"THANK YOU guys for bringing this to my attention. I AGREE WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU! This is why I love you guys. I'm so so sorry that this happened. It is SO important for me to let you all in on how it went down: I went in for Percy, but was offered Zoe instead and instantly said yes! I'm so pissed y'all,"
"I hadn't read the book and should have paid attention to all aspects of Zoe before accepting...and now that I know what I know? Fuck that. I'm out! I'd never take a role from someone else that's meant to do it. That SHOULD do it! That's not me. There are a plentitude of people more than capable of playing this role and I am not one of them. I can't wait to see who it ends up being."
Odessa A'zion withdrew from an upcoming A24 film adaptation of Holly Brickley's novel after online backlash over her casting as Zoe Gutierrez, a character described as Jewish and of Mexican heritage. A'zion said she originally auditioned for Percy but was offered Zoe and accepted before reading the book; after learning Zoe's background, she publicly announced she would leave the project, saying she would not take a role meant for someone else. The story follows two music-obsessed twenty-somethings across the 2000s. Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey are set to star; Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie produce.
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