1. Scarlett Johansson
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The Role: Major Kusanagi in Ghost In the Shell. Who knew that Scarlett Johansson had secretly been a Japanese woman all along?
2. Benedict Cumberbatch
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The Role: Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness. But, like, with whiteness.
3. Emma Stone
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The Role: Allison Ng in Aloha – a white-passing “super-proud ¼ Hawaiian.” As Rogelio De La Vega quipped on Jane the Virgin, “I hear she can play any race!”
4. Joseph Fiennes
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The Role: Michael Jackson In Elizabeth, Michael and Marlon. Yes, this white man is playing one of the most famous black men in history. 2016!
5. Rooney Mara
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The Role: Tiger Lily In Pan. But also: Did Pan really happen?
6. Tilda Swinton
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The Role: The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, originally a Tibetan role. Now it’s Tilda Swinton. Because of reasons.
7. Angelina Jolie
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The Role: Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart. Mariane is a real-life woman who is Jewish-Dutch and also Afro-Chinese-Cuban. Just like, uh, Angelina?
8. Jim Sturgess
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The Role: Ben Campbell in 21, who in real life is a man named Jeffrey Ma, who is Chinese-American. At least he sounded good on the Across the Universe soundtrack?
9. Christian Bale
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The Role: Moses in Exodus: Gods And Kings. M O S E S.
10. Joel Edgerton
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The Role: Ramses, Exodus: Gods And Kings. A LITERAL EGYPTIAN KING.
11. Zachary Levi
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The Role: Ray Rehman in Shades Of Ray. He plays a half-Pakistani man. He is not that, but the spray tan emboldens many.
12. Liam Neeson
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The Role: Ra’s al Ghul in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises. One in a long line of white men playing Ra’s.
13. Johnny Depp
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The Role: Tonto in The Lone Ranger. Depp has previously said “I guess I have some Native American somewhere down the line.” .
14. Jake Gyllenhaal
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The Role: Dastan in Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time. He was the prince. Of Persia.
15. Nicolaj Coster-Waldau
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The Role: Horus in Gods Of Egypt. Imagine the phone call. “Oh, yeah, they’re picturing you, the Danish guy from Game Of Thrones for the Egyptian god Horus.” “I’ll take it.”
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