TheTaxCollector director David Ayer is asking for greater Latinx representation on-screen: 'Where is the f—ing Hollywood Chicano superstar?'
“Hire them. Hire them for jobs,” Ayer said when asked about increasing Latino representation in Hollywood productions. “People take care of people, give them jobs and give them their voice.”
Ayer, who has written and directed several South L.A.-set films, including “End of Watch,” “Training Day” and “Harsh Times,” said, “I always grew up around Chicanos. Where is the f—ing Hollywood Chicano superstar?” Rendon, fresh off the acclaimed and recently concluded “Vida,” was part of a 15-minute cast Zoom Q&A after “The Tax Collector’s” screening.
A notable exception to Ayer’s comments is the significant supporting role that Shia LaBeouf, who is Jewish, has in the film as a ruthless gangster, Creeper. In response to a fan’s recent question on Twitter about this non-Latino casting of LaBeouf in “The Tax Collector,” Ayer, who is white, replied that he grew up in Chicano L.A. street culture, and that it included white people, in addition to people of color.
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