Comments on: Gary Oldman Won’t Be The Colonel In ‘Akira,’ Ken Watanabe Next On List

By: Cinephile

Cinephile — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:28:07 +0000

Oh, Lordy. As much as I love Ken (and I do think he's completely awesome)… if he does sign on, there's the "ready excuse" when faced with whitewashing criticism. "But we're not whitewashing at all! We hired ONE big-name Japanese actor for a relatively big role! Not everyone is lily white! … PROGRESS."

By: padre

padre — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:28:07 +0000

Because having the Japanese actor play the villains or supporting roles to the pasty white heroes with Japanese names isn't whitewashing at all. Oh. In fact it's a bigger slap in the face. Why don't we have Japanese actors being the heroes with Japanese names and white actors as the villain and supporting players? That way Hollywood still gets to whitewash the movie and everyone else doesn't have to feel like a racist while watching it. Win-win for racists and non-racists alike! And if Leo is so damn determined to have this clusterfuck made, why doesn't he have the guts to star in it himself?

By: KT

KT — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:28:07 +0000

If they come through with a Japanese Tetsuo I might give this a shot.

By: Travis Bickle

Travis Bickle — Fri, 13 May 2016 13:28:07 +0000

Finally a Japanese actor comes into the circle.