Kevin Feige regrets whitewashing The Ancient One in Doctor Strange; Says 'It was a wake up call'

An Ayrshire man who survived two car crashes, a coma, losing his leg and even Covid-19 has been selected to represent Team GB at the upcoming Paralympics.

Priyanka Chopra has shared a devastating video from an intensive care neonatal unit in a Ukrainian hospital that was targeted by Russian missile strikes.READ: Priyanka Chopra gives first look inside baby's nursery – fans reactThe footage was originally posted by The New York Times and showed newborns who were moved into a makeshift bomb shelter for safety. WATCH: Priyanka and Nick's Love StoryHeartbreakingly, a nurse can be seen in the video, smiling away while attending to a tiny baby. Priyanka shared the scenes with her friends and fans on her Instagram Story.READ: Priyanka Chopra shares heartbreaking tribute after sad family lossRELATED: Priyanka Chopra breaks silence after secretly welcoming first baby with Nick JonasThis topic is close to the Hollywood star's heart, as she became a mother in January, welcoming her first baby via surrogate 12 weeks early with her husband, Nick Jonas.According to reports, the couple's baby is currently in a Southern California hospital and will remain there until given the go-ahead by doctors to go home to Priyanka and Nick.

Tiny babies just hours old were evacuated from a neonatal unit in Ukraine to a makeshift shelter to avoid Russian bombing.

Oti Mabuse will be replaced on Strictly Come Dancing by Polish professional Jowita Przystal, according to a new report.   The professional dancer, 31, took to Instagram on Tuesday where she confirmed she wouldn't be returning to the BBC One programme this autumn.  Oti wants to pursue other TV opportunities having established herself as a talent show judge with roles on ITV's The Masked Dancer and the current series of Dancing On Ice.

'The Real Dirty Dancing', which saw him, amongst other fresh-faced set of famous faces, put his best foot forward in an attempt to learn all the legendary moves from the film that started it all. And boy has he impressed viewers with his choreography skills!That should not come as a surprise however, as the 26-year-old Manchester-born telly-watcher is in fact, a professional dancer.

usual primetime hits to post-Olympics slots and other networks not bothering to compete against the 2022 Games. In the week of February 20, however, ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, and NBC brought most of their biggest hits back, and some networks even premiered some new shows. So, now that regularly-scheduled TV is mostly back, let’s look at some highlights that could mix up the ratings game for the rest of the season: the four new shows that premiered this week.

Jimmy Carr is back on Twitter following outrage at comments he made about the Holocaust. The comedian, 49, has been absent from Twitter since February 4, after a joke he made in his Netflix special, His Dark Material, sparked backlash.

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West Derby in 1934, he was also known as 'The Wizard of Balance' due to his ability to not use his feet to touch the track when taking corners. READ MORE: Tragic death of TJ Hughes boss whose body was never found He debuted in Speedway riding at age 16 with the Liverpool Chads and then the Fleetwood Flyers.

Fast & Furious franchise. She debuted as Magdalene “Queenie” Shaw in The Fate of the Furious, and reprised the role in Hobbs & Shaw and last year’s F9.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attended Milan Fashion Week in style. The couple, who are expecting their first child together, sat front row at Gucci’s Fall 2022 show on Friday 25 February.

Spider-Man: No Way Home was one hell of a multiversal affair, with the spell Doctor Strange cast for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker bringing all kinds of people from the Sam Raimi and Marc Webb-helmed Spider-Man movies into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Contrary to the rumors that swirled  around months before the movie’s release, Kirsten Dunst did not take part in the action as Mary Jane Watson.

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Hayden Panettiere's seven-year-old daughter is "safe and not in Ukraine". The 32-year-old actress has daughter Kaya with the retired Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko - but Hayden has confirmed via social media that she's not in any danger, following Russia's invasion of the country. In response to a comment on Instagram, Hayden said: "she's safe and not in Ukraine [thumbs-up emoji] (sic)" The 'Heroes' actress has also voiced her support for Ukraine on social media.

Olly Murs has cancelled his summer UK tour after undergoing knee surgery. The 37-year-old pop star has gone under the knife and will now spend the next six months in rehab. Olly said: "I am absolutely gutted to have to cancel my summer tour this year, but unfortunately I've had to have new major knee surgery.

Frozen movies and played Le Fou in the live-action Beauty and the Beast, along with starring in movies like Murder on the Orient Express and The Wedding Ringer, and being among The Book of Mormon’s original cast. On Twitter, Gad shared that the Academy reached out to him, but he declined.

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The controversial casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in 2016’s Doctor Strange was a mistake, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has admitted.

Marvel boss Kevin Feige has admitted that he regrets whitewashing The Ancient One character in Doctor Strange.Tilda Swinton took up the role in the 2016 movie despite the fact the character is portrayed in the comics as an Asian man.Marvel Studios defended the casting leading up to the film’s release, which led to a backlash.“Marvel has a very strong record of diversity in its casting of films and regularly departs from stereotypes and source material to bring its MCU [Marvel cinematic universe] to life,” Marvel said at the time.“The Ancient One is a title that is not exclusively held by any one character, but rather a moniker passed down through time, and in this particular film the embodiment is Celtic.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is broken up into several “Phases.” Phase 1 (ending with “Avengers” in 2012) sort of acts as the introduction to the universe and the idea of connected continuity. Phase 2 built on the success of the previous films and introduced weirder concepts (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” for example).

Kevin Feige has some regrets.

Jordan Moreau Marvel film “Doctor Strange” courted some controversy when it cast actor Tilda Swinton, a white woman, in the role of The Ancient One, who is typically portrayed in the comics as an Asian man. Marvel Studios defended the casting leading up to the release, but now president Kevin Feige has addressed the controversy and admitted the company could have handled it differently.In 2016, Marvel Studios released a statement about Swinton’s casting, saying “Marvel has a very strong record of diversity in its casting of films and regularly departs from stereotypes and source material to bring its MCU to life.

Five years after “Doctor Strange” was released, Kevin Feige admits casting Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One was a mistake.

When Marvel Studios set out to bring “Doctor Strange” to the big screen, there was one massive question about the character’s history that needed to be answered—how do you translate the role of The Ancient One to the modern setting? For decades, the character has shown up in the comics as a stereotypical mystic Asian man that shows Stephen Strange how to wield magic. Clearly, as a society, we’ve moved past that sort of portrayal.

When Marvel Studios set out to bring “Doctor Strange” to the big screen, there was one massive question about the character’s history that needed to be answered—how do you translate the role of The Ancient One to the modern setting? For decades, the character has shown up in the comics as a stereotypical mystic Asian man that shows Stephen Strange how to wield magic. Clearly, as a society, we’ve moved past that sort of portrayal.