(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) * Yara Shahidi is facing racist backlash for being the first Black actress to play Tinkerbell in Disney’s live-action adaptation “ Peter Pan and Wendy .” ...

Steve Eichner/Variety via Getty Images "It was cool," says Shahidi, who filmed Tinker Bell's scenes apart from the rest of the cast. "I'm so used to being on a set, like the Grown-ish set, which ...

Yara will be the first black actress to play the role of Tinkerbell, which has traditionally been played by a white person. The new film, called Peter Pan and Wendy, will also star Jude Law as ...

Yara Shahidi has been cast as Tinker Bell in Disney's live-action "Peter Pan and Wendy," a remake of the 1953 animated movie. Shahidi announced the news on Instagram on Friday, writing ...

The forthcoming Peter Pan & Wendy film has released a new teaser starring Yara Shahidi as Tinkerbell. In the latest clip (above), Shahidi blows fairy dust onto Wendy, which allows her to float as ...

Yara Shahidi, is best known for starring in "Black-ish" and "Grown-ish." Now, she's spreading her wings as Tinker Bell! She told ABC7's Hosea Sanders that as an actress of color, the role is a ...

Black-ish star Yara Shahidi has been cast as Tinker Bell in Disney's upcoming live-action Peter Pan movie, Peter Pan And Wendy.