So what? That does not make me a racist. I have the exact same right for my opinion than you.
My question is very simple: are there or are there not Asian-American actresses at the moment who can pull out ScarJo sex appeal, brand appeal and that skillset? If the answer is no, then the problem is everything else than racial. If the answer is yes, then it might be a racial issue. Can you finally give me a simple answer (maybe with a name) or are you afraid to recognize that your rant and agenda is flawed against GitS?
I have not said a single thing about the racial issues in Hollywood. They're real. I'm just questioning this blind fucking rage against GitS, because I cannot name any Asian-American actresses who can star a 120 million niche sfi-ci flick made from obscure manga and anime.
Blockbuster filmmaking is calculating the risks and then trying to minimize them. I would have made the same decision if I would have put 120 million of my own money into a movie like GitS. There's no top tier Asian-American actresses at the moment. I would not risk my money on a no-name b-list actress. That's not racism, it's rational business.
The answer is a yes.
You're not a racist, but you definitely like to stubbornly stick to your opinion and go on about a meritocracy fallacy in Hollywood towards nonwhite representation while unknown and untested white actors with little acting or action experience get roles all the time. It's not rational, it's risk averse to the point of self-fulfilling fallacy.
All these unknown white actors and actresses get chances despite being risks (some haven't even starred in TV!), but the same isn't extended to nonwhite talent for feature films? How can they become A-list actresses before they're even given the chance? Do you understand how illogical that sounds? All the A-list actresses you know now weren't built-in to be stars, they had to be given chances. Like Scarlett Johannson back in the early 00s when she starred in indie but eventually recognisable films like Ghost World.
Just because
you can't name Asian American actresses that would fit a $100 million movie, doesn't prove your point because you're not any more of a studio exec as any of us are.
Here's a few more, and these are strictly Japanese American actresses (cause there are a lot of Korean and Chinese American actresses but let's stay authentic for now) who have acting experience in the USA, and some of them have martial arts or dancing choreography that would help in action roles. Remember also, every untrained actor in an action role gets enough training to be good enough.
Sophie Oda (The Suite Life, NCIS: Los Angeles, Big Bang Theory, plenty of theatre experience)
Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine, Batman vs Superman, The Man In The High Castle, Hannibal)
Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is The New Black, Nerve, Waitress, Broad City, Law and Order SVU)
Hayley Kiyoko (CSI Cyber, The Vampire Diaries, Insidious, Jem and the Holograms, Blades Of Glory)
Gina Hiraizumi (Tokyo New York, Castle, Flash Forward, Shark, Juilliard alumni)
In a previous post of yours, you agreed Karen Fukuhara and Rinko Kikuchi could become the Major. Of course they could, especially Rinko who has enough acting and action role experience.
There's also the Korean actress Doona Bae, who has enough acting and action role experience e.g. Sense8