Daniel Dae Kim in Talks to Join “Hellboy” Cast as Major Ben Daimio
Variety reports today that actor Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-O, Lost) is in talks to join the upcoming Hellboy reboot as Major Ben…
Tag: Whitewashing
#HollywoodSoWhite: How Lack of On-Screen Diversity Perpetuates White Supremacy
By Guest Contributor: Martin Tsai This post originally appeared on Medium. By almost single-mindedly catering to a young, white, male…
Actor Adam Beach Calls for Boycott of “Yellowstone” Citing Casting of Asian American Actress to Play Native Character
This post has been updated on 9/20/2017. Please scroll down for new developments. Actor Adam Beach (Flags of our Fathers, Windtalkers)…
Ed Skrein Withdraws from “Hellboy” Following Whitewashing Outcry
Actor Ed Skrein — who had faced internet backlash last week or being cast to play a Japanese American character…
Yet More Hollywood Whitewashing: ‘Deadpool”s Ed Skrein Cast to Play Japanese American Character in Upcoming ‘Hellboy’ Reboot
In the latest round of Hollywood whitewashing of Asian or Asian American characters, British actor Ed Skrein (The Transporter Refueled, Deadpool) has…
In Search of a More Authentic Metaphor for the Asian American Struggle
Guest Contributor: Dr. Keith Chan This article appears as a response to a recent guest writing by Mark Tseng Putterman that…
Matt Damon is Not the Hero China Needs, But He’s The One Hollywood Will Give Us
I can’t even right now. The basic concept of the upcoming The Great Wall seems like a Hollywood studio wet dream: the…
Forget Leo — One of these actors should play Rumi!
By Guest Contributor: Lakshmi Gandhi (@LakshmiGandhi) I was slightly jet lagged on my commute home Monday night. So, at first,…
Playwright Takes Stand Against White-washing of His Play
The theatre world is embroiled in controversy right now over the attempted White-washing by Clarion University of Lloyd Suh’s cutting-edge…
Hollywood’s “Strange” Erasure of Asian Characters | #AStrangeWhitewashing
A mere week after I wrote a post swearing off of sharing fan news, the fandom insidiously pulled me back…