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Elliot Page has spoken about how The Umbrella Academy incorporated the actor’s own personal transition into the show’s third season, which premieres today (June 22) on Netflix.
The 35-year-old actor, who came out publicly as a trans man by sharing a written note in December 2020, told US talk show host Seth Meyers on Late Nightlast night (June 21) how the series’ “wonderful” showrunner, Steve Blackman, helped develop Page’s character – known as Vanya in the first two seasons, and Viktor in the new episodes.
“When we first talked about it, he seemed really excited about incorporating it into the show,” the Inception star explained, adding that the team hired an “incredible” writer to help tell the story, Thomas Page McBee, who Page met while working on a mini-series called Tales Of The City.
“He wrote an extraordinary book called Amateur, which I highly recommend everybody to read. He was the first trans man to box in Madison Square Garden. And his book and his work in general are so much about masculinity and what it means and exploring that.
“Thomas came on board and helped out and I feel proud of it and excited for people to see it…
