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Hell hath no fury like racism, and some are pointing fingers in the direction of Warner Bros. Pictures for the recent news that the live-action remake of Akira, the long-beloved Japanese anime that is now being geared towards an American audience, has an all-white casting call... or maybe everybody is just ticked off that Twilight star Robert Pattinson is among those selected, who knows.
Yesterday, we brought you some news regarding the all-Caucasian Akira casting that is currently ongoing. Now it seems that Racebending.com has gotten wind of the news, as they are the ones responsible for unleashing the petition, which takes aim at Warner Bros. Pictures for their disproportionate casting call comprised of all Caucasian actors and no Asian or Asian American actors.
Racebending became popular after the release of The Last Airbender, which was criticized for similar race-changing practices in its adaptation of the original Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon.
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nice, bad cast before they start shooting.
Yesterday, we brought you some news regarding the all-Caucasian Akira casting that is currently ongoing. Now it seems that Racebending.com has gotten wind of the news, as they are the ones responsible for unleashing the petition, which takes aim at Warner Bros. Pictures for their disproportionate casting call comprised of all Caucasian actors and no Asian or Asian American actors.
Racebending became popular after the release of The Last Airbender, which was criticized for similar race-changing practices in its adaptation of the original Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon.
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nice, bad cast before they start shooting.
