Ed Skrein steps down from Hellboy role
>> Sunday, September 03, 2017
Ed Skrein steps down from Hellboy role
The British actor and rapper Ed Skrein was slated to play Major Ben Daimio in the Hellboy movie reboot, a character of Japanese heritage in the original comic books. But following a backlash online, Skrein, who has no Asian blood whatsoever, withdrew from the film "so the role can be cast appropriately."
