She says it was “eye-opening” to come to set every day to work with Cathy. With Birds of Prey, she was excited to work on a project that was fronted by women - diverse women to be specific. She speaks proudly about her heritage and it showed when she attended the London premiere of Birds of Prey where she donned a gown that looked like a hybrid of a traditional Korean hanbok and a baro’t saya, a customary Filipino dress. Whitbyīasco is honored to be part of an era where inclusion and diversity are paramount and top of mind in Hollywood. I think we’re definitely changing the lay of the land, but at the same time, we still have such a long way to go.” Basco at the World Premiere for ‘Birds of Prey’ in a traditional Korean hanbok Photo by Tim P. “I could think of many other young African American kid actors or many others of different races - and off the top of my head, I can’t even really think of Asian American kid actors because we’re more of the minority. “I feel like Asians are the largest minority in terms of not being represented,” Basco tells Deadline. Basco is very aware of this and of her place as a Hollywood representative of the Asian American culture - something that she didn’t even see much of when she was growing up. At 13 years old, she is blazing a trail for Asian American girls who are looking to see themselves on screen. In addition, the stunt team is filled with representation including Jonathan “Jojo” Eusebio and Jon Valera, who serve as stunt coordinators for 87Eleven.īasco’s role is significant as she is an Asian American female lead who is part of an ensemble comic book pic - it could very well be a first. Yan directs a script from Christina Hodson, who is of Taiwanese descent while Oscar-nominated Matthew Libatique, a Filipino American, serves as director. But even behind the camera, there is a solid representation of Asian talent. Ali Wong appears as Montoya’s ex-girlfriend (intersectionality!) while the story is peppered with Asian actors throughout including Dana Lee and François Chau. Half Korean and half Filipino, Basco is one of many Asian actors in the Cathy Yan-directed movie.
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