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Considered one of 2025’s greatest breakout stars has swiftly exited an upcoming film following a backlash to her casting announcement.
Odessa A’zion grew to become a serious star to look at this 12 months on account of her supporting efficiency within the 2026 Oscar Finest Image nominee Marty Supreme. Following this, it was introduced that A’zion could be becoming a member of A24’s upcoming adaptation of Holly Brickley’s novel Deep Cuts. The mission was instantly hit with accusations of whitewashing A’zion’s meant character, Zoe Gutierrez, who’s half-Mexican, half-Jewish.
As of January 29, A’zion has dropped out of Deep Cuts. In a sequence of posts to her Instagram story, A’zion commented that she agreed with the backlash, saying: “I’m with ALL of you and I’m NOT doing this film.” She explains that she “was so excited [she] simply mentioned hell yeah,” being a fan of the story, however not having had an opportunity to totally contemplate if she ought to play the character.
“I have been so busy with different work I used to be making an attempt to carve out a time to re learn, I want I discovered that point sooner and clocked her title. That is all that is talked about within the script,” says A’zion. She goes on to thank folks, and in addition says that she has not learn the ebook, and initially auditioned for an additional character:
THANK YOU guys for bringing this to my consideration. I AGREE WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU! Because of this I like you guys.
I am so so sorry that this occurred. It’s SO necessary for me to allow you to in on the way it all went down: I went in for Percy, however was supplied Zoe instaed and intsnatly mentioned sure! I am so pissed y’all, I hadn’t learn the ebook and will have paid extra consideration to all features of Zoe earlier than accepting…and now that I do know what I do know???
F**ok that! IM OUT.
A’zion wraps up by saying, “I would by no means take a task from another person that is meant to do it. […] I am unable to wait to see who it finally ends up being.” Deep Cuts is ready to be directed by Sean Durkin, starring Drew Starkey and Cailee Spaeny, who already changed Austin Butler and Saoirse Ronan within the lead roles.