It isn’t completely clear when or why Simien left Lando, however in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter from earlier this week, he mentioned that “the very last thing I used to be advised was that they liked it however wanted to place a pin in it till they might determine everyone’s availability.”
Regardless of that constructive suggestions, Simien additionally expressed some concern about his identification as a Black, homosexual man negatively impacting the viability of tasks he develops for studios.
“However I can’t assist however marvel, ‘Am I too Black? Am I too queer? And folks simply don’t need to say that,’” Simien mentioned. “As a result of it looks as if I develop issues with these firms and so they simply by no means occur for causes unknown.”