A show centered on Echo, a deaf Native American character who will be played by
Alaqua Cox in the "Hawkeye" series, is in the early stages of development for Disney Plus,
Variety has learned exclusively from sources. Etan Cohen and Emily Cohen are attached to write and executive produce the show, with a writers' room recently being assembled. Marvel Studios will produce.
Reps for Marvel Studios declined to comment. Reps for the Cohens did not immediately respond to
Variety's request for comment.
Echo, whose real name is Maya Lopez, has the ability to perfectly copy another person's movements or fighting style, making her a formidable opponent in battle. In the Marvel comics, Echo crosses paths with characters like Daredevil, Moon Knight and the Avengers. She was also the first person to hold the title of Ronin before passing it onto Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, in the comics. At the beginning of "Avengers: Endgame," Barton (
Jeremy Renner) briefly used the name Ronin and went rogue from the Avengers after losing his family in Thanos' snap.
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