PAN was a retelling of Peter Pan for 2015. It grossed a mere $35 million at the U.S. Box Office. It grabbed $93 million internationally. The world wide total climbed to $128 million. The production budget was $135 million.
There was criticism over a white actress (Rooney Mara) portraying the Native girl Tiger Lily in PAN. Many called it the "white washing" of Hollywood. Mara is now speaking out about being cast in the role. She says, "I think that there are two sides to it. Yes, I do think it curbs art
and creativity, and I also think that if you’re going to go by that, you
have to be able to… it has to go both ways. It can’t just be that you
don’t want a white girl to play a certain part. It has to be both sides.
And I do think it can curb art and creativity. That being said, is
there whitewashing in Hollywood? Absolutely, and I feel really bad and
embarrassed to be a part of that."
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(Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily in PAN 2015)
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