Marvel’s Disney+ series “Hawkeye” is halfway done, and at the end of the second episode we were introduced to Maya Lopez, aka Echo, played by Alaqua Cox.
In episode 3, “Echoes,” we got to know a bit of Maya’s backstory and see her interact with Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld).
Obviously there are some spoilers ahead for the third episode, so be warned. In “Echoes,” we learn that Maya has been Deaf since she was little.
Cox is Deaf as well, and spoke about how the cast learned some American Sign Language (Asl) to welcome her to the cast. Cox was interviewed for…The post Hawkeye Actors Learned Basic Asl to Make Alaqua Cox Comfortable on Set appeared first on /Film.
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