The casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange has raised a few eyebrows, with some commentators saying the studio ‘whitewashed’ the role.
“The casting of The Ancient One was a major topic of conversation…
“We felt the idea of gender swapping the role of The Ancient One was exciting.
In the comics, Steven Strange’s mentor is a Tibetan monk with mystical, otherworldly powers, a ‘stereotype’ Marvel head Kevin Feige says the studio were trying to avoid.