Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has said he is “listening and learning” to a fierce whitewashing backlash over Tilda Swinton’s casting as The Ancient One.
C Robert Cargill, Doctor Strange’s screenwriter, said recently that Swinton was cast on her talent and not her race.
Star Trek’s Takei, however, did not believe him, writing on his Facebook page: “You cast a white actress so you wouldn’t hurt sales…in Asia?
It remains to be seen whether Swinton will eventually address the whitewashing scandal surrounding her major part.