Max Landis Tries to Explain How the Film Industry Works
Controversy erupted when it was revealed that actress Scarlett Johansson would play the lead in the live-action adaptation of the anime Ghost in the Shell.
Johansson, a white actress, plays Major Motoko Kusanagi, an Asian character in the film. Even more outrage was sparked when it was suggested that Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks looked to special effects company Lola to attempt to “shift the ethnicity” of Johansson.
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