Vera, James and Margaret

Even more interestingly, the Parkers may be appearing in the rebooted 3D CGI Disney version, but this time they are startlingly becoming more distinct as well. There are three significant characters with the surname Parker alone in the heroic bloodshed saga; the orphaned Vera and her late parents. The other main character bearing the surname may as well be her uncle James, since the older sisters Nicola and Isabelle appear less often but are still there. 

In order not to be confused with her inspiration, known as the ERBU canon Jane Porter, Disney’s older dated version of Jane, generally known to fans of all the older Disney works, will be renamed Linda Reed, and that’s because she’s still a frigging compelling character. One of the main differences from Vera Parker and her two sisters is that the similarly nouveau riche Linda Reed has a rather more dysfunctional family to boot, as both her father and uncle were bootleggers of fashion dupes. Her friend is another ruddy brunette named Ruby Smith. 

In fairness, she is James Parker’s cool art student in the soft remake-soft reboot reimagining, and to match her wits, James himself has the cool manner of a quirky yet firm scientist - or more exactly an ethnologist. It also has helped a lot that the ultimate inspiration for James’ current design was from the Tarzan comics by Joe Kubert of all people!

 

Even when Vera does appear, she’ll get crafty and still be pizazz. Also helping is that she’ll also be voiced by a hip Irish actress whom I love to dream about, Hazel Doupe, whose voice may fit her quite well. Her bra and loincloth will be coloured in a very dark greenish brown, mostly as a tribute to Maureen O’Sullivan’s impactful performance.