LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Gina Carano, the “Mandalorian” actress who was pulled from the “Star Wars” spinoff due to what the studio called “abominable and unacceptable” posts on social media, said on Friday that will make a film with conservative The Daily Wire.
Walt Disney Co’s Lucasfilm studio said on Wednesday that it would no longer work with her after she posted on Instagram drawing parallels between the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany and the treatment of people who have conservative political views today.
Daily Wire said Carano will produce and star in an upcoming film exclusively for subscribers to its website, which was co-founded by conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro.
In a note on the website, Carano said he was sending a message of hope to everyone who lives in fear of cancellation for what she called a “totalitarian crowd”.
“I just started using my voice, which is now more free than before … They can’t cancel us if we don’t allow it.”
Carano was also criticized for posting on Twitter in November in which he ridiculed the use of a mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and for promoting unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud after the United States presidential election.
Citing sources, the Hollywood Reporter said Lucasfilm would reveal Carano as the star of its own Disney + series during an investor day presentation in December, but canceled plans after its November tweets.
A Disney spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.
Shapiro said the Daily Wire aimed to “provide an alternative not only for consumers, but for creators who refuse to bow to the crowd”.
“We are so eager to show Hollywood that if they want to continue canceling those who think differently, they will just help us build the X-wing to bring down its Death Star,” he said in a statement on Wire’s Daily Site.
Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Edition of Daniel Wallis