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Marvel's Kevin Feige Regrets Casting Tilda Swinton in 'Doctor Strange' After Whitewashing Controversy
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justjared.comKevin Feige has some regrets. The 47-year-old president of Marvel Studios spoke out about Doctor Strange, and the casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One, in an interview with Men’s Health. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Tilda Swinton The casting was criticized as being an example of whitewashing in Hollywood, as the character in the comic books is an Asian male. Find out more… While director Scott Derrickson defended the casting at the time by saying that hiring an older Asian actor in the role would be seen as “contributing to a bad stereotype,” only to later to admit that was wrong, the Marvel exec is now also saying it was a wrong call. “We thought we were being so smart, and so cutting-edge.
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