First look at 'Velma' As MindyKaling addresses HBOMax's Asian-American Reimagining
tells the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of theMystery Inc. gang. The series from Warner Bros. Animation has has Charlie Grandy, Howard Klein and Sam Register as executive producers.
After the animated show was announced, Twitter blew up with openly racist complaints about Kaling’s new project, with some pointing out how making Velma into a studious Asian nerd plays into stereotypes.Late Night With Seth Meyers. “When it was announced that I was going to do the voice of Velma, people were very supportive and happy on Twitter. And so I felt great,” she said. “Then it was announced a month ago that the Velma character would be reimagined as South Asian. And people were not happy. There was a lot of, like, ‘So not Velma!’ Those kind of tweets. ‘Not the classic Velma that I’m always thinking about.'”
She added that the social media debate encouraged her to “be careful” when taking on the beloved character.spinoff is part of HBO Max’s drive to beef up adult animation programming.
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