Ghost In The Shell Director Stands By Casting Scarlett Johansson
When casting for Japanese Manga adaptation, Ghost in the Shell, first got underway, many people raised eyebrows at the chatter of Scarlett Johansson playing the lead. It set off a fervor of claims that Hollywood, once again, missed an opportunity to lead with diversity instead of falling back to whitewashing. After rumors (that have since been refuted by Paramount) that the films actors had been digitally enhanced to “look more Asain,” actors like Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat) and Ming-Na Wen (Agents of S....