Michael B. Jordan Partners With Warner Bros To Become First Major Hollywood Studio With Inclusion Policy

After decades of reported separation and discrimination amongst black actors in Hollywood, Warner Brothers has announced a new company-wide policy of inclusion, according to the Los Angeles Times. The movement will be a partnership with actor Michael B. Jordan. 

“Inclusivity has always been a no-brainer for me, especially as a black man in this business,” Jordan said. “[But] it wasn’t until Frances McDormand spoke the two words that set the industry on fire — inclusion rider — that I realized we could standardize this practice.” 

The policy will reportedly call for the inclusion of more women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of the #LGBT community, in productions produced by the company and all of its sub-companies. 

While the company did not issue official guidelines of their new policy, a spokesperson stated that Warner Brothers promises to “engage with our writers, producers, and directors to create a plan for implementing this commitment to diversity and inclusion on our projects, with the goal of providing opportunities for individuals from under-represented groups at all levels.” 

The company will also issue an annual report on the details of their inclusivity.