Elliot Page’s coming out: Will it affect ‘The Umbrella Academy’ season 3?
In a letter posted to Twitter on Tuesday, actor Elliot Page came out as trans. His tweet has nearly one million likes.
“I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,” Page wrote in the letter attached to the tweet.
— Elliot Page (@TheElliotPage) December 1, 2020
“I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,” the letter continued.
In the letter, he thanked the trans community for “your courage, your generosity and ceaselessly working to make this world a more inclusive and compassionate place.”
Elliot Page’s career
Page rose to fame with his starring role in the 2005 movie Hard Candy, where he played the lead role as a teenager who is determined to prove a man kidnaps underage girls. Page was also nominated for an Oscar for his role in Juno, where he played a pregnant teenager deciding what to do with the baby.
Page acted in other films and shows in recent years, such as Inception, My Days of Mercy, and Tales of the City.
Now, Page plays Vanya Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy. The show is about a family of adopted superhero siblings who join together to figure out what happened with their father’s death and overcome the threat of an apocalypse.
There are two seasons of the show on Netflix now. In November, it was renewed for a third season. Production is scheduled to begin in February 2021.
So proud of our superhero! WE LOVE YOU ELLIOT! Can't wait to see you return in season 3! 🎻 🖤
— Netflix (@netflix) December 1, 2020
Support from costars
Elliot Page’s coming out won’t have an effect on him continuing his role in the show. After he announced he was trans, the official Netflix Twitter account tweeted in support of him. “So proud of our superhero! WE LOVE YOU ELLIOT! Can’t wait to see you return in season 3!”
welcome to the fam, elliot. ♥️ https://t.co/ElqkV1NjIh
— Justin H. Min (@justinhmin) December 1, 2020
Justin H. Min, who also stars in The Umbrella Academy, responded to Page in a tweet as well. “Welcome to the fam, elliot,” Min’s tweet reads.
Will this affect The Umbrella Academy plot?
Although we know Page will be returning to the show, it’s still unclear what might happen to his character. Page plays a woman, Vanya, and it’s not yet known how Page’s coming out will affect the character. Until production starts and more details start emerging, it won’t be known for sure. But the good news is that Page will stay.
Fans of Elliot Page & The Umbrella Academy have also tweeted their support for the actor. They’re also curious and excited about what will become of the character.
I’m genuinely so excited to see how The Umbrella Academy will portray Elliot Page’s transition in the new season! We might get a portrayal of someone transitioning without it being a major conflict and with a supportive family???? 2021 might be good to us yet.
— ash | obsidian brainrot (@ad_whore_a) December 1, 2020
“I’m genuinely so excited to see how The Umbrella Academy will portray Elliot Page’s transition in the new season! We might get a portrayal of someone transitioning without it being a major conflict and with a supportive family???? 2021 might be good to us yet,” said one person on Twitter.
“I’m so happy for Elliot Page and I hope he’s finally able to live his life as he feels comfortable. But I wonder if the writers of Umbrella Academy will reflect Elliott’s decision in the upcoming series, or how they’ll work with it,” another tweet says.
I'm so happy for Elliot Page and I hope he's finally able to live his life as he feels comfortable. But I wonder if the writers of Umbrella Academy will reflect Elliott's decision in the upcoming series, or how they'll work with it.
— 💕 (@RachaelNBaxter) December 1, 2020
Elliot’s Page’s fears
Though Page’s fans and The Umbrella Academy family have expressed their happiness for him, Page wrote in his coming out letter that he’s “also scared”.
“The statistics are staggering. The discrimination towards trans people is rife, insidious and cruel, resulting in horrific consequences. In 2020 alone it has been reported that at least forty transgender people have been murdered, the majority of which were Black and Latinx trans women,” he said in the letter.
Later on in the letter, Page said that he will “do everything I can to change this world for the better.” Not only does Page play a superhero on The Umbrella Academy, but he also now plays one in real life as a trans advocate.
