“Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi will be spreading pixie dust in the movie, as she’s set to play Tinker Bell.Disney adapted J.M.
28.09.2020 - 05:57 / foxnews.com
Disney reportedly cast "Grown-ish" star Yara Shahidi to play Tinker Bell in its upcoming live-action adaptation of "Peter Pan." The film will be called "Peter Pan and Wendy" and is set to be directed by David Lowery ("Pete's Dragon," "The Old Man & the Gun"). Deadline reported the news of Shahidi's casting, and also reports that Jude Law will play Captain Hook.
The titular roles will be portrayed by Alexander Molony and Ever Anderson, respectively. Per the outlet, "Peter Pan and Wendy" will mark
.“Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi will be spreading pixie dust in the movie, as she’s set to play Tinker Bell.Disney adapted J.M.
Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRacist imagery and cultural stereotypes in six Disney animated classics including Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, The Aristocats, Dumbo and Swiss Family Robinson are being flagged on the Disney+ streaming site with warnings and detailed explanations of the “negative depictions” in each title.“These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now,” reads an explanation on Disney’s Stories Matter website regarding the new advisory
Select classic films are getting a new warning label on Disney+.
Disney+ subscribers selecting Peter Pan or The Aristocats for viewing will now be met with new content advisories likely to get their notice: "This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures." The updated content warnings for other classic Disney animated and live action titles like Swiss Family Robinson and Dumbo follow the studio consulting with a third-party advisory council that includes groups like the African American Film Critics Association, Coalition
Disney Plus has added a new content warning label on several classic animated movies, including “Peter Pan,” “Dumbo,” “Fantasia” and “Lady and the Tramp.”Last year, the streaming service added content warnings to content considered to have outdated depictions that appeared as a smaller text box on screen.
This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.
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Grown-ish shared the major casting news for the upcoming Peter Pan and Wendy movie. “Sprinkle that fairy dust all over this news,” they tweeted.
Despite low box-office numbers for their latest live-action adaptation, “Mulan,” it seems Disney is moving ahead with a live-action adaptation “Peter Pan and Wendy.” And the film has found its new Tinkerbell in “Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi. READ MORE: Disney Pushes ‘Black Widow’ & ‘West Side Story’ To 2021 As Studio Reshuffles Rest Of 2020 Slate According to Deadline, Shahidi has just been cast to play the new Tinkerbell in the latest adaptation of J.
Black-ish star Yara Shahidi has been cast as Tinker Bell in Disney‘s upcoming live-action Peter Pan movie, Peter Pan And Wendy.According to Deadline, Shahidi, best known for her role as Zoey Johnson in the shows Black-ish and Grown-ish, has been tapped up to star as the tritagonist fairy in David Lowery’s reworking of Disney’s 1953 animated classic.Shahidi’s casting marks the first time a person of colour has filled the role that has traditionally been played by white actors.It follows the news