Changing an iconic character always has the potential for controversy. Changing an iconic character from a franchise with as devoted a following as Star Trek is an especially dicey proposition. The upcoming Star Trek Beyond recently won kudos from some and consternation from others when it was revealed that John Cho’s Hikaru Sulu would become the franchise’s first openly gay character.
One surprising source of consternation was former Sulu actor George Takei, who is himself openly gay. Takei had harsh words for what he saw as a betrayal of the original character, saying that he found it to be “a twisting of Gene’s creation, to which he put in so much thought. I think it’s really unfortunate.” Screenwriter and ...
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