There has been intense conversation and understandable upset since that announcement, and I must do what I feel is right,” Skrein wrote in a statement on social media. “I accepted the role unaware that the character in the original comics was of mixed Asian heritage. Now, Skrein seems to have sided with his critics and announced that he’s stepping down from the role. Soon, many in the Asian-American community accused Skrein and the producers of "Hellboy" of whitewashing because the role went to a white man instead of a Japanese actor. Skrein was cast as the comic book character Ben Daimio, who is a Japanese-American in the written source material. However, the character is based on Mike Mignola’s comic books. Controversy arose last week when “Deadpool” actor Ed Skrein joined the cast of the upcoming reboot “Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen.” The character rose to fame thanks to the Guillermo del Toro movies that came out several years ago.
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