Alaqua Cox was바카라 웹사이트cast in 's 'Hawkeye,' her debut acting role, in 2020. Her use of American Sign Language (ASL) caught the attention of fans, who then became curious to know whether the actress, who now has a show of her own, was actually deaf or not.
The Disney+ series 'Echo' released바카라 웹사이트on January 9 and highlights her바카라 웹사이트character of Maya Lopez. “In 'Hawkeye,' Maya was a villain. And while she라이브 바카라 our protagonist in 'Echo,' we wanted to embrace those darker sides and flaws within the character who is on an extremely emotional journey trying to navigate the pent-up anger inside her,"바카라 웹사이트said director Sydney Freeland in a press release for the show.
Cox left her home in Wisconsin, so that she could join the바카라 웹사이트cast of 'Hawkeye.'바카라 웹사이트“When I jumped into the Marvel world, it was a big transition for me, but I was so grateful for the opportunity and journey,” the actress said, who found out about the show 'Echo' while filming for the Jeremy Renner-led 'Hawkeye.'
In an interview previously,바카라 웹사이트she said it was "sweet" of바카라 웹사이트Renner and Hailee Steinfeld바카라 웹사이트to learn basic ASL so as to communicate more easily with her.바카라 웹사이트
“I felt so overwhelmed and shocked because it was a lead role in my second project which seemed kind of crazy. I remember telling my family and it just meant so much because it gives Indigenous people a leading character and real representation in an authentic way. It feels amazing to be able to have the opportunity inspire and empower a future generation of people," she revealed.
Now, answering if바카라 웹사이트she's deaf in real life: yes! But it doesn't end there. She's also the first바카라 웹사이트Indigenous lead in a Marvel series and also uses a바카라 웹사이트prosthetic leg, while passionately performing her own stunts.바카라 웹사이트
Stunt coordinator Mark Scizak revealed that he "had to pump the brakes sometimes because she never held back. In designing the fights, we incorporated the fact that she can do bigger blocks with her prosthetic leg since she wouldn’t feel pain there. She also used it as leverage, holding her leg back to get as much power out of her kicks as possible."
Cox went on to say she found it "fun" to do her own stunts and it was her "favourite thing" while filming.바카라 웹사이트“Our stunt team had such great bubbly personalities and were so enjoyable to work with. In pre-production, I would do stunt training five days a week because I had so many stunts to do on this show. I had to learn so many different jabs, punches and kicks. It라이브 바카라 been a fun journey.”
Cox is truly an inspiration.바카라 웹사이트“I wanted to show people that amputees and people with disabilities can do anything,” Cox said in the press release of the show, adding, “Although I am deaf and an amputee, I was able to do a lot of my fighting and stunts and it was important to me to show my prosthetic leg and not try to hide it under clothes."
She concluded by saying that her character "Maya Lopez is a badass, and I wanted people with disabilities to have someone that they could look up to and see within themselves.”
