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She was just cast as iconic comedian Joan Rivers in a biographical series.
And the high-profile jobs just keep rolling in for Kathryn Hahn.
The 48-year-old actress is set to star in a WandaVision spinoff which is currently in development for Disney+ according to Variety on Thursday.
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Big gig: Kathryn Hahn is set to star in a WandaVision spinoff which is currently in development for Disney+ according to Variety on Thursday
She’s back! The 48-year-old actress will be reprising her role as Agatha Harkness as sources say the show will be a dark comedy though plot details are currently under wraps
The talented star will be reprising her role as Agatha Harkness as the publication’s sources say the show will be a dark comedy though plot details are currently under wraps.
In WandaVision, Hahn started playing the role of Wanda and Vision’s nosy neighbor Agnes before being revealed as powerful witch Agatha.
In the finale of the highly-popular series, Wanda trapped Agatha in Westview by using her powers forcing her to revert back to her Agnes persona.
Rising: In WandaVision, Hahn started playing the role of Wanda and Vision’s nosy neighbor Agnes before being revealed as powerful witch Agatha
Retro: In the finale of the highly-popular series, Wanda (right) trapped Agatha in Westview by using her powers forcing her to revert back to her Agnes persona
The show’s head writer Jac Schaeffer is set to serve as writer and executive producer for the project.
As the 42-year-old filmmaker signed an overall deal with Marvel and 20th Television, if the spinoff moves forward it will be her first project since the deal.
WandaVision is not only a hit with it’s audience but was also a critical success as the series took home three Primetime Emmy Awards last month including Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes and Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics for the song Agatha All Along which was used as part of the reveal of Hahn’s character.
This comes after actress and comedian Sarah Silverman slammed Hollywood for ‘Jewface’ casting after Catholic Hahn was cast to play the late Joan Rivers in a biographical series about the proud Jewish actress and stand up.
Talented: WandaVision’s head writer Jac Schaeffer (seen at the Emmy Awards last month) is set to serve as writer and executive producer for the project
Silverman, 50, says there is a long running practice of non-Jewish actors and actresses being cast to portray Jewish characters in films and television shows.
‘There’s this long tradition of non-Jews playing Jews, and not just playing people who happen to be Jewish but people whose Jewishness is their whole being,’ she said during Thursday’s episode of The Sarah Silverman Podcast.
‘One could argue, for instance, that a Gentile [a non-Jew] playing Joan Rivers correctly would be doing what is actually called ‘Jewface.”
She continued, arguing that Hahn, 48, portraying Rivers in Showtime’s limited series The Comeback Girl, is just the most recent example in a long list of ‘Jewface’ – a reference to the racist practice of blackface – casting decisions.
This comes after actress and comedian Sarah Silverman is slamming Hollywood over a practice she calls ‘Jewface’ which she argues is ‘defined as when a non-Jew portrays a Jew with the Jewishness front and center, often with makeup or changing of features, big fake nose, all the New York-y or Yiddish-y inflection’
Silverman’s comments come in response to Kathryn Hahn (left) being cast to play the late Joan Rivers (right) in Showtime’s limited series The Comeback Girl. Hahn grew up Roman Catholic whereas Rivers was Jewish
Silverman argued that ‘Jewface’ is ‘defined as when a non-Jew portrays a Jew with the Jewishness front and center, often with makeup or changing of features, big fake nose, all the New York-y or Yiddish-y inflection.’
She claims the practice is ‘f****d up,’ especially during a climate where identity politics and ‘representation f*****g matters’.
‘In a time when the importance of representation is seen as so essential and so front and center, why does ours constantly get breached even today in the thick of it?’ she questioned.
She also argued that whenever a film or television plot calls a female Jewish character who is ‘courageous or deserves love, she is never played by a Jew.’
Silverman then cited additional examples including: Felicity Jones portraying Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the 2018 film On the Basis of Sex, Hulu casting Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug and Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan in Mrs. America, and Rachael Brosnahan portraying fictional comedian Miriam Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Silverman claims that whenever a film or television plot calls a female Jewish character who is ‘courageous or deserves love, she is never played by a Jew’
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