Malala Yousafzai is about to take her first steps in Hollywood. According to US media. varietythe Pakistani activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 has just announced the upcoming release of three films in collaboration with AppleTV+.
As the newspaper states, the 25-year-old activist has teamed up for her first project with the independent studio A24 to develop a documentary feature film on the legendary fishing society. haenyeowho lives in Jeju Island, South Korea.
An upcoming movie and series
Fan of series like Strange things Where rick and mortyMalala Yousafzai signed a contract with Apple in 2021 to launch her own production company called Extracurricular.
In addition to her documentary -whose title is still unknown-, the activist committed to women’s rights intends to develop two other projects on the small and big screen through this company.
First, a film adaptation of disorientationa satire written by Elaine Hsieh Chou reminiscent of a student’s dissertation on a young poet, produced by the director of don’t look up, Adam McKay. Then a series based on the novel by Asha Lemmie Fifty words for the rainwhich tells the story of a woman’s search for acceptance in post-war Japan, based on Variety.
“What I hope to bring with these creations are the voices of women of color, early female authors, and Muslim female directors and writers. I hope we can have a wide range of perspectives and challenge some of the stereotypes that we have in our societies.” malala said variety.
She adds, “And I also hope that the content will be entertaining enough, that people will fall in love with the characters and have the best time together.”
Source: BFM TV
