Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh responded to ‘Annihilation’ Whitewashing Accusations
Natalie Portman Wasn’t Aware Her #Annihilation Casting Was Whitewashing and Knows It ‘Sounds Problematic’: https://t.co/FTl8pdSejI pic.twitter.com/Elp0Ob8VG8
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) February 14, 2018
Advocacy groups have accused the film of whitewashing its characters.
Natalie Portman :
“I actually didn’t know that. I’m hearing that for the first time. That does sound problematic, but I’m hearing it here first. We need more representation of Asians on film, of Hispanics on film, of blacks on film, women and particularly women of color, Native Americans - I mean, we just don’t have enough representation. And also these categories like ‘white’ and ‘nonwhite’ - they’re imagined classifications but have real-life consequences…And I hope that begins to change, because I think everyone is becoming more conscious of it, which hopefully will make change.”
#Annihilation star Jennifer Jason Leigh responds to whitewashing accusations https://t.co/CStYQ80yTB pic.twitter.com/5JulS0ecCh
- Variety (@Variety) February 14, 2018
Leigh about the whitewashing accusations : “It’s not in the first novel at all, which I think is the book that Alex read and that he based it on. I think had he known about those things, it might be a different cast. But we’re lucky to have a movie with all women.”
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