Scarlett Johansson looks as though she's going to be starring in Mary in Queen of Scots, a film depicting the relationship between Queen Mary of Scotland and Queen Elizabeth I of England, where Elizabeth fought to undermine Mary and overthrow the Scottish rule.

It's a great story from the Scottish writer Jimmy McGovern, and will capture the Scottish audience for sure, but there's something here that might just bother them. The Scottish Queen not being played by a Scottish actress. Now Johansson is a great actress and I do think she can pull this off, but that doesn't stop patriotic people from wondering why, when there's plenty of Scottish and British talent out there, that they aren't explored and used. Sure none of them are as big as Johansson, but the question is still there, and it's true with any role that is so traditionally rooted in a certain country or culture.

The story comes from the Hollywood Reporter throught Coming Soon.

What are your thoughts on the issue? If a film was being made of an historically prominent character from your country, and an actor\actress was chosen that wasn't from your country, and indeed sounded very different, what would you feel? Of course, you have to remember that accents and dialects can be worked on, and make up is superb, but...