Daniel Dae Kim Replacing Ed Skrein in 'Hellboy'?
After British actor Hawaii Five-0" alum Daniel Dae Kim might replace him.
EW confirms that Kim is in talks to take on the role of Daimio, who an officer at the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who can transform into a jaguar.
After the whitewashing controversies of "Ghost in the Shell," actually casting an Asian actor as an Asian character is being hailed as a win. Except that not everyone is happy that Kim, a Korean-American, is being sought for the role of a Japanese-American.
That's... better but have to ask, is it that hard to find a Japanese-American actor? Daniel Dae Kim is Korean. https://t.co/jO5gXO9GA0
— Ju Li K (@Juleshortstuff) September 11, 2017
Asian ppl: YAY Daniel Dae Kim!
White dudes: *mansplains how it's not really a win bc DDK is Korean*
— Ron Chan (@RonDanChan) September 12, 2017
Problem fixed? The character is Japanese, yet Daniel Dae Kim is Korean. They're far from fixing the problem. PoC aren't interchangeable????
— ????. | #SENSE8ISBACK (@meezus_christ) September 11, 2017
Kim and co-star wrote, "The path to equality is rarely easy. But I hope you can be excited for the future. I am."
