So when the Marvel character of The Ancient One, a Tibetan man in the comics, was introduced in Doctor Strange, there were immediately complaints of “white-washing” made against Kevin Feige and co for hiring actress Tilda Swinton in the role.
Is there any other way to both not fall into the cliché and cast an Asian actor?’ and the answer to that, of course, is yes.”
In an interview with Variety, Swinton called the whole situation a “hot, sticky, gnarly moment.”
The tricky situation in movies and on TV at the moment is a divisive, and potentially production halting issue.