pushing objective evil in the form of transgender ideology. Fr. Eduardo Tomas Veliz explained on Facebook in November, “The act of transgenderism is neither natural nor reasonable. For this reason, such an act is intrinsically evil, morally. … At the same time, transgenderism is not merely a moral evil, but is also a mental and emotional illness. As such transgender people suffer morally, mentally and emotionally.”
The Doctor (David Tennant) in Doctor Who Special One: The Star Beast
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Second, Pryor is just the latest casting director to admit he’s engaging in propaganda to push evil messaging. The Witcher casting director Sophie Holland revealed her agenda as part of an interview for Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter that was published in Variety.
Holland detailed, “You can affect change in whatever tiny way because you are in people’s homes and they’re watching this world. And that sort of solidified when I had a child, she’s five now, and I thought how hard it is to be a girl.”
“I remember thinking I have to help her because she’s going to come under attack, just like I did, just because she’s a girl,” Holland continued. “Maybe she’ll be lucky and get to nine before somebody calls her a b***h. And it made me so sad that she was going to experience that and I couldn’t protect her from that.”
“But what I could do is change the way people see women through casting. I can make them powerful and empowering and then the floodgates will open to them,” she boasted.
Anya Chalotra as Yennefer in The Witcher (2023), Netflix
She went on to reveal she does this for every job she’s on, “I do apply this theory to everything and it makes me push boundaries a little harder because I think representation is important. Not just for women, but all minority groups.”
“Like, people have different physical abilities and I think it’s important they’re seen in strong and fierce roles. Realizing this was a real moment of falling in love with my craft in a way that feels very specific to me,” she said.
She went on to explain why she race replaced Yennefer in The Witcher, “I am always the first to champion diversity in all its glory. One that springs to mind was the character of Yennefer on The Witcher. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is the showrunner and we work so well together and she’s so open to conversations.”
“In the book, she’s described as the most beautiful woman in the world. This was a few years ago and I’d like to think things have changed. But when you think about people’s unconscious bias – especially in the fantasy world, it felt like these worlds were predominantly white. And I remember saying, ‘I feel like we need to challenge what people think of as the standard of beauty. And having a woman of color in this role does incredibly powerful things to the people watching,” she admitted.
Anya Chalotra as Yennefer in The Witcher (2023), Netflix
Becky Riordan, the wife of Percy Jackson and the Olympians creator Rick Riordan and an executive producer on the upcoming Disney+ adaptation of the novels, explained why the show had decided to race replace a number of its characters.
When asked on X why Annabeth Chase was changed, Riordan answered, “Does it help to know that when those characters where created in 2002 the expectation in publishing was a white default? Annabeth’s perceived whiteness in the books is a default. Skin color or hair color is not meaningful to their character.”
Becky Riordan on X
Riordan added, “One of the reasons I love this fandom so much is because they could see beyond the mainstream expectations and see themselves. The character belong to all of the fans not just the white fans.”
Becky Riordan on X
Rick Riordan would address the casting of Leah Jeffries as Annabeth Chase in October while speaking with Variety, “Leah impressed me from the moment I met her. She has that sort of steel that makes her a leader, but there’s a bit of vulnerability to her.”
He added, “Now, again, does she look like Annabeth looks in the books? No. Was that important to me? No. If anything, it was a massive benefit to broaden the cast in terms of representation.”
None of these changes have anything to do with telling a good story. They have everything to do with pushing evil sociopopolitical and moral agendas.
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS – “Episode 107” (Disney/David Bukach)ARYAN SIMHADRI, LEAH SAVA JEFFRIES, WALKER SCOBELL
What do you make of what Andy Pryor had to say regarding the Doctor Who castings?
If skin color and hair color is not meaningful to a character, then why change it?
Of course the casting director is another alphabet. The one who is “villainising minorities” is Pryor himself – he’s casting them into a subversive role done for propaganda purposes. Of course the actor taking that role also bears part of the blame for accepting it.
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