Multi-hyphenate Our Lady J, best known for her writing and production work on Transparent and Pose (she appeared on both shows, too), will write the pilot for Rub & Tug, an upcoming series based on the life of massage parlor owner and gangster Dante “Tex” Gill. The news was announced Tuesday by Deadline.
movie that was to star Scarlett Johansson as Gill. However, casting Johansson as a trans man caused immediate backlash, which led to a series of responses from Johansson’s camp. First,
critical of the choice to cast a cis woman as a trans man, “Tell them that they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, and Felicity Huffman’s reps for comment.” Then,, “Our cultural understanding of transgender people continues to advance, and I’ve learned a lot from the community since making my first statement about my casting and realize it was insensitive.
: “You know, as an actor I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal because that is my job and the requirements of my job.”Well, she’d better start searching for a drama-rich forest from which to glean inspiration, because she’s not allowed to play Gill. According to Deadline, there’s “a commitment to cast a trans actor to play the show’s lead role” on the part of New Regency, which is developing the show. They better not fuck this up, or they will be hearing about it.
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