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Is Hollywood Having a White Guy Once Again Play a Japanese Character_

So says a white guy, but stay with me. Hollywood is on the prowl, turning Japanese manga and anime into movies. And yet the star factory, once again, cannot find a Japanese person to find a Japanese character. The movie in question is Akira, which is set in Tokyo (well, Neo Tokyo) and which follows Japanese youth. The iconic manga and anime is being made into a Hollywood feature film. It’s been in development hell for a while now, and it’s being retooled for Western audiences.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); The flick is apparently starring a white dude. Garrett Hedlund of Tron: Legacy fame is supposedly in talks to star as Kaneda. Not only is Hedlund older than Kaneda is in the manga and anime, he’s certainly not Japanese. And probably สล็อตฟรี won’t be in the flick. Maybe Hollywood will change the character’s name to something a little more American. Why even call this flick Akira? The source material is so directly connected to Japan, urban Tokyo, Japanese youth culture, Japanese consumerism, and Bubble Economy Era anxieties. Oh, right, marketing and branding. You’ve seen what Hollywood did to Godzilla, right? It does make sense for a Hollywood studio to shoot a movie in America (or Canada or whatever English speaking country gives สล็อตฟรี

them tax breaks). Japan is expensive and a logistical nightmare. But, it begs the question: Aren’t there Japanese—heck, Asian—actors that Hollywood can find? In a diverse country of over 300 million people, surely, there’s one Asian actor they can find to play a character named “Akira”. Hollywood studios will argue that they select the best actor for the role. More often than not, that actor ends up being white—or black. It’s not just about finding ทดลองเล่นสล็อตฟรี the best actor, it’s about

finding a popular actor that can open a movie. It’s about getting butts in the theater. Hollywood is โปรโมชั่นสล็อต

sometimes fairly accused of whitewashing. Other times, such as with Prince of Persia, it’s more complex https://kotaku.com/is-prince-of-persia-really-a-racial-whitewash-5547892 Likewise, Japanese artists are sometimes accused of making Japanese characters “look white”. https://kotaku.com/why-do-japanese-characters-look-white-5627268 Warner Bros., who recently greenlit the flick, doesn’t seem to be taking any chances. The budget is a mere โปรโมชั่นสล็อต US$90 million, which is small potatoes for a story of this size and scope. There are Asian actors working in Hollywood. There are Japanese actors, who have appeared in big, Hollywood flicks. Those actors, however, are not starring in Akira If you are not familiar with them, the Akira manga and anime are fantastic. The games are not. https://kotaku.com/there-has-never-been-a-good-akira-game-5837435 Warners Greenlights [Variety via Ain’t It Cool] (Top photo: Chris Pizzello | AP) You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.

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