Dharamshala, 2nd July: Kevin Feige’s criticism of Tilda Swinton’s casting as the Ancient One in ‘Doctor Strange’ has made her “grateful.” The 60-year-old actress portrayed the Tibetan guru in the 2016 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but the studio’s president has said that picking her as the character was a mistake and that they could have avoided clichés if an Asian actor had been recruited in the role. Tilda Swinton has now said that she had reservations about taking on the role of Doctor Strange’s mentor.
“I remember having a question mark in my own mind at the time, and being attendant to the public response to the idea of a Scottish woman playing this character, and being aware that there was no resistance at all – there was widespread welcome – which shifted at a certain point, for very good reason with which I had an enormous amount of sympathy,” she told Variety.
Tilda accepted the criticism that came from fans and is glad that there is a conversation between filmmakers and the audience regarding the narrative of blockbusters. “The audience feels even more empowered to contribute to the narrative and to feel heard within the narrative, and that’s a really positive societal development,” the Academy Award winner added.
Marvel President Regrets Whitewashing The Character of A Tibetan Monk
According to the original story of the famous comic of Marvel, the Ancient One was a Tibetan monk who was a man but in the film(Dr. Strange) the Ancient one was transformed into a Celtic one who was a woman. At the time Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, director Scott Derrickson, and co-writer C. Robert Cargill all defended the decision, but many fans called it whitewashing of the character and others accused Marvel have to change the character to cater to the China Film Administration but the studio defended itself at the time by claiming it supported creative freedom. More
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