However, the Ancient One is originally a Tibetan-born male and appears to be another instance of Hollywood's cultural appropriation of Asian characters.

Yet Swinton — who was well aware of the backlash, and acknowledged it — hopes to reassure Marvel fans. "Well, it's not actually an Asian character — that's what I need to tell you about it," she told The Hollywood Reporter at a Thursday night screening of A Bigger Splash at New York City's Museum of Modern Art. "I wasn't asked to play an Asian character, you can be very well assured of that."

She added with a smile, "You just have to wait and see, because it's not an Asian character."

Might the writers truly have a justified reason for re-characterizing the Ancient One away from the character's original Tibetan roots? Maybe there's more that meets the eye. We'll have to wait and see until Nov. 4.