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For the live-action version of Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell, which the story is set in Japan with main characters being Japanese.

Update:

After the backlash surrounding Johansson’s role in the film, producers reportedly attempted to quell the controversy with an old standby Hollywood uses to fix a lot of problems: CGI.

According to multiple independent sources close to the project, Paramount and DreamWorks commissioned visual effects tests that would’ve altered Scarlett Johansson in post-production to “shift her ethnicity” and make the Caucasian actress appear more Asian in the film.

It’s the latest, and most extreme, case of “beauty work,” the new trend in Hollywood to discreetly use visual effects to tweak an actor’s appearance, making them thinner, younger or stronger. The Ghost in the Shell tests were conducted by Lola VFX, the same company that aged up (and down) Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and is considered the industry leader in so-called beauty work. Though the tests were requested by the production team, once they were developed and reviewed, the idea was rejected “immediately,” says an insider.

We reached out to Paramount Pictures who acknowledged the tests, but refute the claim that Johansson was involved:

A test was done related to a specific scene for a background actor which was ultimately discarded. Absolutely no visual effects tests were conducted on Scarlett’s character and we have no future plans to do so.

Our sources maintain Johansson’s character was specifically the focus of these tests, though they were done without her participation or knowledge.

A representative for Lola VFX did not respond to requests for comment.

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[WFL]

''Japanese'' isn't a wig style.

[Dom]

She looks good.

[dedro]

Originally posted by WFL

''Japanese'' isn't a wig style.

Her character name is credited as Motoko Kusanagi

[montrealxo]

I still don't know how I feel about this. I love GITS and I know somebody like her had to be attached to get the film made, but it's still whitewashed

[Nutitle]

Inb4 the mess

[snowo]

lol

[fridayteenage]

y not make it, like, not faux-japanese?

[Sensation]

not convincing

[B'Day]

Did they just throw on a wig and call it a day?

[Butters]

So lame, hope it bombs.

[Price of Fame]

Yeah, she's going to (continue) to get dragged for this and I'm not even mad.

White people need to stop this.

[NOW]

"But she is inside of a prosthetic body so..."

I see the loophole in this, still would've been nice to include Japanese actor/actresses in the main cast.

[Nikolai.]

If they had made her eyes oriental or given her distinct features y'all would've called her/them racist so stop complaining about the wig

[Opacho]

She looks amazing.

[Homogenic]

Asian ICON

[WFL]

Originally posted by dedro

Her character name is credited as Motoko Kusanagi

I know, that wasn't directed at you.

Anyway, I don't mind it but they should be ready for the shitstorm.

[Koons]

She looks great, SO excited for this.

OP - by any chance is this film based on something Japanese?

[B'Day]

Originally posted by Nikolai.

If they had made her eyes oriental y'all would've called her/them racist so stop complaining about the wig

I'm not exactly complaining about the wig, I'm laughing at the fact they give her a thick black wig and thinks that makes her Japanese I'm laughing at the fact that it's 2016, and Hollywood still thinks white-washing is acceptable

[dedro]

Originally posted by Nikolai.

If they had made her eyes oriental y'all would've called her/them racist so stop complaining about the wig

Maybe casting an actual Japanese actress could solve all the problems?