Pixar will have a transsexual character in its next film

2021-04-28T09:34:44.078Z

It will be a 14-year-old teenager. In 'Out' he had already included a gay protagonist.

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Pixar is always trying to innovate and

catch up on issues that are on the public agenda

Now, the Disney + company announced that

its next film will have a transsexual character

It will be a teenager named Jess, 14 years old.

The news came after a publication by the company announcing that it was looking for actresses between the ages of 12 and 17 who were "enthusiastic, outgoing, energetic and fun."

Furthermore, they had to be "capable of performing in front of a microphone".

Here comes the key fact: most important of all, according to the company's underline, is that they were "

capable of playing a 14-year-old transgender girl."

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How is the trans character

The ad indicates that Jess is "compassionate, funny and always watches your back."

When it comes to the search for a minor,

Pixar asks that their legal guardians give their consent

and contact them.

"If you know someone who meets this description and wants to audition for the role,

have their tutor contact us,

" they indicated.

The notice also did not clarify whether a young woman who is actually transsexual is being sought to voice the character.

"Turning Red"

It is that, in times of political ultra-correction, it is

often claimed that really transsexual people are hired to play transsexuals

, even though the role of the actor consists precisely in pretending that one is another person different from who one is in reality.

Pixar did not reveal which production this character will be in, but

different analysts speculate that he would be in the film

Turning Red

, directed by Domee Shi.

In the film, its protagonist transforms into a red panda in tense situations.

Other characters of diverse sexuality

It is not the first time that Pixar includes characters in its films that belong to the LGBTI community.

America

, Officer Spector was gay.

Additionally,

Steven Clay Hunter's

short film

Out

, released in December, focused on a

man who had trouble publicly reporting his homosexuality

Pixar's short Out, with a gay protagonist.

In any case, they are the first steps of this project, which is far from being realized.

Instead, on June 17, the new Pixar film, titled Luca, arrives at Disney +.

He also had to talk about the theme of gender: there are rumors that it will feature the first gay character in a feature film from the company that created Toy Story.

Luca will be the studio's 24th film.

This time the plot focuses on the passage from childhood to adulthood and all that that entails.

What is luca about

The name of the feature film honors its protagonist, Luca, a young man who will live an unforgettable summer in a beautiful town on the Italian coast with his new best friend, Alberto.

Luca is the next Pixar premiere.

And there are rumors that its protagonist is gay.

However, the story will go further thanks to a share of fantasy: both friends are actually sea creatures from an underwater world, where they look similar to fish when underwater, but

take human form when they are on land

In the best of

The Little Mermaid

style

, the friends will spend their afternoons on land with ice cream, pasta, scooter trips and befriend a human girl along the way.

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