Women of color are still often woefully underrepresented in the genre space on television and that is especially true for South Asian female characters, who can often feel nonexistent onscreen. While the gap is slowly narrowing—in a lovely bit of kismet, the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel, led by Pakistani-Canadian star Iman Vellani, premiered on the same day that Mohammed made her debut on The Flash—the actress is well aware of what a necessary step forward her role is.
“Eric [Wallace, The Flash showrunner] sort of took his character and decided to bring her to life. And that was something I had a conversation with him [about] right off the bat, how special it was to be a South Asian superhero on the show and how we really wanted to embrace that,” she says. “I even spoke to Jonathan Butler, one of The Flash writers about that, and how important [it felt]. I mean…if little Brown me as a kid [had known] that I was going to be a superhero, I don’t think I could’ve believed that. I think there is such power in proper representation. We need mirrors of ourselves.”
Mohammed admits she was a newcomer to the world of The Flash prior to being cast as Meena, and wasn’t even initially aware that she was up for the role of a comic book heroine.
“It was actually a process. I auditioned for it not knowing it was Meena Dhawan,” she explains, noting that many casting sides use codenames to disguise the arrival of characters that might be familiar to a broader audience. “The script was just about her being a scientist and helping Barry Allen. What I connected to was her desire to sort of democratize [being a speedster] and allow it to be a sort of tool for establishing justice for people. And then when I discover who it was, I was just like, ‘Holy smokes this is gonna be awesome’.”
And once Mohammed landed the role, she says she turned immediately to the source material.
“Shout out to the fact that Dr. Meena Dhawan even exists in The Flash comics in the first place!” she laughs. “But when I read the comic books I really connected to her desire to—when she reaches out to Barry Allen to try to create a bond, I connected to the fact of her trying to regain control over her life. Because she’s got these powers now out of nowhere—so how does she deal with them?”
"Flash" - Google News
June 16, 2022 at 08:00AM
https://ift.tt/UHjmIXT
The Flash: Inside the Debut of Central City's Newest Speedster - Den of Geek
"Flash" - Google News
https://ift.tt/0TUKEbW
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "The Flash: Inside the Debut of Central City's Newest Speedster - Den of Geek"
Post a Comment