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· Ryan General
Paramount Forced to Admit That Whitewashing Made ‘Ghost in the Shell’ a Disaster
As many have probably heard by now, like the other whitewashed anime adaptations that have come before it, “Ghost in the Shell”, starring Scarlett Johansson, bombed at the box office. It tanked so miserably that, less than a week from its opening, a Paramount executive was…
· Editorial Staff
Paramount Tested CGI to Make White Actors Look More Asian for ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Yesterday, Paramount reminded all Asians why they were upset with the studio’s casting of white actress Scarlett Johansson as the lead Asian role of Major Motoko Kusanagi in the upcoming film adaptation of “Ghost in the Shell” by releasing the film’s first photo. Understandably,…
· Carl Samson
Meet The Asian Stars Playing George Washington and Other Leads on Hamilton
There’s no denying it: “Hamilton” is a hit. Its second national tour, which kicked off at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre in February, is selling tickets like hot cakes. This is great news for an amazingly talented cast — and notably, a diverse one.
· Carl Samson
K-Pop Group Wanna One’s Live Stream Accidentally Goes Live Too Early, Regret Ensues
An 11-member boy group that accidentally went live before a performance is the latest casualty in the K-Pop industry, where a spotless reputation is paramount to a stable career. Wanna One, the group formed straight out of reality show “Produce 101,” is currently promoting their…
· Ryan General
Natalie Portman Responds to Claims of Whitewashing Asian Character in New Film
Just weeks of its Feb. 23 release, sci-fi film “Annihilation” was embroiled in a whitewashing controversy for the casting of leads Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Both advocacy groups Media Action Network for Asian Americans and American Indians in Film and Television…
· Max Chang
‘BoJack Horseman’ Creator Finally Talks About the Problem With Whitewashing in Cartoons
Earlier this week, Indiewire discussed an often overlooked problem in animation: Whitewashing. Certainly the topic has been broached many a time in Hollywood, such as in the cases of “Ghost in the Shell” and “Aloha”, but animation is a different beast. Whitewashing in film is…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Natalie Portman’s Character in New Film ‘Annihilation’ Was Originally of Asian Descent
“Annihilation“, the popular first book of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, is receiving the Hollywood treatment — complete with Whitewashing the main character, a person of Asian descent. Natalie Portman has been cast to play the lead role, the Biologist, instead of a…
· Bryan Ke
J.J. Abrams is Remaking Beloved Anime ‘Your Name’ and Fans are Extremely Worried
Paramount Pictures, along with Hollywood director J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, officially announced the plans to create a live-action adaptation of “Your Name”. Anime fans clearly did not like the news thinking it may become another “Death Note” disaster. Bad Robot…
· Ryan General
Asian American Actress Draws Backlash After Being Cast to Play Native American
Due to Hollywood’s rampant whitewashing, it often gets us cheering whenever an Asian actor gets cast in any movie or television series. However, the recent casting of Kelsey Asbille (also Kelsey Chow) on the Paramount Network TV show “Yellowstone” has caused more backlash than…
· Kyle Encina
‘Hellboy’ Reboot Becomes Latest Victim of Hollywood Whitewashing
The “Hellboy” reboot recently announced that Ed Skrein has been cast as former U.S. Marine Benjamin Daimio. The problem? This character is Japanese-American, with plot-twisting backstory that alludes to his Japanese heritage. The 34-year-old actor, perhaps best known for his…
· Benny Luo
Korean-American Whose Family Store Was Looted During the L.A. Riots Tells His Story in ‘Gook’
On March 3, 1991, taxi driver Rodney King was beaten by four police officers in Los Angeles following a high speed car chase. George Holliday, a witness on scene, videotaped the incident from his balcony and sent the footage to local news station KTLA, drawing outrage amongst…
· Kyle Encina
Massive Theme Park With ‘Hunger Games’ and ‘Twilight’ to Open in South Korea
Canadian-American film studio Lionsgate is gearing up to bring movies such as “The Hunger Games”, “Twilight Saga” and “Now You See Me” out of the big screen and into real life by opening a humongous 1.3 million-square-foot theme park in South Korea. According to TheVerge,…
· Ryan General
Live-Action ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Film is Almost Here and It’s Lit AF
When it was first announced that film giant Warner Bros. was developing a live-action adaptation of the beloved fantasy sci-fi anime “Fullmetal Alchemist”, there was a collective skepticism among fans on how the project would turn out. Considering Hollywood’s numerous disasters…
· Ryan General
Tilda Swinton Nominated For a Saturn Award For Whitewashed Role in ‘Doctor Strange’
Tilda Swinton received massive backlash for whitewashing an Asian character in the 2016 Marvel Cinematic Universe film, “Doctor Strange”. Portraying the “Ancient One” earned the British actress criticism as her character was based on a Tibetan male in the original comic book.
· Carl Samson
California Assemblyman Evan Low Formally Calls for Trump’s Resignation
Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) of the California Legislature has introduced a resolution that calls for President Donald Trump’s resignation from office and urges Congress to impeach him when he refuses. The resolution, AJR 17, cites Trump’s actions as deemed inappropriate by…
· Carl Samson
‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Shows White Hollywood How to Properly Make a Live-Action Anime Film
Warner Bros. Japan has released a new trailer for the live-action adaptation of “Fullmetal Alchemist”, the popular anime series that follows two brothers trying to resurrect their deceased mother through alchemy. Fans were quick to compare the upcoming film to the recent…
· King Malleta
Korean Internet Cafe Becomes Instant Hit After Hiring Cute Worker
An episode from a Korean public service program called “Mind Issue” recently tackled the correlation between physical appearance and profit from businesses. On their first episode, hosts Shin Hyun Joon and Jung Jun Hoo visited a couple of establishments to find out whether the…
· Carl Samson
‘Ghost In The Shell’ Tries Making a Viral Meme, Severely Backfires
What appears to be Paramount Pictures’ final marketing stunt to win moviegoers on “Ghost In The Shell” has been hijacked y the internet to protest against the film once more. Paramount launched image generation website iammajor.me this weekend. It was first introduced in a…
· Carl Samson
USC Study Reveals Hollywood Basically Doesn’t Care About Asian Directors
There was virtually “no change” in the number of directors of Asian descent behind over 1,000 of the highest-grossing films released in the last 10 years, a report has found. The report, released by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and…
· Ryan General
One Part in the ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer is Seriously Irking Japanese People
There has been a lot of criticism on the live-action ‘Ghost in the Shell’ film, the worst being the bastardization of Japanese culture all thanks to Hollywood’s whitewashing of a Japanese story. While the first trailer for the film debuted last November, it wasn’t until recently…