The movie also went a different route with other things. One in particular that stands out is Pose star Billy Porter playing the role of Fairy Godmother. When talking to Variety, Cannon shared she wanted the fairy godmother to be a man since so many women had already played that role.
She also spoke about how she and Porter decided on his character to be a non-binary character.
We talked about it. In having many conversations with Billy, I was like, ‘I think the answer needs to come from you.’ He has said ‘they/them,’ and ‘magic has no gender.’ Non-binary for sure.
Cannon had also created the character with Porter in mind. Because of that, she says the character came easy as she had written it with his voice.
