As I wrote to u/Smith1980 in https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/15JU81a4HK/x/c/4OdhYQbOJRJ and wasn't joking, the only way they can do the live action remake without changing the story totally is to make John Smith a black colonizer. Being black overrides any other controversial qualities automatically.
They can even, and I'm not joking too (sadly), make him a black woman, too. Or "non-binary". (And Thomas can be now gay for John and/or Kocoum, like apparently he is in many women's fanfiction fantasies.)
As I wrote to u/Smith1980 in https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/15JU81a4HK/x/c/4OdhYQbOJRJ and wasn't joking, the only way they can do the live action remake without changing the story totally is to make John Smith a black colonizer. Being black overrides any other controversial qualities automatically.
They can even, and I'm not joking too (sadly), make him a black woman, too. Or "non-binary". (And Thomas can be now gay for John and/or Kocoum, like apparently he is in many women's fanfiction fantasies.)
Speaking of which, https://youtu.be/unJEfJ4gOq8
It's been only over a decade and they wouldn't make a series like that too. Just imagine this being aired today: https://youtu.be/qSBna3Y-Iyo