The Ghost in the Shell is already being whitewashed, with the live-action version of the manga series being helmed by Scarlett Johansson. To make matters worse, sources claim producers at one point looked into testing special effects to give her features that looked more Asian.

Did Ghost in the Shell Producers Really Try to Make Scarlett Johansson Look More Asian?

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