Malala Yousafzai dives into Hollywood, reveals future plans
Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Prize winner and female students' education rights activist - dived into Hollywood as a producer.
Malala Yousafzai – Nobel Peace Prize winner and female students’ rights activist – dived into Hollywood as a producer and made to the cover of Variety Magazine sporting sky diving gear with a parachute in the background.
In her interview with Variety Magazine, Malala Yousafzai elaborated on her future plans after diving into Hollywood as a producer.
“You’re often told in Hollywood, implicitly or explicitly, that the characters are too young, too brown or too Muslim, or that if one show about a person of color is made, then that’s it — you don’t need to make another one. That needs to change,” she wrote on Instagram.
“Thank you @journomanori for a wonderful profile in @variety and taking the time to talk to me about my production company, Extracurricular, @strangerthingstv and my vision for a new Hollywood,” Yousafzai added.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is comparing herself to the monster from “Stranger Things” as she shows off her double-jointedness. “I am Vecna,” she declares while bending her fingers way back, emulating the slimy talons of Jamie Campbell Bower’s dastardly overlord of the Upside Down, Variety reported.
“What I hope to bring to the table are the voices of women of color,” says Yousafzai, on the park bench in the shade, “and debut writers and Muslim directors and writers. I hope we can have a wide range of perspectives and that we challenge some of the stereotypes we hold in our societies. And I also hope that the content is entertaining, and that people fall in love with the characters and have the best time together.”
Malala’s interviewer Manori Ravindran also posted a detailed caption on her Instagram.
She wrote, “I’ve always respected @Malala but I knew we would click when I read in her book that she loved watching DVDs of the classic — and wildly inappropriate — British sitcom “Mind Your Language” — a show I grew up with (and adore), similarly oblivious to how totally un-PC it was.”
“When we met for this interview, I loved how completely unpretentious she was in discussing her various interests, and how beautifully she balances being a global icon and messenger of peace, with being a 25-year-old who is struggling to keep a clean house of her own for the first time.”
“It made me smile how every single person in her inner circle mentioned her wicked sense of humour. She’s always been passionate about representation, and a year ago, she promised to move her activism on screen. Now, the proof is in her new slate for Apple — a stunningly curated selection of book adaptations and intriguing documentary subjects that are engaging and informative and, yes, “diverse,” while also being transgressive and edgy and so very interesting. I genuinely cannot wait to see what Extracurricular produces, and what this amazing woman does next.”
Malala’s interviewer Manori Ravindran also posted a detailed caption on her Instagram.
She wrote, “’ve always respected @Malala but I knew we would click when I read in her book that she loved watching DVDs of the classic — and wildly inappropriate — British sitcom “Mind Your Language” — a show I grew up with (and adore), similarly oblivious to how totally un-PC it was. When we met for this interview, I loved how completely unpretentious she was in discussing her various interests, and how beautifully she balances being a global icon and messenger of peace, with being a 25-year-old who is struggling to keep a clean house of her own for the first time. It made me smile how every single person in her inner circle mentioned her wicked sense of humour. She’s always been passionate about representation, and a year ago, she promised to move her activism on screen. Now, the proof is in her new slate for Apple — a stunningly curated selection of book adaptations and intriguing documentary subjects that are engaging and informative and, yes, “diverse,” while also being transgressive and edgy and so very interesting. I genuinely cannot wait to see what Extracurricular produces, and what this amazing woman does next.”
