Odessa A\u2019zion, who was cast in Sean Durkin and A24\u2019s adaptation of Holly Brickley\u2019s novel, Deep Cuts, has announced her departure from the film. Her exit follows backlash over her casting in the movie. <\/p>\n
Before her exit, the Marty Supreme star was expected to star opposite Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey. The actress, who has German and American roots, was reportedly set to play Zoe Gutierrez, a Jewish woman of Mexican descent.<\/p>\n
Odessa A\u2019zion exits Sean Durkin\u2019s A24 adaptation of Deep Cuts<\/p>\n
Odessa A\u2019zion revealed on her Instagram Stories that she decided to depart Deep Cuts. She also thanked fans for bringing it to her attention that she was miscast as Zoe<\/a>. \u201cGuys!! I am with ALL of you, and I am NOT doing this movie,\u201d she wrote in her stories<\/a>. \u201cF\u2014 that. I\u2019m OUT. Lemme make myself clear\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n The BAFTA nominee continued, \u201cThank you guys for bringing this to my attention. I\u2019m so sorry that this happened. I went in for Percy, but was offered Zoe instead and instantly said yes! I\u2019m so pissed y\u2019all, I hadn\u2019t read the book and should have paid attention to all aspects of Zoe before accepting\u2026and now that I know what I know? F\u2014 that. I\u2019m out!\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d never take a role from someone else that\u2019s meant to do it. That SHOULD do it! That\u2019s not me,\u201d she further stated. \u201cThere are a plentitude of people more than capable of playing this role and I am not one of them. I can\u2019t wait to see who it ends up being.\u201d<\/p>\n A\u2019zion then explained that she accepted the part as she loved the story and was excited to work with the other actors in the film. She also said that she was trying to find a time to re-read the novel amidst her busy schedule. The Until Dawn actress expressed regret at not finding the time \u201csooner\u201d and \u201cclocking [the character\u2019s] name.\u201d <\/p>\n In Holly Brickley\u2019s novel, Gutierrez is the close friend of music critic Percy, who will be essayed by Alien: Romulus star Cailee Spaeny<\/a>. She is also the ex-girlfriend of Percy\u2019s love interest Joe, who will be portrayed by Outer Banks alum Drew Starkey. <\/p>\n