James Franco will reportedly portray Fidel Castro in a new biopic about the Cuban leader's daughter, Alina Fernandez and John Leguizamo is one of the many taking issue with his casting
On Friday, the Latino actor shared a screen shot of Deadline's announcement to his Instagram page, asking.
"No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott! This F'd up!," he continued.
Franco's father is from both Portuguese and Swedish descent, while his mother is of Russian Jewish ancestry.
In the Deadline article revealing Franco's casting in "Alina of Cuba," one of the film's producers, John Martinez O'Felan, explained how the actor landed the role.
As the producer noted, while Castro was born in Cuba, his father hailed from Galicia, Spain.
When asked about the possible "power imbalance" at play, he added, "I suppose at the time, my thinking was if it's consensual, okay.