Being shouted out by “Pose” creator Ryan Murphy in his Golden Globes acceptance speech hasn’t been the one spotlight of Michaela Jaé Rodriguez’s week. The history-making actress has been tapped to guide “Wildfire.” Deadline experiences that the script for the pic just lately made the Black Listing.

Penned by Chaya Doswell, “Wildfire” follows Lu, a seven-year-old “who by accident begins a wildfire. A mute from an abusive dwelling, Lu slyly tips Merribelle, a hardworking trans girl, into kidnapping her — sparking a fantastically sudden bond with a devastating expiration date.”

A director isn’t hooked up to the venture but.

Final yr Rodrguez turned the primary trans actress to win a Golden Globe. Because the occasion wasn’t broadcast, Murphy took the chance to spotlight her win at Tuesday’s ceremony. “A yr in the past, the Golden Globes weren’t televised, however the present did go on,” he stated. “And I used to be so thrilled when it was introduced that MJ Rodriguez, from my present, ‘Pose,’ had been awarded Finest Actress in a Drama Collection. In doing so, MJ from Newark, New Jersey, turned the primary trans actress ever to win a Golden Globe. And I assumed, ‘Wow, how I might have beloved for MJ to be on this stage getting the standing ovation she deserved for making historical past.’” He then requested Rodriguez to face up and for attendees to provide the trailblazer “the ovation that she deserves.”

Rodriguez has additionally made historical past on the Emmys, changing into the primary trans performer to earn a Primetime Emmy nomination in a lead appearing class in 2021.

You possibly can catch Rodriguez in “Loot,” an Apple TV+ collection that sees Maya Rudolph enjoying a newly divorced billionaire who decides to get extra personally concerned together with her charitable basis. The comedy has been renewed for a second season, however a premiere date hasn’t been introduced but.