"I really hope my casting sets precedent, says Bode, adding: It's just navigating a world and a system that we have just not been acknowledged in as we should be."
"That was one less thing I had to worry about and I could just go in and do the job."
"Not liking Nessa is OK, it's totally fine because she's fictional!"
Marissa Bode appears as Nessarose Thropp in the Wicked film adaptation and the forthcoming sequel, becoming the first disabled actor to play the wheelchair-using character on screen. A Rudderman Family Foundation study found that only 21% of disabled characters on US TV between 2016 and 2023 were portrayed by disabled actors. Bode called for casting directors to hire disabled actors for disabled roles and to consider disabled performers for roles without specified physical ability. A disability coordinator, Chantelle Nassari, provided on-set accessibility support. Bode faced earlier access barriers in theatre and received aggressive social media comments after the film's release.
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