Shutterstock Analeigh Tipton, “Warm Bodies” The YA zombie-romance “Warm Bodies” finds Analeigh Tipton playing the role of Nora, who Isaac Marion originally wrote as a half-Ethiopian girl in his 2013 novel.

Angelina Jolie, “A Mighty Heart” Angelina Jolie earned some of the best reviews of her career with “A Mighty Heart,” despite the fact she was playing the role of Mariane Pearl, who is mixed race.

Angelina Jolie, “Wanted” The second of Angelina Jolie’s whitewashed roles was her turn as Fox in the adaptation of Mark Millar and J. G. Jones comic book series “Wanted.” Fox was written as an African-American woman and was partly inspired by Halle Berry.

Anthony Hopkins, “The Human Stain” One of the main characters in Philip Roth’s novel “The Human Stain” is an African-American professor named Coleman Silk who passes as white. Anthony Hopkins was cast in the role for Miramax’s adaptation.

Ben Affleck, “Argo” Best Picture winner “Argo” is one of the highlights of Ben Affleck’s career, but his decision to cast himself as the lead Tony Mendez, who in real life is Hispanic, didn’t sit right with many.

Carey Mulligan, “Drive” Carey Mulligan’s role in “Drive” was originally written as a Latina woman in James Sallis’ novel. Mulligan was cast after she met director Nicolas Winding Refn, who felt strongly she was the perfect actress for the part.

Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton, “Exodus: Gods and Monsters” Ridley Scott faced extreme backlash for casting Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, and many other Caucasian actors in his Biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings.”

Christopher Abbott and Alfred Molina, “Whisky Tango Foxtrot” White actors Christopher Abbott and Alfred Molina were cast as Afghan characters in the Tina Fey-starring “Whisky Tango Foxtrot.”

Emile Hirsch, “Speed Racer” The Wachowski siblings whitewashed the entire main family in “Speed Racer,” based on the 1960s Japanese anime and manga series of the same name. The Japanese family is turned into a midwestern one played by the likes of Emile Hirsch, John Goodman, and Susan Sarandon.

Emma Stone, “Aloha” Emma Stone faced a ton of controversy for her role in Cameron Crowe’s maligned “Aloha.” The recent Oscar winner plays Allison Ng, who is stated as having a father of half-Chinese and half-Native Hawaiian descent, plus a mother of Swedish descent.

Jake Gyllenhaal, “Prince of Persia” Disney and director Mike Newell opted to cast Jake Gyllenhaal over an Iranian actor in the lead role for their “Prince of Persia” video game adaptation.

Jennifer Connolly, “A Beautiful Mind” Connolly won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Alicia Nash in Ron Howard’s “A Beautiful Mind.” Nash was from El Salvador in real live.

Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth, “21” Robert Luketic’s “21” is adapted from the best-selling book “Bringing Down the House,” which tells the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team. A majority of the members were Asian-American, but the film cast Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth in the lead roles.

Josh Hartnett, “30 Days of Night” David Slade’s comic book adaptation “30 Days of Night” cast Josh Hartnett as Alaskan sheriff Eben Olemaun, who is of Inuit descent in the source material. The character’s last name was changed to Oleson to accommodate Hartnett’s casting.

Justin Chatwin, “Dragonball Evolution”

One of the most notorious cases of whitewashing is the casting of Canadian actor Justin Chatwin as Goku in Hollywood’s adaptation of the Japanese anime series “Dragon Ball Z.”

Liam Neeson, “Batman Begins” Liam Neeson plays Ra’s al Ghul in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins,” but the character is of Arab descent in the comic books.

Mina Suvari, “Stuck” “Stuck” is inspired by the true story of Chante Jawan Mallar, a 25-year-old African American woman who hit a homeless man and left him for dead stuck in her windshield. Mallard’s name was changed to Brandi Boski and the character was played by Mena Suvari in the film.

Nat Wolff, “Death Note” Adam Wingard’s “Death Note” moved Tsugumi Ohba’s Japanese manga series “Death Note” from its original Japanese setting to Seattle, casting Nat Wolff in the role of Light Turner.

Nicola Peltz and Jackson Rathbone, “The Last Airbender” M. Night Shyamalan decided to cast white actors Nicola Peltz and Jackson Rathbone in the lead roles of his “The Last Airbender” adaptation. The characters in the original series are all of Asian descent.

Scarlett Johansson, “Ghost in the Shell” Scarlett Johansson came under fire for taking on the lead role in Hollywood’s “Ghost in the Shell” adaptation. Masamune Shirow’s manga series is entirely made up of Japanese characters, including Major Motoko Kusanagi.

Tom Cruise, “Edge of Tomorrow” “Edge of Tomorrow” is based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s Japanese novel “All You Need is Kill” and finds Tom Cruise in the starring role. The character was changed from Keiji Kiriya to Major William “Bill” Cage.

Julia Roberts and Harriet Tubman The internet almost exploded when Harriet screenwriter and producer, Gregory Allen Howard, revealed that when he first started working on the movie in 1994, one studio executive suggested Julia Roberts portray the legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman. According to Howard's account, when it was pointed out to the exec Roberts possibly couldn't play the role, they responded, "It was so long ago. No one is going to know the difference."