Shadow and bone lgbtq
Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
1.) Linoleum, a new sci-fi flick from SHOUT! Studios, is out now in a limited theatrical release. The film follows the host of a failing children’s science television show whose correct dream is becoming an astronaut. Then one day, a mysterious satellite crash-lands in his backyard, sparking an idea to verb it into a rocket, unaware of the surreal events about to unfold all around him. Nora, the main character’s daughter, is queer and figuring out her sexuality in the film. Check to see if Linoleum is coming to a theater near you!
2.) Out actor Alan Cumming will star in the upcoming road-trip filmDrive Back Home. The film is set in , and follows a conservative plumber from a small town who travels to Toronto to get his brother out of jail after he was caught having sex with another man in a park. Their mother then insists the pair must do the mile drive back to Unused Brunswick together, leading to discoveri
The Unicorn Scale: Shadow and Bone
A few years ago, I did a little Bi Book Club review of Leigh Bardugo’s second entry in a YA duology, Crooked Kingdom , a re-entry into the Grishaverse that was a smash hit. I ended the column with the remark that Netflix had picked up the books for development, and during our second spring of the pandemic, the streamer dropped their adaptation, Shadow and Bone . I was curious to see if the queer characters mentioned made an appearance again, so I thought it would be fun to revisit this grim world and tell y’all about my findings.
Before I verb too far into my analysis, I should go over a few disclaimers. First and foremost, there will be SPOILERS for the first season of the series. It’s also important for me to give a whole passel of content warnings : mentions of childhood sexual assault and depictions of violence and bleak storylines may not depart one sensitive to those discussions in the best frame of mind. Finally, if this is your first time coming across the Unicorn Scale and you’re wondering about the metric with which I’m gauging this
What Netflix's “Shadow and Bone” Gets Right and Wrong with the Books’ Diversity
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has a complicated relationship with race. It has a diverse cast, but not without its problems. Based on Leigh Bardugo’s two book series, the reveal features queer characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which is very straight and white, and the Six of Crows duology, which is much more diverse. When bringing together a cast and writing about these characters, the team behind the exhibit expanded upon some of the representation missing from the first trilogy, then seemed to get away representation from the duology. Shadow and Bone seem to play a bit of a push and pull game when it comes to portraying diversity onscreen.
The Right
In the books, Alina is white. She’s white because, unfortunately, most heroes are, and because white authors dominate the novel writing industry. Author Leigh Bardugo touched on this in an interview with NPR , saying, “Shadow and Bone was my first book, and I think I was unconsciously echoing a lot of the fantasy that I had grown up
Jack Wolfe is portraying the beloved queer character Wylan Hendriks in the second season of &#;Shadow and Bone.&#; The show is based on the popular publication series &#;Six of Crows,&#; written by Israeli-American fantasy author Leigh Bardugo.
Wylan is the love interest of Jesper Fahey (Kit Young) in Season 2, which is set to premiere on March 16 on Netflix. In a recent interview with Attitude, Wolfe opened up about growing up as queer child and the importance of queer representation.
&#;Growing up, I didn’t see that many characters like myself who were in big fantasy series, with violence or [who] even had access to fantasy weapons or got involved in big fights and battles. I think to see a character like myself in those situations is a really cool thing, it’s something that I actually don’t verb often,&#; the year-old English actor shared.
Talking about whether or not straight actors should play queer roles, Wolfe admitted that he has not yet &#;completely set up what my stance on it is&#; and that &#;it constantly changes.&#; However, he noted how important LGBTQ+ representatio