15 most debatable casting situations we have seen across movies and shows

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Casino Royale (Image via Sony Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures)
Casino Royale (Image via Sony Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures)

10) Emma Stone as Allison Ng (Aloha, 2015)

Emma Stone (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Emma Stone (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Emma Stone’s role in Aloha led to heavy criticism over whitewashing. Her character, Allison Ng, was supposed to have Hawaiian and Chinese roots, but Stone’s appearance did not match that background. Fans and critics opined that casting a white actress erased the cultural identity of the character and ignored opportunities for Asian representation. The backlash quickly turned into a larger debate about Hollywood’s lack of diversity and its habit of choosing star power over accuracy. Stone later apologized and admitted the criticism was valid, but the damage had already been done. The movie’s casting choices became one of the most talked-about examples of representation issues in Hollywood.

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Edited by Yesha Srivastava