{"id":1599481,"date":"2022-08-10T15:35:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1599481"},"modified":"2022-08-10T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:37:35","slug":"strutting-out-of-the-werkroom-drag-queen-coming-to-disney-in-new-marvel-teen-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strutting-out-of-the-werkroom-drag-queen-coming-to-disney-in-new-marvel-teen-series\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Strutting Out Of The Werkroom\u2019: Drag Queen Coming To Disney+ In New Marvel Teen Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstrutting-out-of-the-werkroom-drag-queen-coming-to-disney-in-new-marvel-teen-series%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1599481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Disney+ has welcomed popular drag queen Shea Coule\u00e9 to the streaming service for its upcoming Marvel series about a teen superhero in \u201cIronheart,\u201d coming to the site in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old, born Jaren Kyei Merrell, spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1341435\/how-rupaul-s-drag-race-alum-shea-coulee-is-shaking-up-the-marvel-cinematic-universe?utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=imdb_topstories\">E! News<\/a> about getting the part and used the words \u201cimpactful\u201d and \u201csexy\u201d to describe the show about a 15-year-old superhero. The series stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, who \u201ccreates the most advanced suit of armor since Iron Man,\u201d a description on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt13623126\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">IMDb<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really so humbling to be able to crossover into a much more mainstream avenue, and push the needle forward as far as drag is concerned, in the way that it\u2019s consumed and in pop culture,\u201d Coule\u00e9 explained. \u201cI\u2019m so deeply excited for everyone to see what this role is, what it entails and everything it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone at Marvel has been so unbelievably open and receptive to my experiences and my expertise about drag,\u201d Shea added. \u201cAnd they\u2019ve allowed me to really come in to the [Marvel Cinematic Universe] and put my very specific Shea Coulee print on the Marvel Universe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be really impactful,\u201d Coule\u00e9 continued. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be so smart and creative and clever and funny, and sexy. And so, so, so, so Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winner of \u201cRuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d also recently celebrated their involvement with Disney by tweeting, \u201cstrutting out of the Werkroom\u201d and into Marvel.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BEYOND excited to be strutting out of the Werkroom right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Words cannot express how excited I am to be a part of this amazing project! Acting was my first love, and I\u2019m thrilled to be doing it again in such a big way! \ud83d\udc96<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QXGFfRrTqs\">https:\/\/t.co\/QXGFfRrTqs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shea Coule\u00e9 (@SheaCoulee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheaCoulee\/status\/1554945595231686657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBEYOND excited to be strutting out of the Werkroom right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe,\u201d Coule\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheaCoulee\/status\/1554945595231686657?s=20&#038;t=zVdSa0YTCf80MM0-2_nNUQ\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cWords cannot express how excited I am to be a part of this amazing project!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActing was my first love, and I\u2019m thrilled to be doing it again in such a big way!\u201d the drag queen added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the site\u2019s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/not-at-all-secret-gay-agenda-disney-employees-break-down-adding-queerness-to-shows-and-degenderizing-theme-parks\">woke push<\/a>, Disney appears to have gone back on its previous promise only to include content that was PG-13 or softer after recently adding R-rated films to the site, as <a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/disney-drag-queens-r-rated-features\/?fs=e&#038;s=cl\">The American Spectator<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, before the streaming site launched, a reporter asked a Disney representative if the site would ever carry R-rated films and was told no.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked about R-rated content, if any of Fox\u2019s more adult fare will make it on to Disney+ and he said that Disney+ will all be PG-13 or softer,\u201d Eric Vespe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricVespe\/status\/1165350604346052609?s=20&#038;t=Kd-5NPs_Rr8YPkb0jYxxfw\">tweeted<\/a> at the time. \u201cI wonder if this will be their weakness that other streaming services can exploit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In July, Disney+ added Deadpool, Deadpool 2, and Logan, the Spectator noted.<\/p>\n<p>(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\">announced<\/a> plans for kids\u2019 entertainment content.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gay-kiss-included-woke-toy-story-spinoff-lightyear-struggles-at-box-office\">Gay Kiss-Included Woke \u2018Toy Story\u2019 Spinoff \u2018Lightyear\u2019 Struggles At Box\u00a0Office<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney+ has welcomed popular drag queen Shea Coule\u00e9 to the streaming service for its upcoming Marvel series about a teen superhero in \u201cIronheart,\u201d coming to the site in 2023. The 33-year-old, born Jaren Kyei Merrell, spoke to E! News about getting the part and used the words \u201cimpactful\u201d and \u201csexy\u201d to describe the show about &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1599596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1599481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1599481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1599481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1599596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1599481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1599481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1599481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}