Diversity in Hollywood done wrong: controversial movie castings
Some actors received backlash for taking on controversial roles
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Hollywood has come a long way, but it still has a huge road ahead towards equality and inclusiveness. Casting choices are a particular sore spot, especially with the amount of white actors that have been cast as characters of other races—the so-called "whitewashing" of Hollywood.
Scarlett Johansson is the latest A-lister to come under fire, after accepting to play a transgender man in a new film. But she's not the only one.
Click through this gallery for some of the most controversial movie castings in Hollywood.
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