Michael B. Jordan Fights back against ‘Internet Trolls’ who are Angry over his ‘Fantastic Four’ Role

By Cheri Cheng - 23 May '15 11:39AM
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Michael B. Jordan will not stand by as haters attack him on the Internet.

The actor decided to fight back against "Internet Trolls" who are angry that he was casted as Johnny Storm in the action, superhero movie, "Fantastic Four." Jordan, who has starred in several movies, such as "Fruitvale Station" and "That Awkward Moment," has penned an essay addressing his haters via Entertainment Weekly.

Jordan starts off his article stating that he was prepared to receive some backlash for landing the role of Storm.

"You're not supposed to go on the Internet when you're cast as a superhero. But after taking on Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four-a character originally written with blond hair and blue eyes-I wanted to check the pulse out there. I didn't want to be ignorant about what people were saying. Turns out this is what they were saying: 'A black guy? I don't like it. They must be doing it because Obama's president' and 'It's not true to the comic.' Or even, 'They've destroyed it!'" Jordan wrote.

The 28-year-old actor said that the criticisms do not bother him anymore, especially after he looked at the situation from both sides. Jordan acknowledged the fact that it can be hard for "the audience to forget 50 years of comic books."

He added, "But the world is a little more diverse in 2015 than when the Fantastic Four comic first came out in 1961. Plus, if Stan Lee writes an email to my director saying, 'You're good. I'm okay with this,' who am I to go against that?"

Jordan stated that instead of fighting back against all of the Internet trolls out there, he would rather "shoulder all this hate" and hopefully change how the world and Hollywood view race.

Jordan ended his essay with a little piece of advice.

He wrote, "To the trolls on the Internet, I want to say: Get your head out of the computer. Go outside and walk around. Look at the people walking next to you. Look at your friends' friends and who they're interacting with. And just understand this is the world we live in. It's okay to like it."

"Fantastic Four" is scheduled to hit theaters on August 7, 2015. It also stars Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell.

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