Disney is moving “onwards” with its plans to be more diverse.
The animation giant’s upcoming flick Onward will feature the first animated Lgbtq character to exist in the Disney-Pixar universe.
The role — a Cyclops cop by the name of Officer Specter — is voiced by Lena Waithe and is Disney and Pixar’s first self-identified Lgbtq character in its history.
Onward producer Kori Rae confirmed the role in an interview published Friday, telling Yahoo Entertainment that the inclusion of the character “just kind of happened” when the movie was being written.
“The scene, when we wrote it, was kind...
The animation giant’s upcoming flick Onward will feature the first animated Lgbtq character to exist in the Disney-Pixar universe.
The role — a Cyclops cop by the name of Officer Specter — is voiced by Lena Waithe and is Disney and Pixar’s first self-identified Lgbtq character in its history.
Onward producer Kori Rae confirmed the role in an interview published Friday, telling Yahoo Entertainment that the inclusion of the character “just kind of happened” when the movie was being written.
“The scene, when we wrote it, was kind...
- 2/22/2020
- by Gabrielle Chung
- PEOPLE.com
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