However, few castings caused as much controversy as Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One.
At the time, Swinton responded to the backlash, insisting that in the Doctor Strange movie, The Ancient One was not written as an Asian character – saying (among other things) “You just have to wait and see, because it’s not an Asian character.”
The casting choices surrounding Doctor Strange were always bound to attract comments, discussion and polar opinions, whatever the role.
Originally portrayed as a wizened old man in the comics, The Ancient One was undoubtedly Asian.