Being shouted out by “Pose” creator Ryan Murphy in his Golden Globes acceptance speech hasn’t been the one spotlight of Michaela Jaé Rodriguez’s week. The history-making actress has been tapped to steer “Wildfire.” Deadline experiences that the script for the pic lately made the Black Record.
Penned by Chaya Doswell, “Wildfire” follows Lu, a seven-year-old “who by accident begins a wildfire. A mute from an abusive house, Lu slyly methods Merribelle, a hardworking trans lady, into kidnapping her — sparking a superbly surprising bond with a devastating expiration date.”
A director isn’t hooked up to the venture but.
Final 12 months Rodrguez turned the primary trans actress to win a Golden Globe. Because the occasion wasn’t broadcast, Murphy took the chance to spotlight her win at Tuesday’s ceremony. “A 12 months in the past, the Golden Globes weren’t televised, however the present did go on,” he stated. “And I used to be so thrilled when it was introduced that MJ Rodriguez, from my present, ‘Pose,’ had been awarded Greatest Actress in a Drama Sequence. In doing so, MJ from Newark, New Jersey, turned the primary trans actress ever to win a Golden Globe. And I assumed, ‘Wow, how I might have liked for MJ to be on this stage getting the standing ovation she deserved for making historical past.’” He then requested Rodriguez to face up and for attendees to offer the trailblazer “the ovation that she deserves.”
Rodriguez has additionally made historical past on the Emmys, turning into the primary trans performer to earn a Primetime Emmy nomination in a lead performing class in 2021.
You’ll be able to catch Rodriguez in “Loot,” an Apple TV+ sequence that sees Maya Rudolph taking part in a newly divorced billionaire who decides to get extra personally concerned along with her charitable basis. The comedy has been renewed for a second season, however a premiere date hasn’t been introduced but.
Supply: Women And Hollywood