For a film that hasn’t even been released yet – a movie slated for a March 2017 premiere – Rupert Sanders’ big-screen adaption of Masamune Shirow’s anime/manga, Ghost in the Shell, has ruffle quite a few feathers. The movie has been beset by accusations of whitewashing and cultural appropriation ever since the Paramount Pictures film cast Black Widow herself, Scarlett Johansson. To the dismay and disapproval of many filmgoers and die-hard Ghost in the Shell fans, Johansson was signed to take on the role of Major Motoko Kusanagi – the cyborg star of Shirow’s popular series.
Such was the level of outrage following Johansson’s casting, a petition was launched by fans ...
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