The Walt Disney Company has since slammed the new Florida law, saying it should “never have been passed. Select Disney employees organized walkout protests and CEO Bob Chapek vowed to fund “ inspiring content” for the LGBTQ+ community. The creator of the graphic novel that the movie is based on, ND Stevenson, spoke out about it on Twitter when it was announced that Netflix was taking it: Nimona’s always been a spunky little. “Nimona” made headlines amid the news that the Walt Disney Company financially backed Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibits “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in Florida primary schools. When the biggest entertainment company in the world creates content for children and systematically censors queer content, they are pushing queer children to dark places.” One former Blue Sky staffer told Insider, “We need more queer stories, but we also need to call out how nefarious it is when you don’t tell queer stories. The character voiced by Riz Ahmed, Lord Ballister Blackheart, reportedly shares a same-sex kiss with Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin, voiced by Eugene Lee Yang. “Nimona” started production again early last year with DNEG Animation.īlue Sky Studios executives claimed earlier this year that “Nimona” was “75 percent” completed before Disney allegedly had “pushback” on the LGBTQ+ themes central to the story, which was adapted from a webcomic and 2015 graphic novel. Netflix Gets a Flood of New Subscribers After U.S.
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