Max Landis has hit back at critics over the casting of Scarlett Johansson for an Asian role in his film, Ghost In The Shell, in a rather unfortunate way.
The director took to YouTube to explain that the filmmakers cast the white actress in the role of Major Motoko Kusanagi because there are no ‘marketable’ Asian actresses who could take the lead in the movie based on the celebrated Japanese manga series.
In a video called ‘If You’re Mad About Ghost In The Shell You Don’t Know How The Movie Industry Works’ he blamed society for whitewashing in Hollywood.