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'Selma' Actor Reveals His Race-Swapped Rocketeer Film Is "Challenged" With DEI Initiatives Being Scaled Back
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'Selma' Actor Reveals His Race-Swapped Rocketeer Film Is "Challenged" With DEI Initiatives Being Scaled Back

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May 14, 2025
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'Selma' Actor Reveals His Race-Swapped Rocketeer Film Is "Challenged" With DEI Initiatives Being Scaled Back
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David Oyelowo, who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma and was to not only star in but produce a race-swapped Rocketeer film, revealed the film was scrapped by Disney after public opinion has waned on DEI initiatives that gained momentum after the death of George Floyd.

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