In a lengthy post on his social media channels, Skrein said he accepted the role of Ben Daimio unaware of the character’s Asian heritage. Daimio is Japanese-American in the Hellboy comics the ...

The Deadpool star, 34, said he did not know the race of Major Ben Daimio when he accepted the part in the comic book adaptation. He said he was stepping down "so the role can be cast appropriately".