Jimmy Olsen Cast For SUPERGIRL Series

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Following the news that Whiplash actress Melissa Benoist will play Supergirl in the CBS series of the same name, the next major casting addition has been made in the form of Mehcad Brooks. He's not a huge star, but is best known for starring in Desperate Housewives and True Blood.

In the comic books, Jimmy has obviously always been portrayed as being Caucasian. The casting of Brooks will undoubtedly ruffle the feathers of the same comic book fans who objected to a similar race change for Iris West in The Flash and Perry White in Man of Steel. However, it's the official description of the character which should be more worrying as it doesn't sound all that much like Jimmy regardless of his race! You see, Supergirl's version of Jimmy is described as a "smart, worldly photographer for CatCo, the media company where Kara works. He has recently been living and working in National City, though the reason is still a secret, and his salt-of-the-earth nature quickly piques Kara’s interest." That's better than the original description at least. In that, he was pegged as an "alpha male". What do you guys think of the casting? Share your thoughts below.

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Cool! Hope he's good in the role.

I'd be a hypocrite if I was against the race change. Considering Hannibal is filled with race and sex changes to the characters as if Jack was in charge of the show. But yeah, even though I don't see him as Jimmy, I hope it does good in the role. It has nothing to do with race by the way.

I find it pathetic when people complain about the race in movies. Do you guys remember the Star Wars trailer? It got so much hate for having a black Stormtrooper - which is ridiculous.

That's stupid. We been having black Stormtroopers since the original.

The worst is Black Human Torch. People have said that the audience will be confused. Like What? It's easily explainable.