Speaking to Teen Vogue in February 2021, China Anne McClain unveiled her plans to move away from “Black Lightning”. McClain claimed that she knew it was time for her to leave the CW series thanks to a “divine revelation” from God, which made her realize that she needed to start focusing on other projects. The actress explained her reasons for leaving in more detail, saying, “It was time for me to go and focus on some of these other projects that have been in my pocket for a long time, but I always focused on the others. . projects first – things that I was thrown into, but things that didn’t belong to me. ”
“I have a lot of stories that I want to tell,” McClain said. “It was just time to go out there and focus on my babies which I am developing with my production company and my family.”
The actress also admitted that the tragic death of her close friend and ‘Descendants’ co-star Cameron Boyce in 2019 played a huge role in her starting to rethink her Hollywood career and her relationship to her job. , stating: “I just think [Cameron’s death] made me step back, and now I don’t live for these things anymore. I don’t live for, ‘Let me make sure I accomplish this and let me work, work, work, work.’ “
So while fans may have been surprised and disappointed by his lesser presence in Season 4 of “Black Lightning,” it looks like he’s ultimately the right choice for McClain. Now all that remains to be seen is what projects she will end up pursuing and working on in the years to come.
Speaking to Teen Vogue in February 2021, China Anne McClain unveiled her plans to move away from “Black Lightning”. McClain claimed that she knew it was time for her to leave the CW series thanks to a “divine revelation” from God, which made her realize that she needed to start focusing on other projects. The actress explained her reasons for leaving in more detail, saying, “It was time for me to go and focus on some of these other projects that have been in my pocket for a long time, but I always focused on the others. . projects first – things that I was thrown into, but things that didn’t belong to me. ”
“I have a lot of stories that I want to tell,” McClain said. “It was just time to go out there and focus on my babies which I am developing with my production company and my family.”
The actress also admitted that the tragic death of her close friend and ‘Descendants’ co-star Cameron Boyce in 2019 played a huge role in her starting to rethink her Hollywood career and her relationship to her job. , stating: “I just think [Cameron’s death] made me step back, and now I don’t live for these things anymore. I don’t live for, ‘Let me make sure I accomplish this and let me work, work, work, work.’ “
So while fans may have been surprised and disappointed by his lesser presence in Season 4 of “Black Lightning,” it looks like he’s ultimately the right choice for McClain. Now all that remains to be seen is what projects she will end up pursuing and working on in the years to come.
