We like Brie Larson, we really do. It's why we were excited when she was confirmed as Captain Marvel in the MCU.
However, and we can't sugarcoat this, her new movie Basmati Blues – where she plays a brilliant rice scientist who also sings – looks absolutely dreadful and packed with every Indian stereotype you can think of.
Observe for yourself below.
Basmati Blues was originally set for release in 2015, so it's not 'new' as such, but following Brie's Oscar win and new-found Marvel fame, the movie is finally getting a fresh release, at least in India.
Only, there are likely to be a lot of people (rightly) outraged by it if the reactions to just the trailer are anything to go by.
Basmati Blues was co-written and directed by Dan Baron, whose only previous movie credit was as the writer of dodgy family comedy See Spot Run way back in 2001, so we're not holding out hope that the movie will be better than the trailer.
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Having said that, we're unlikely to find out for ourselves since it's currently only got an Indian cinema release date on November 24, without a UK or US release date in sight, and we can't see that changing anytime soon…
Captain Marvel is set to start shooting in February 2018 ahead of its release date on March 8, 2019. We imagine Basmati Blues will be long forgotten by then.
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Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
