Tilda Swinton and Scarlett Johansson are getting some heat for voicing characters in a new film, for which a Japanese-themed poster was revealed on Tuesday.
It’s not clear what animated characters Swinton and Johansson are voicing in Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion film, “Isle of Dogs,” yet Twitter is outraged that the actresses names are printed in English and Japanese kanji on the poster and are trolling them, once again.
Coming to theatres April 20, 2018 #IsleofDogs pic.twitter.com/YQlZJsBhM2
— Isle of Dogs (@isleofdogsmovie) April 25, 2017
Critics argue that this just adds fuel to the fire, given both of their recent movies were accused of whitewashing Asian roles.
“They really placed Scarlett Johansson and Tilda Swinton in Isle of Dogs to reaffirm their Asian ethnicity? Hollywood killin Asians… STILL!” tweeted one user.
“Honorary Asians Tilda Swinton and Scarlett Johansson grace us in Wes Anderson’s Japan set ISLE OF DOGS #alternativefacts,” tweeted another.
Johansson received severe criticism for playing the cybernetic hero Motoko Kusanagi in the live-action remake of the classic anime, “Ghost in the Shell.”
Swinton was famously cast as “The Ancient One” opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Marvel’s “Doctor Strange.” When the film’s trailer hit the web, some fans said casting Swinton was racist because the character was depicted in the comics as being Tibetan — and Swinton is a white British woman.
Set in Japan, “Isle of Dogs” follows a boy’s odyssey as he searches for his pet pooch. As of yet, it’s unclear who Swinton and Johansson even voice in the film. Of course, never mind that other cast members — such as Jeff Goldblum, Bryan Cranston and Edward Norton — also feature in the poster in Japanese writing, although the actors are not Asian.
Representatives for Fox Searchlight, Swinton and Johansson have not yet responded to TheWrap’s request for comment.
See some reaction tweets below:
We get not ONE actress who's proven her skills at playing Asians, but TWO! Ain't we lucky! I feel so fucking blessed. pic.twitter.com/71Dmn4U3vF
— An Asian for All Occasions (@GermanCityGirl) April 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/bboy916/status/856950871879319552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Fisle-of-dogs-scarlett-johansson-tilda-swinton_us_590162c3e4b0026db1de1cb5
https://twitter.com/wednesdaydreams/status/857106333513986049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Fisle-of-dogs-scarlett-johansson-tilda-swinton_us_590162c3e4b0026db1de1cb5
I feel like Wes Anderson is kinda rubbing it in AsAm's faces by casting both ScarJo AND Tilda.
— Izandra (@Izandra) April 25, 2017
Jesus. Isle of Dogs has both Scarlett Johansson AND Tilda Swinton? pic.twitter.com/QHTu9AJ4o5
— Anson Ling (@ns0n) April 25, 2017
👇🏼 👇🏼 👇🏼 The target audience for Wes Anderson's new "Isle of Dogs" movie https://t.co/gCHIK2afX3
— Chin Lu 呂錦華 (she/her) (@ChinHuaLu) April 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/chrisgayomali/status/856946914624983040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Fisle-of-dogs-scarlett-johansson-tilda-swinton_us_590162c3e4b0026db1de1cb5