“I never thought I would love a passport photo.”
An excited Elliot Page showed off his new passport photo on Instagram last Sunday, July 3.
The star of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ complied with passport photo rules by not smiling while wearing a black t-shirt.
He wrote in the caption: “I never thought I’d love a passport photo“.
The photo, simple but important to the Canadian actor, garnered a lot of support with more than a million “likes” and many congratulatory messages.
The director of ‘The Rhythm Section’, Reed Morano called it “the best passport photo I’ve ever seen.”. While Jeff King, executive producer of the hit Netflix series, told Page: “That must be saved“.
Page, who transitioned in 2020, praised how the superhero series handled the reintroduction of Number Seven as Viktor Hargreeves in season 3 of ‘Umbrella Academy’ without making him the main focus of the character.
In statements to The Hollywood Reporterhe said, “I think one of the most special things about this is how it’s handled. It’s not without emotional moments with the brothers, of course. I think each one is individually special with their specific relationship.”
Page continued, “The scene where Luther and Diego are walking down the stairs and Luther’s awkwardness and all this stuff, it’s there. Simultaneously, I’m experiencing all of that.”
“I came into this moment where I’m a trans person and I perceived it that way, and I had all these new experiences that I didn’t have before,” the actor added.
“So these scenes resonated with that, which was really amazing. We don’t see that when we’re not in control of our stories most of the time.. So she felt really special.”
Meanwhile, showrunner Steve Blackman expressed his pride in handling the show and how it was “very important” to work with trans writer Thomas Page McBee and with Page on how to incorporate it.
“We didn’t want it to be the story of the season. We wanted it to be a story, or part of the story“Declared Blackman, giving us clues as to how the subject will continue to be treated in season 4 of ‘Umbrella Academy’.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
