Dear DreamWorks Studios,

As moviegoers and fans of the original 1995 Ghost in the Shell film, we respectfully request that you cast an actress of Japanese descent for the lead role of Motoko Kusanagi rather than Scarlett Johansson.

The American film industry is already unfriendly to Asian actors without roles in major films being changed to exclude them. One recent survey found that in 2013, Asian characters made up only 4.4% of speaking roles in top-grossing Hollywood films.

Please use this opportunity to help talented Asian-American actors receive recognition for their work. There are so few opportunities for them to shine in Hollywood, and this film would be a perfect platform.

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concept art - the prince of egypt, 1998, dreamworks animation

Autunite is a secondary uranium mineral, named for its type locality near Autun, France, with a chemical formula of Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O. Autunite ranges in colour from pale yellow and yellow-green to greenish black. It dehydrates to meta-autunite on extended exposure to air, becoming yellower and less greenish.

Autunite fluoresces green-yellow under UV light, and due to its uranium content is radioactive. It may also be used as an ore. It generally occurs in the oxidation zone of uranium-bearing rocks, and is associated with other uranium minerals, such as torbernite and uranophane. Crystals may be tabular or micaceous.

Sources:

• Mindat
• Webmineral
• Wikipedia

Image sources: 1, 2, 3 (2 and 3 are the same sample, viewed under normal and UV light)