A handful of photos from the set of action web-series Titans were recently leaked giving a glimpse at Anna Diop as Starfire, Ryan Potter as Beast Boy, and Teagan Croft as Raven in their costumes. Titans is currently shooting in Toronto for the debut later this year.
The photos received “mixed-to-negative response from fans.” The character costumes and actors’ appearances were criticised by fans.
In a recent post on her official Instagram account, actress Diop who plays the role of a princess of the planet Tamaran in Vegan system responded to the backlash addressing Titans fans. She expressed her disappointment in the reaction from fans and according to her the picture was taken when she was “on a curb in 15-degree weather.”
She revealed that this picture is a misrepresentation of her “incredible character” and the efforts put into the translation of the character to live-action. Also, she expressed her disappointment in the speech that followed after the leak.
“I hated that this is the first picture people are seeing. It’s out of context and it’s a misrepresentation of the incredible character I get to play. And also a misrepresentation of the phenomenal production behind it all.
With that said – the hate speech that followed was deplorable. And though I am highly unbothered I do want to use this as an opportunity to say that tearing people down is not something that I tolerate,” she wrote on her post along with her black and white glam shot. Scroll down to view the post.
Diop was most importantly disturbed by what she claims are racist comments referring to the color of her skin. She addressed the problem of racism, she revealed that she is unfazed by such comments. She reminded her fans that such comments do not define the person at the receiving end, but reveals a lot about the person making the comments.
Titans is a web television series that will air on DC Comics digital service. The series is based on Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti creation featuring Robin as the leader of the team of the same name. It follows the adventures of the above-mentioned four young superheroes.
[BREAKING] The first leaked photo of Koriand’r aka Starfire (Anna Diop) in her costume on the set of #Titans ! pic.twitter.com/HRwf3KFOjH
— teen titans (@badpostitans) April 11, 2018
[BREAKING] First FULL picture of Beast Boy (Ryan Potter) and Raven (Teagan Croft) in their #Titans costumes! pic.twitter.com/jpDuHmGBhG
— teen titans (@badpostitans) April 11, 2018
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