The star of Mortal Kombat has accused Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series of not having enough diversity in Middle-earth.
Chinese Canadian actor Ludi Lin, who plays Liu Kang in the new Warner Bros. film, tweeted Thursday at Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke about the upcoming fantasy series: “It’s going to be difficult to justify building a ‘huge world’ without any characters that look Asian. Turn that imagine on us. It’s not hard, we’re right here.”
Lin was reacting to coverage of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Executive Roundtable, which was posted Wednesday. Salke was asked by executive editor Lacey ...
Chinese Canadian actor Ludi Lin, who plays Liu Kang in the new Warner Bros. film, tweeted Thursday at Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke about the upcoming fantasy series: “It’s going to be difficult to justify building a ‘huge world’ without any characters that look Asian. Turn that imagine on us. It’s not hard, we’re right here.”
Lin was reacting to coverage of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Executive Roundtable, which was posted Wednesday. Salke was asked by executive editor Lacey ...
- 5/14/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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