Upon the announcement that Scarlett Johansson was to play the lead in a live-action version of Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell, fans criticised the casting accusing it of being another example of Hollywood ‘whitewashing.’
Another ‘whitewashing’ controversy that hit Hollywood last year surrounded Tilda Swinton’s character in Marvel film Doctor Strange.
In Marie Claire’s March cover interview, Johansson said: “I certainly would never presume to play another race of a person.
Diversity is important in Hollywood, and I would never want to feel like I was playing a character that was offensive.