Samuel L. Jackson has tried to clarify his controversial comments criticising the casting of black British actors in films concerning Americans race relations.
Jackson’s initial comments angered numerous British actors including Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega, who responded on Twitter saying: “Black brits vs African American.
“There are a lot of black British actors in these movies,” he said.
Numerous black British actors have been cast in Hollywood films concerning race relations, including David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King in Selma and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the Oscar-winning 12 Years A Slave.