I Would've gone the Kingsman Route cast a no -name total unknown Asian girl and surrounded her with a bunch of marketable actors. That's the best scenario I fan see happening. Whitewashed to please the executives, but at least the lead isn't whitewashed.
That's not being racist, that's being realistic.
Just because it's correct doesnt mean it's right.
Same reason the Attack on Titan live action movie had Japanese actors despite being set in a fictional historical Germany.
In Japan. THERE ARE NO WHITE PEOPLE TO CAST. That's not the case in America!
GITS on the other hand has been marketed well
That's debateable.
,and seems to be a well-made movie
If they can fix the CGI in post. Because right now it looks really poor and green-screeny.
I don't give a toss about race. I don't care if it's a white, Asian or whatever actress playing the Major. What I care about is that she suits the role and looks like the character. And Scarlett definitely does.
If it takes place in Asia, and is about an Asian person. It only makes sense to cast an ASIAN person! If the role is for an Asian and you're not Asian, you shouldn't get the role because it doesn't suit you!
She doesn't look like the Major. Because it's impossible for a real life person to look like an anime one. the fact that they're bending and butchering the source material just to justify casting a marketable white actress is just wrong.
But whatever. I concede. Can't win against fools.