MCU: 10 Things That Didn't Go The Way Kevin Feige Wanted
10. Whitewashing Doctor Strange
For the most part, it must be said that Kevin Feige and the rest of his Marvel Studios squad have done pretty damn well when it comes to the casting of their various cogs in the overall MCU machine.
From inspired unexpected decisions to throw former Human Torches behind a shield, to unleashing remarkably charming former WWE wrestlers covered in prosthetics, the casting team behind the superworld has clearly scored more hits than misses.
However, when it came time to produce the first-ever big screen adventure for a certain Stephen Strange back in 2016, news of Feige and his Marvel force casting a white actor in the role of the Ancient One looked like a huge mistake out of the gates.
From the off, fans and critics alike blasted Marvel Studios for not sticking to what was on the page in the casting of the typically Asian male role and whitewashing the part instead, with Feige eventually going on record later down the road when discussing the thought process behind casting Tilda Swinton in the part by admitting, "We thought we were being so smart, and so cutting-edge..."
How wrong they were, eh...