Showtime’s new series “The Man Who Fell To Earth” says “thank you” to Black women
The creators of Showtime’s new series “The Man Who Fell To Earth,” which premieres on April 24, have an unequivocal answer — a Black woman.
“And I am happy to duke it out about this argument,” added Lumet, whose grandmother was groundbreaking actress Lena Horne. “Women of color are one of the most vulnerable populations on the planet and that vulnerable populace has the clearest understanding of what the world actually looks like.”The classic 1976 film adaptation of “The Man Who Fell To Earth” starred David Bowie, the original Ziggy Stardust himself. Shifting the focus to a Black woman didn’t seem risky.
Kurtzman is behind the rebooted “Star Trek” universe at CBS Studios including “Star Trek Discovery,” which features the first Black female captain in the mythology’s universe. He spun There’s a quote floating around the Web and making its way onto mugs and sweatshirts that reads “F--- it, I’ll do it — Black Women.” It spells out why Justin, with so much piling up on her paper-thin plate, would agree to help a stranger save not just one but two worlds.
Neither of the show’s two British stars are strangers to the sci-fi/fantasy genre. Ejiofor is part of the massive Marvel Cinematic Universe appearing as the sorcerer Baron Mordo in the “Doctor Strange” films, while Harris recently starred opposite Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali in the futuristic family drama “Swan Song.”
you can’t forget that Faraday is a Black man in America. In the opening scene of the series, Faraday shows up naked at an auto shop in the middle of night. Police are called. Guns are drawn. The potential for racialized violence permeates every fiber of the screen, but there is no dialogue that specifically calls attention to the color of Faraday’s skin., recalled Kurtzman. But both he and Lumet said their take on race was intentional.
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