Chloe Bennet Says The MCU Should Take A Page From Marvel TV On Diversity
Bennet stated that once she started going on casting calls using Bennet instead of Wang, the response was like night and day. "Oh, the first audition I went on after I changed my name, I got booked. So that’s a pretty clear little snippet of how Hollywood works.”
Continuing with the theme of racism and diversity, the conversation then steered towards Finn Jones being cast as Danny Rand aka Iron Fist in the Netflix superhero drama. Bennet made this statement, while laughing, "I actually saw that [casting] news and I can’t lie, I was a little [disappointed]. I love Marvel, but…"
While she did laud Marvel for thinking outside of the box when it comes thinking outside of the box when it comes to casting its characters, Bennet did state that she would like things taken a step further. "I know they want to stay true to their characters but, you know, every female character in Marvel comics also has, like, triple-Z-sized boobs. So if they cast actors based on the way characters look on the page, I don’t think even Scarlett Johansson—well, maybe Scarlett Johansson—would be in the movies. I think they could do better. You know, there are a lot of white guys named Chris. But I think they will, because it’s important. It’s the right thing to do. Marvel’s a smart company and I think they will represent their fans from around the world. They can take note from the way we’re going on the show, ’cause we’re doing a pretty good job."