f. Mini-series director Geoff Davis asserted that he could not find a 60-year-old Chinese actor to play Sing's father; Chinese Australian actors Warren Lee and Tony Chu have expressed disagreement with this assertion. According to Australia's SBS, Davis said that he called for actors willing to work pro bono or for deferred payment, but no Chinese actors responded. Josh Davis, the director's son, was cast as Sing. Tony Bonner was cast as Sing's father. Apart from Australia, the controversy has been reported in Canada, Kuwait, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.