Dr. Strange (November 4, 2016): Confirmed Macross Woosh

[ronin sparthos]

So basically the same reason they turned the Mandarin into a spoof character.

[Rulke]

That sort of move in a film today shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. So many comic characters were created during a very different time globally and none of the creators probably ever imagined their ideas getting off the pages of the comics they were aiming for American only teens.

[Lyall]

It makes complete sense. Joe Average doesn't read Doc Strange anyway, so they won't know the difference, and this ensures the movie isn't blocked from making a hojillion dollars in the Asian markets. The only people who would see it and be offended are a niche of a niche of a niche in one region.

[Hirronimus]

Ken Watanabe as The Ancient One. That is all.

Edit: I've reread that guy's comment. So basically Hollywood is catering to racist/xenophobic China? Okay, then.

[Tyrath]

Ken Watanabe is Japanese. Pretty sure mixing up the different asian ethnicities is worse than just white washing the character.

And yes, they are. Because they have a huge market.

[Lyall]

Think of it less like bowing to China's issues and more to bowing to China's hundreds of millions of dollars.

[kuronosan]

Casting a Chinese person as a Tibetan would be akin to casting a Spaniard as a Mexican, I think.

[Obev]

Casting a Chinese person as a Tibetan would be akin to casting a Spaniard as a Mexican, I think.

More dickish than that considering the continuing situation in Tibet. Casting an Israeli as a Palestinian, an Englishman as an Irishman, casting a whitey as a Native American -oh wait, Johnny Depp.

[TheDirtyHobo]

casting a whitey as a Native American -oh wait, Johnny Depp.

Given how that movie turned out, critically and financially, I think that it falls in line with that point.

[6souls]

Poster

Spoiler: show

[DrClout]

I'm okay with this.

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[Malithar]

For being 4 months away, it doesn't feel like much info has been teased or leaked. Trailer is still grade A though, still have high hopes.

[6souls]

I think the film is mostly digital effects so it would be tougher to leak.

[Alistaire]

So basically the same reason they turned the Mandarin into a spoof character.

Except they basically redacted that.

[Hirronimus]

I think the less we know the better.

[Alistaire]

I think the less we know the better.

Nah, the short they did was pretty good.

[Insanecyclone]

Except nothing has come from that as of yet.

[Drai]

any clue when we should expect the next trailer? :O

edit - nvm, SDCC seems fairly likely

[Odesseiron]

Quoting Tyven. Sorta.

FUCKIN HYPE TO THE MAX DEGREE

[Delirium]

Wow, that was so much better than the first trailer.