Hawkeye Actors Learned Basic ASL To Make Alaqua Cox Comfortable On Set
Disney Press Site By Jenna Busch/Dec. 2, 2021 4:07 pm EST
Marvel’s Disney+ series “Hawkeye” is halfway done, and at the end of the second episode we were introduced to Maya Lopez, aka Echo, played by Alaqua Cox. In episode 3, “Echoes,” we got to know a bit of Maya’s backstory and see her interact with Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). Obviously there are some spoilers ahead for the third episode, so be warned.
In “Echoes,” we learn that Maya has been Deaf since she was little. Cox is Deaf as well, and spoke about how the cast learned some American Sign Language (ASL) to welcome her to the cast. Cox was interviewed for Disney’s D23 magazine (via The Direct) and said:
“It was such an honor to work with them both. I think they are spectacular actors, and I have learned a lot from watching them work behind the scenes … I remember meeting Jeremy on my first day of work on-set; I was a nervous wreck, as this was my very first acting job. He then complimented me in American Sign Language (ASL), which comforted me. Hailee also spelled out her name to me in ASL at the studio where we were doing our stunt training sessions. I thought it was sweet of them putting in efforts to learn basic ASL to communicate with me. It means a lot to me as a Deaf person.”
Hawkeye Actors Learned Basic ASL To Make Alaqua Cox Comfortable On Set
Disney Press Site
By Jenna Busch/Dec. 2, 2021 4:07 pm EST
Marvel’s Disney+ series “Hawkeye” is halfway done, and at the end of the second episode we were introduced to Maya Lopez, aka Echo, played by Alaqua Cox. In episode 3, “Echoes,” we got to know a bit of Maya’s backstory and see her interact with Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). Obviously there are some spoilers ahead for the third episode, so be warned.
In “Echoes,” we learn that Maya has been Deaf since she was little. Cox is Deaf as well, and spoke about how the cast learned some American Sign Language (ASL) to welcome her to the cast. Cox was interviewed for Disney’s D23 magazine (via The Direct) and said:
“It was such an honor to work with them both. I think they are spectacular actors, and I have learned a lot from watching them work behind the scenes … I remember meeting Jeremy on my first day of work on-set; I was a nervous wreck, as this was my very first acting job. He then complimented me in American Sign Language (ASL), which comforted me. Hailee also spelled out her name to me in ASL at the studio where we were doing our stunt training sessions. I thought it was sweet of them putting in efforts to learn basic ASL to communicate with me. It means a lot to me as a Deaf person.”
In “Echoes,” we learn that Maya has been Deaf since she was little. Cox is Deaf as well, and spoke about how the cast learned some American Sign Language (ASL) to welcome her to the cast. Cox was interviewed for Disney’s D23 magazine (via The Direct) and said:
“It was such an honor to work with them both. I think they are spectacular actors, and I have learned a lot from watching them work behind the scenes … I remember meeting Jeremy on my first day of work on-set; I was a nervous wreck, as this was my very first acting job. He then complimented me in American Sign Language (ASL), which comforted me. Hailee also spelled out her name to me in ASL at the studio where we were doing our stunt training sessions. I thought it was sweet of them putting in efforts to learn basic ASL to communicate with me. It means a lot to me as a Deaf person.”
ASL in the Marvel Universe
“Hawkeye” episode 4 will release Wednesday, December 8 on Disney+.
