Jewel Staite, who performed ship mechanic Kaylee Frye within the Sci-Fi sequence Firefly, declares herself a Disney Princess after the present arrives on Disney+.
Jewel Staite declares herself Disney’s newest princess after Firefly‘s arrival on Disney+. The area Western facilities on the lives of the ragtag crew of the Serenity as they traverse the galaxy within the years following a lethal civil warfare. Led by ship captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), the crew finds themselves the goal of the legislation after harboring a pair of high-value fugitives. Regardless of solely lasting a single season, Firefly rapidly gained cult standing, main author and director Joss Whedon to comply with the sequence up with a sequel movie, Serenity.
Staite, who performed Firefly‘s ship mechanic Kaylee, has the proper response to the present’s Disney+ debut.
Taking to her Twitter, Staite says that, now that her household has found Firefly is on Disney+, she’s principally a Disney Princess. The present joined the streaming service alongside different Fox properties, following Disney’s 2019 acquisition of twenty first Century Fox. Staite rounds off her remark by joking that, whereas she does not “make the principles“, she’s “principally Ariel now“.
May Firefly Ever Return?
Rumors of a reboot have circulated ever because the sequence ended, however with the present celebrating its twentieth anniversary final yr – and with nothing, as but, coming to fruition – it appears more and more unlikely that Firefly will return. The present’s solid are busy elsewhere, with Staite now a important solid member in authorized drama Household Regulation and the remainder of Serenity‘s crew discovering work throughout TV and movie. The opposite challenge surrounding the present is the problem of the Whedon controversy. Whereas Fillion not too long ago addressed the thought of shifting forward with out Firefly‘s showrunner, it additional quashes the possibility of the present seeing a possible revival.
That mentioned, the ‘verse has nonetheless managed to proceed away from screens. The Firefly franchise has spawned loads of tie-in media, together with a profitable sequence of comedian books thought-about canon. The present’s stars have additionally saved the thought of a Firefly reboot alive, with Fillion as soon as dressing up as his Firefly character in Citadel and Alan Tudyk eager to have extra Firefly-related cameos in his series Resident Alien.
Hope for extra Firefly is not fully misplaced. Since becoming a member of the Disney household, a number of Fox properties have already been revisited, including Night at the Museum and the Alien franchise. With the recognition of Firefly refusing to wane, it absolutely places itself on the prime of the pile for a possible return. Nonetheless, if Firefly does not make the comeback it deserves, Staite continues to be Disney’s newest, shiniest Princess.
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