Lilly Singh, or better known as Superwoman on Youtube, recently announced that she is on the cast of HBO's upcoming movie, Fahrenheit 451. When I first heart this news I was ecstatic because Fahrenheit 451 was a childhood favorite, but even more ecstatic because one of my favorite Youtuber was casted on a national, feature film. I know in the beginning of the semester we said we would discuss this topic later on, but because we never got to, I thought I'd just write about it in my supplemental post.
Youtube has been a major social medial platform for over a decade now, allowing anyone, celebrity or not, to post videos of themselves doing god knows what. This freedom allowed people to experiment with the platform, expanding the creative world. Youtubers arose as Youtube gained popularity, making these creators Youtube "Stars". There has always been a debate about this platform because it never receives much credit in the entertainment entertainment, but I think otherwise. While initially Youtube was seen separate from the film world, we now see the merge of the two. Hollywood stars work with these online influencers to promote their film because they understand the amount of audience and views the Influencers bring in. Dwayne Johnson, for example, started his own Youtube channel and he has videos with Lilly Singh where she teaches him how to "youtube" properly. Even Justin Bieber was discovered on Youtube by Usher because he was uploading videos of him singing covers. This website has become a gateway for a diverse group of people to express themselves freely and make a name for themselves out of it. Seeing online presence and Hollywood collaborate recently has been such an encouraging sight to see, to see that this new platform has made its way to this level.
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