"...a study from 2013 (cited by the Ghost in the Shell petitioners), which showed that only 4.4 percent of all speaking roles in top-grossing Hollywood films go to Asian people—a number even more dire than the mere 10.5 percent of lead Hollywood roles that go to minority actors in general." Perhaps Hollywood productiins should expect "ethnic" actors to audition for every role offered from all castings in white - face to even the playing field.
Read more at http://magazine.good.is/articles/scarlett-johansson-ghost-in-the-shell-whitewashing#ueeHZD4hDK9KZzZw.99
This reminds me of how AKIRA got stalled from being remade by Decaprio's company.