Marvel TV Head Didn’t Care About Asian Characters, Daredevil Actor Says


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Jeph Loeb, the executive vice president of the erstwhile Marvel Television, didn't care about Asian representation and told writers of Daredevil — the Netflix-Marvel series led by Charlie Cox — to ignore Chinese and Asian characters, Daredevil actor Peter Shinkoda has claimed. Shinkoda played Nobu Yoshioka, a member of the Hand and Yakuza branch, who was a secondary villain and a physical match for the title hero on Daredevil season 1. His presence was minimised on season 2. In a live stream for the #SaveDaredevil campaign over the weekend, Shinkoda said : “Jeph Loeb told the writers' room not to...