Hiring bias is something that's rampant in all industries (even unconscious bias). But writing a script totally neutral not only opens the door for more diverse actors, but also for characters that are people first.
Like many things, like animals and people, they always evolve. When the first humans walked the Earth, they originated from Africa and were all black.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
'Airplane Mode' is a young adult movie that is about a woman who learns to step away from her smartphone, and from social media.
Lindsay Lohan makes a big film comeback in this amazing holiday comedy of the year.
A trouble-making teenager spends the summer working at a Southern California beach learning about responsibility.
