Marvel Reacts To Runaways Race Bending Accusations

The more I think about it, the more I wonder if the concept of this series would really work as a movie. I read the original run a few years back, and the one thought that never ran through my mind was “This should really be a movie.”

if the girl who plays nico can play nico then i am fine with that XD/ its call acting. we have mexcians play natvie amercians and so on.

race nerds.

Race =/= skin colour.

I find, given the American preoccupation with race, the fact that people miss this basic point quite odd. I'm British-Irish and would actually find it quite offensive for someone to tell me that didn't matter because I have the same skin colour as someone who was just British (or just Irish). Someone posted above that the X-Men are just skinny white people these days, but of those skinny white people I can think of several who should fall into different racial categories entirely.

I would rather Nico be played by an Asian-American actress, but that said, if they find someone else who can do the part better then they should cast them. Cast the best person for the role, not the other way around.

When Marvel first started making decent movies (I pretend the old punisher and captain america days never happened) I was constantly pissed off because they messed with one thing or another. Why was Jean suddenly a super doctor? Organic webbing? Why was Sue being played by Jessica Alba? Bullseye is now Irish? My favorite fuzzy elf now has like a million tattoos? And Logan grew like 11 inches overnight. Just think of it as “inspired by” and not “based on”. look at it as some sort of What if…? issue. if it is written well, and acted well, I don't have a problem with it. That being said, if there is an japanese actress who looks the part and has some acting chops, give it to her. not because she is asian, but because she can play the part. being asian definitely should sway the bar a bit in her favor, just like being huge and intimidating helped out MCD.

What I really want to know is where is the outrage over Venom being tiny and Wolverine being 6'2″. Those were the real travesties.

“This isn’t the first time this year that a popular character’s race has been at the center of controversy in Hollywood” —didn't know RUNAWAYS were that popular

I don't get what all the fuss is. Nico should be japanese and alex should by african american. It's not even a question. This is who these characters are..you can't simply change someone's race.

I say that tristan wilds plays alex and ally maki plays nico.

Because hell, there are hardly any parts specifically for Asians anyways nowadays, so why obliterate all of the scarce opportunities out there for them?

I think the casting directors are looking for an attractive girl to play Nico since she is one of the main characters and we all know that a pretty face will boost ticket sales. Ally, quite frankly, is not “uniquely beautiful” enough–she is an average looking Asian.

Also, she tries too hard to make her eyes look bigger in photos by opening them really wide, which is a disgrace to Asians. The role of Nico Minoru is a ground breaking opportunity and respresents empowerment for Asian-Americans; Ally is not a good fit for Nico.