If the Akira Movie Goes Exclusively White, Will You Boycott It?

Or if not exclusively, then primarily with a main white cast?The folks at Racebending.com are taking a stand against Warner Bros.’ upcoming “Akira”, their live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga/anime of the same name. Of particularly annoyance is the recent casting search for the film’s two male leads, Kaneda and Tetsuo (I’m personally expecting those names to change by the time the film starts production), all the candidates for which are Caucasian with nary an Asian face

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