FromThe Big ShorttoMoneyball,Michael Lewis is no stranger to having his books adapted into films.
Right now its close to dead, Lewis told the audience.
The problem was revealed in the Sony hack.
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There were emails back and forth about how impossible it was to make a movie with an Asian lead.
The problem was Brad Katsuyama.
Theyve gotten to the point where theyre nervous about making an Asian guy a white guy.
Decades ago, they werent.
They would have just done that.
But they dont think theres a well-enough known Asian male actor.
Which I think is crazy.
