(For comparison, the last Transformers cost $210 million.) Since most Chinese films star Chinese actors, representation isn’t the same concern for audiences as it is in the U.S. It cost $150 million, making it the most expensive movie ever filmed in China. It’s more complicated when you consider that it’s actually a co-production between American and Chinese studios-the largest ever, in fact. But The Great Wall isn’t intended exclusively for American audiences. The reason Hollywood would rather put a white actor in front of American moviegoers is because studios dubiously believe that’s what Americans want, and what will sell tickets. Still, whitewashing isn’t just an issue of casting.
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