We spoke to chanteaadams about playing Max Chapman, a young Black woman who dreams of playing in the major leagues, in Prime Video's 'A League of Their Own' reboot
, was, to put it mildly, very white. “I got the audition, and to be honest, I was a little hesitant at first,” Adams, who describes her career choices as “very intentional,” tells the Cut. “I remember not seeing women that look like me in the film,” she says, but her hesitancy was assuaged when she read the series’ script, which brings Black and LGBTQ characters to the forefront.
Max represents so many different identities audiences can relate to — she’s a Black queer woman playing a man’s sport. Was that daunting to play? There are so many ways Max could be written as a tragic character, but in the end, hers is a joyful journey —
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