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Ed Skrein Backs Out Of “Hellboy” Reboot Over Whitewashing Claims
August 29, 2017 / Posted by: Mieka
British actor Ed Skrein is getting a lot of love from fans of diversity and representation right now after he #tooktotwitter to announce that he was exiting the upcoming Hellboy reboot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ed joined the Helloboy reboot last week and was set to play the role of Major Ben Daimio, who in the comic books is Japanese-American. As you can probably guess, some people weren’t too happy to see a Japanese-American character played by a guy who looks like Ed.