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04-16-2016, 09:39 PM
Max Landis defends Scarlett Johansson in 'Ghost in the Shell' after whitewashing controversy
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Critics blasted Ghost in the Shell (http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-the-shell/)for casting Scarlett Johansson instead of an Asian actress in the lead role — but American Ultra writer and online personality Max Landis thinks they're angry at the wrong people.
In a video called "If You're Mad About Ghost In The Shell You Don't K**w How The Movie Industry Works," Landis defended the movie industry, saying it cast Johansson as Major Motoko Kusanagi because there are ** "marketable" Asian actresses appropriate for the role.*
“[Whitewashing] is **t the fault of the movie industry, really," he said. "That’s culture and ****** getting more afraid because ****** make less and less money.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/max-landis-scarlett-johnasson-whitewashing/)
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Critics blasted Ghost in the Shell (http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-the-shell/)for casting Scarlett Johansson instead of an Asian actress in the lead role — but American Ultra writer and online personality Max Landis thinks they're angry at the wrong people.
In a video called "If You're Mad About Ghost In The Shell You Don't K**w How The Movie Industry Works," Landis defended the movie industry, saying it cast Johansson as Major Motoko Kusanagi because there are ** "marketable" Asian actresses appropriate for the role.*
“[Whitewashing] is **t the fault of the movie industry, really," he said. "That’s culture and ****** getting more afraid because ****** make less and less money.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/max-landis-scarlett-johnasson-whitewashing/)
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