Calls For Boycott Of New Walter Hill Movie

Legendary director Walter Hill is making a new movie.  ‘(Re)Assignment’ (formerly ‘Tomboy’), a movie about a man who is directed through ‘gender reassignment’ against his will and then seeks revenge, violently.  Michelle Rodriguez will play the victim and Sigourney Weaver will play the antagonist.

But wait, some are not happy with the term ‘victim’.

In light of the film’s highly improbable plot that turns gender reassignment surgery into a science-fiction punishment of sorts, is it any wonder that actual transgender people are kind of annoyed?

‘Transgender activists’ are also now calling for a boycott, asking why a ‘cisgender’ actress was playing a transgender role when trans actors have a difficult time finding work, and also asked, “Why is being a transgender woman depicted as a cruel punishment?”

So, I wonder how far this ‘boycott’ will get. And if it’s going to affect the great Walter Hill’s career. Maybe closer to release the usual suspects, Buzzfeed, VICE et al, will torpedo the movie and Weaver will back out of promoting it once she realizes what she has signed on for.