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Ray Winstone<\/a> recently spoke about asking to be recast on Black Widow<\/a><\/strong> after Marvel<\/a> ordered reshoots.<\/p>\n In Black Widow, Winstone played Dreykov, the villainous head of the Red Room. While speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival, Winstone explained his initial excitement during the early stages of the shoot.<\/p>\n \u201cI worked with this amazing director, Cate Shortland<\/a>, and we worked on what my character was going to be,\u201d Winstone said via Variety<\/a>. \u201cHe was like a pedophile running around all these girls, and they\u2019d become black widows. We used to get applauded on set. It was probably the best thing I\u2019ve done for a really long time.\u201d<\/p>\n After Winstone finished filming, Marvel ordered reshoots for his scenes, much to his dismay. Winstone became so frustrated that he suggested Shortland recast his role with another actor.<\/p>\n \u201cI come home after finishing the job and get a call saying we need to do some reshoots. I say, how many scenes? [Cate] says, \u2018All of them.\u2019 So I said she should recast [the role], but I was contracted, so I had to do it,\u201d Winstone explained. \u201cI go back, they do my hair all nice, put me in the suit, and I couldn\u2019t do it. I\u2019d already done it. I thought, \u2018I\u2019m not doing it now. I\u2019ve done it. That\u2019s how it\u2019s going to be.\u2019 That\u2019s rejection, you know? There\u2019s nothing worse than doing something, leaving it on the floor, and then being told it\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n Winstone remained in Black Widow, and his role stayed in the final cut of the film. With Marvel films and blockbusters in general, the English actor now believes that Hollywood has transformed into a business, one that is not interested in making \u201ccultural films.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s all about selling tickets. We see what\u2019s happening in Hollywood with Marvel and all that kind of stuff,\u201d Winstone said. \u201cThere is room for it, and it\u2019s fun, but it takes away from getting cultural films made, which are best for the actors, [and] are really good acting parts. It\u2019s getting more and more difficult to do that. If you\u2019re not on social media now, they might not even consider you for a movie because they want a fanbase to come with that.\u201d<\/p>\nWhy did Black Widow star Ray Winstone want to be recast in the Marvel movie?<\/h2>\n