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Paramount Distribution Chief: Ghost in the Shell Film Received Poor Reviews Due to Whitewashing Controversy

  • The film has elicited controversy over whitewashing since it was announced that Scarlett Johansson would play the Major, a character who was Japanese in the original story.

  • He continued, “You’ve got a movie that is very important to the fanboys since it’s based on a Japanese anime movie.

  • Paramount domestic distribution chief Kyle Davies told CBC News this week that he believes “the conversation regarding casting impacted the reviews” for Dreamworks and Paramount’s Ghost in the Shell film.

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