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And that's not all. Both Peter and Alice are
played by multi-racial young actors, with David Oyelowo playing
their father and Angelina Jolie playing their mother in turn of
the 20th century England.
"They are iconic characters in beloved fairy tales, but we've
never seen them put together," said Oyelowo, best known for
playing American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, in
"Selma."
"These are fictional fantasy characters that race is not
something that is tied to their representation on film," he
added. "I think there are far more people who are going to
celebrate what we do in this film than the few and small voices
who take umbrage with it."
"Come Away" is released in U.S. movie theaters on Friday and in
the U.K. on Dec 4.
Director Brenda Chapman said she was initially looking to cast a
white man in the role, until Oyelowo's name came up.
"This is something new. And it opens up the world to so many
more people (by making) these characters more relatable," said
Chapman, who described herself as a middle-aged white woman.
Keira Chansa said the chance to play the young Alice was
refreshing.
"I've always watched the films and read the books, and it was
always a white girl," she said. "So to be able to experience it,
to be somebody who looks like me, is a big change in the world
and makes a big difference."
(Reporting by Reuters Televsion; Editing by David Gregorio
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