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04-26-2016, 09:18 PM
Marvel defends 'Doctor Strange' casting with new character info
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Marvel has responded to the Internet uproar over Tilda Swinton's casting as "The Ancient One" in Doctor Strange*— which some have decried as an act of "whitewashing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewashing_in_film)."
SEE ALSO: 5 things in the 'Doctor Strange' trailer that could spell a magical debut (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/doctor-strange-trailer/)
A statement from*a Marvel Studios spokesperson, given to Mashable, defends the hiring, citing both the fictional character's background and the progressiveness of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole.
It's a sensible response. The Ancient One is more a title than an individual being in the MCU, and Swinton — who is of Anglo-Scottish-Australian heritage — establishes a new vision of the character.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/doctor-strange-ancient-one-celtic/)
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Marvel has responded to the Internet uproar over Tilda Swinton's casting as "The Ancient One" in Doctor Strange*— which some have decried as an act of "whitewashing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewashing_in_film)."
SEE ALSO: 5 things in the 'Doctor Strange' trailer that could spell a magical debut (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/doctor-strange-trailer/)
A statement from*a Marvel Studios spokesperson, given to Mashable, defends the hiring, citing both the fictional character's background and the progressiveness of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole.
It's a sensible response. The Ancient One is more a title than an individual being in the MCU, and Swinton — who is of Anglo-Scottish-Australian heritage — establishes a new vision of the character.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/doctor-strange-ancient-one-celtic/)
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