This spotlight has compelled Asian actors like Constance Wu and Ming-Na Wen to speak out. There has at least been a growing conversation about Asian representation in film this year: The live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, Doctor Strange, and The Great Wall have come under fire for casting white actors as characters that are Asian in the source material. “I was so happy to see that.” She added in a joking tone: “Now all the franchises have one! Let’s go!” While some critics lamented the stereotypes of Katana, Condor was enthused. I’m hoping I made a small impact for us fellow Asians, in Hollywood and in life.”Ĭondor also gave a shout out to Karen Fukuhara, who played Katana in this year’s Suicide Squad from DC Comics and Warner Bros she was the only other actress of Asian descent to appear as a superhero (or supervillain) this summer. “I love that I’m doing this because I want to show Hollywood that people don’t just like this, but it actually works, especially in big blockbusters. Now that she’s done with Lara Jean Covey and all those boys, Lana Condor wants to kick some ass and she’s hoping to toss on the yellow jacket and jump back into the X-Men universe as Jubilee. “We’re highly underrepresented,” she told Inverse in Canada over the weekend, during an event to promote the film’s Blu-ray and DVD release. Lana Condor, the Vietnamese-American actress who played Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse, was just one of two Asian actors in superhero movies this summer, and she is hoping that the roster won’t be so scarce in the future. But the new effort has not, for the most part, extended to better representation for Asian-Americans. Hollywood is pumping out more blockbuster superhero movies than ever before, and in some spots, making a push for more racially diverse characters and filmmakers.
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