Michelle Rodriguez wasannounced as the starof Walter Hills upcoming thrillerTomboy, A Revengers Taleon Wednesday, and GLAAD has responded by calling the films depiction of gender-reassignment surgery disappointing.
The story, which Hill will direct from his own script, centers on a male assassin (Rodriguez) who is double-crossed and forced to undergo gender-reassignment surgery by a rogue doctor (Sigourney Weaver), who turns him into a woman.
We havent read the script, but its disappointing to see filmmakers turning what is a life-saving medical procedure for transgender people into a sensationalistic plot unit, Nick Adams, GLAADs director of programs for transgender media, said in a statement.
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We are at a crucial moment in the publics understanding of transgender issues, and stories like these have the potential to undermine the progress weve worked so hard to achieve, he added.
Reps for Rodriguez, Hill, and producers did not respond to a request for comment.Tomboyis set to begin shooting next month in Vancouver.
On Tuesday, GLAAD released itsannual reportabout LGBT representation on television, and its results found that there were no transgender characters on primetime broadcast programs.
There were three recurring transgender characters on cable, and streaming services featured four, with two lead transgender characters inTransparentandSense8.
