#nia celebrates

[sbrown82]

Nia Long attending the premiere of “You People” at Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, CA on January 17th, 2023.

[celebratingwomen]

Nia Long for Essence Magazine, 2004

[popculturebaby]

Nia Long in the movie “The Best Man”, 1999

[bmorefashionnerd]

Nia Long, 1991.

[satorisoup]

WAHHH good morning fwiends n’ happy sunday !! ( ྀི◞ ⸝⸝ ◟) & happy september 1st !! dis means dat spooky season is upon us !! what a wonderful time of tha year !! <3

i hope everyone has tha most wonderfulest day today, remember dat you are important n’ loved !! MWUUUAH !! <3 🍯

[zeydaan-isabella]

Isabella Transforms into Nia (Looped)

In celebration for over 100 pictures involving the character Nia from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, I spent the last 5 months working on an animated passion project involving Isabella turning into Nia in the style of Xenoblade 2's blade awakening. By far the most ambitious project I have ever worked on to completion.

In lore- Zeydaan/Isabella is a shapeshifter, becoming multiple things for fun or for work- though sometimes they draw energy from sources, such as, let's say, a copy of Nia's core crystal. Here we have Isabella using that power to turn into Nia in her classic yellow jumpsuit. (With a looping animation)

Music in the background being 'Carrying the Weight of Life' by Kenji Hiramatsu.

[mikaelsrose]

HAPPY BLADES 2 DAY BITCHES

[wyndrova]

Nia

[tarraxahum]

Happy Pride Month from the Hyenas! :3

[owl-with-a-pen]

I just recently went to a meet and greet where I met both Nicole and Jesse! At the Q&A, they revealed a lot of stuff I think you'd love to hear!

The Bottle Episode with all the different Brainys was actually Jesse Rath's idea. He planned out all the different personalities of the characters. It was also his idea for Brainy's personality inhibitors to come off and him turn back to green.

Someone asked Jesse and Nicole what they thought Brainy would be like as a dad, and Jesse and Nicole both agreed that he would be the type to encourage his kid to do all extra curriculars possible. Jesse also said, "Or he'd just be boarder line abusive. The type of dad to just throw the kid in the pool and say 'You have to learn to swim sometime. Why not now?'"

They were honestly both the coolest people I have ever met. Jesse is 100% the nicest celeb I have ever met and he did SO MUCH for Brainy's character, it's insane.

[CONT]

OH! Another thing that happened at the Q&A with Jesse and Nicole:

Jesse and Nicole talked about how Jesse once had this idea for a season cliffhanger where it turns out, evil Brainy was pretending to be Brainy-Prime and that the real Brainy-Prime had ended up trapped in the bottle. Jesse said the reveal would be "Brainy" and Nia embracing after beating a bad guy in an ally only for "Brainy" to stab Nia and then... well... yeah.

The crowd was super shocked but turns out it's a plot line in one of the comics that Dream-Girl dies, and Brainiac 5 is the only one who could see or talk to her, and I guess Jesse kind of wanted that plot. Nicole even thought it was a really cool idea.

Oh my god you were at the Superman Celebration!? I am jealous! I'm so happy for you too, of course, and that you got to meet them both!! Sounds like you had an excellent time!

I found out about the Q&A the other day and watched the whole thing on YouTube so I know exactly what you're talking about! All that info was so cool to hear; I knew Jesse had some input in what he'd managed to bring to the story and had my suspicions he'd fought for certain things (especially going green) but to hear just how much he'd been able to suggest and fight for and get into the show in some form or another was just mind blowing. I love when actors are so passionate about their characters and want to see them done justice on the screen.

The Brainy as a dad commentary had me cracking up too, I loved Nicole and Jesse joking about Brainy throwing their kid into the deep end and referring to them as acting like a "fourth level" intellect. 😂

And I died when Jesse started talking about how he'd not only pitched Nia's "death" but also his own "death". Like absolutely legendary behaviour. I would've loved to see them both play out honestly and I love that Nicole was just as enthusiastic about doing a death scene for her character as Jesse. They really do make a great team. 😂

That scene Jesse pitched of Brainy kissing Nia only to stab her and thereby reveal he's the evil!Brainy who's swapped places with her Brainy... *chef's kiss* levels of angst. Right up my alley. I'm half tempted to write the scene for myself. 😉

Thank you so much for sharing your experience!! It sounded absolutely awesome!

(Psst, if you're reading this and haven't seen the Q&A, you can watch it here) 👀

[raspberryzingaaa]

I actively try to forget celebrity knowledge. Who are they? Don't know. Oh they're dating someone? I don't care. Their sexuality? What, am I marrying them? Their interests? I simply do not see.

[lovenhya]

Dance moms girl 4Life

[celebratingwomen]

Nia Long photographed by by EJ Carr, 1998

[sassysophiabush]

[hollywoodoutbreak]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is the first film in the series to be directed by its creator and star, Nia Vardalos. It's only the second film Vardalos has directed -- the first, I Hate Valentine's Day, was all the way back in 2009. So, as she prepared herself to step behind the camera for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Vardalos told us she went through a rigorous routine to get herself back in a directorial groove, and it all started with her script.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is now playing in theaters.

[zeydaan-isabella]

Zeydaan Transforms into Nia (Looped)

In celebration for over 100 pictures involving the character Nia from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, I spent the last 5 months working on an animated passion project involving Isabella turning into Nia in the style of Xenoblade 2's blade awakening. By far the most ambitious project I have ever worked on to completion.

In lore- Zeydaan/Isabella is a shapeshifter, becoming multiple things for fun or for work- though sometimes they draw energy from sources, such as, let's say, a copy of Nia's core crystal. Here we have Zeydaan using that power to turn into Nia in her trans-flag patterned 'candystripe' jumpsuit. (With a looping animation)

Music in the background being 'A Dazzling End' by Murray Gold