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A gay character sparks debate and a reformed Trader Sam emerges in Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' - Yahoo Entertainment
Jul 31, 2021 1 min, 12 secs

Meanwhile, controversial shrunken head dealer Trader Sam, recently removed from the Jungle Cruise ride after criticism for its racist depiction of Indigenous people, reappears onscreen in the reimagined form of Mexican actress Veronica Falcón.

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Disney has been criticized for the lack of LGBTQ film representation in movies, and called out for blink-or-you'll-miss-it gay character moments in films such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "Onward." In "Jungle Cruise," Whitehall's MacGregor subtly comes out in a scene with Johnson's Frank.

Producer Hiram Garcia says the "Jungle Cruise" filmmakers never set out to include a gay character in the period piece. "We didn’t know this is where it was going, the character naturally progressed that way," says Garcia, who insisted there was no oversight from Disney

Garcia says Disney had suggested a new Trader Sam from the beginning.  "Disney basically said, 'This (character) is an area we have always been unhappy with. We want to figure out how we can elevate it. What’s the version you want to tell in the film?' And we had a really good time it."

As to whether the revamped Trader Sam will return to the parks' attractions, Michele Himmelberg, a spokesperson for Disney Parks says, "there no further plans for Trader Sam at this time."

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