When We Rise actor Ivory Aquino has been solid to play Alicia Yeoh within the upcoming DC Comic movie Batgirl. According to Deadline, Yeoh’s look will mark the primary time a live-action movie adaptation of a DC Comics title will function an overtly trans character.
The character, who first appeared within the 2011 difficulty of Batgirl written by Gail Simone and written by Ardean Saya, is the perfect buddy of the titular superhero aka Barbara Gordon.
The movie, set on HBO Max, additionally stars Leslie Grace, JK Simmons, Brendan Fraser, Michael Keaton and Jacob Scipio.
The movie is being directed by Adil Al Arabi and Bilal Falah.
Aquino, a transgender in actual life, is greatest identified for her appearances on the Netflix sequence When They See Us and Tales of the City, in addition to on ABC’s When We Rise.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
