Marvel has responded to online outrage from fans over the casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in its upcoming film Doctor Strange.
Marvel’s decision to cast Swinton has been criticised as ‘whitewashing’ Doctor Strange’s mentor who was originally drawn in the comics as an elderly Asian man from Tibet.
But the studio have now released a statement saying that it supports diversity and creative freedom within the film industry.
‘Marvel has a very strong record of diversity in its casting of films and regularly departs from stereotypes and source material to bring its MCU to life,’ the statement read.