Whitewashing

  • EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK

    'Captain Marvel's Gemma Chan says she should be able to play white characters

    British actress Gemma Chan has said that she should have every right to play white characters in movies.

  • EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK

    'Wreck-It Ralph 2' accused of 'whitewashing' Disney's Princess Tiana

    Disney fans have rounded on the clip, in particular the depiction of Princess Tiana, the hero from The Princess and the Frog.

  • NewsBen Bussey

    Doctor Strange: Ancient One whitewashing controversy reignites

    The already controversial casting of Tilda Swinton in Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ has again become a talking point in Hollywood, as an Asian-American group has condemned Marvel and the film’s director Scott Derrickson for their decision. The Media Action Network for Asian Americans issued a statement on Thursday blasting the white British actress Swinton’s casting as The Ancient One, mentor to Benedict Cumberbatch’s title character, who was originally a Tibetan male in the comic books. MANAA pre

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Movie Fan Highlights US Movie Whitewashing With The Help Of John Cho

    A US movie fan is appealing to Hollywood to embrace ‘an Asian-American leading man’ armed with a new viral hashtag and the likeness of 'Star Trek’ actor John Cho. William Yu, a 25-year-old digital strategist, has created ’#StarringJohnCho’, both in reaction to recent instances of whitewashing in Hollywood and to offer studios who might be paying attention something of a visual aid. Cho’s face has been photoshopped onto various movie posters, showing how suitable he’d be as an Asian-American le

  • NewsBen Arnold

    Rooney Mara 'Embarrassed' Over Whitewashing In Pan

    Rooney Mara has admitted that she felt ‘bad and embarrassed’ to have been involved in accusations of 'whitewashing’ in the movie 'Pan’.