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Kumail Nanjiani says he ensured his Eternals role was free of 'brown dude' stereotypes
•"I’ve been in this industry for about a decade and I looked at the usual opportunities that the brown dudes get. We get to be nerdy. I wanted him to be the opposite of that — I wanted him to be cool," said Kumail Nanjiani.
Ahead G7 Summit 2021, UNICEF, 100 heads of states and celebrities write open letter to G7 to donate vaccines
Abigailb •The UNICEF letter reminded the G7 nations the virus sees no borders and with the mutating strains, people will be safe only when everyone has access to vaccines.
Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon makes $8.6 mn over opening weekend in North America
Fp Staff •Raya and the Last Dragon failed to cross the North American opening weekend numbers of Tom & Jerry, which made $14.1 million last weekend.
Raya and the Last Dragon actors Awkwafina, Kelly Marie Tran on avoiding stereotypes: Important to look for layered characters
•A Walt Disney Animation Studios' project, Raya and the Last Dragon features Kelly Marie Tran as the studios' first animated Asian princess/warrior Raya and Awkwafina as the magical, mythical, self-deprecating dragon Sisu.
Raya and the Last Dragon cast weigh in on importance of representation
•Raya and the Last Dragon features stars of Asian descent such as Sandra Oh, Awkwafina, Kelly Marie Tran and Gemma Chan, marking another diversity landmark for Hollywood's most powerful studio.
Captain Marvel sequel reportedly in works at Disney; writer of WandaVision to work on screenplay
•Captain Marvel, which was Marvel's first female-centric movie, followed Brie Larson as US Airforce pilot Carol Danvers, who becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes.
Black Panther 2 to release in 2022, confirms Ryan Coogler; Kit Harington, Gemma Chan join Marvel's The Eternals
Prahlad Srihari •Kit Harington joins Game of Thrones co-star RIchard Madden in Marvel's The Eternals.
Meghan Markle criticised by Twitter users, Piers Morgan for collaboration with Vogue UK
•Meghan Markle will guest edit the September issue of Vogue UK, which features Michelle Obama, Salma Hayek, Greta Thunberg.
Captain Marvel: Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Gemma Chan walk the red carpet at film's LA premiere
Fp Staff •Crazy Rich Asians star Gemma Chan confirms sequels to 2018 hit rom-com will be shot back to back in 2020
Fp Staff •Gemma Chan, who played Astrid in Crazy Rich Asians, has confirmed that the two sequels to Crazy Rich Asians will be filmed in succession and the shoot will commence next year.