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Odessa A’zion pulled out of A24’s Deep Cuts after online backlash to her casting as Zoe Gutierrez, a Mexican Jewish character. She said she hadn’t read the book and chose to step down, posting that she wouldn’t take the role knowing more about Zoe. She had been offered Zoe after auditioning for Percy. Cailee Spaeny remains cast as Percy and Drew Starkey as Joe as production continues.
Over 100 Latino actors, artists and storytellers sign an open letter urging Hollywood to involve Latino voices earlier in development, expand Latino audition opportunities, hire Latino executives in greenlighting rooms, and include Latino consultants/writers/producers to ensure authentic casting after the Deep Cuts backlash and Odessa A’zion’s exit from the A24 film.
Odessa A’zion pulled out of Sean Durkin’s Deep Cuts after online backlash over portraying Zoe Gutierrez, a Mexican and Jewish character, noting she hadn’t read the book and wouldn’t take a role she couldn’t confidently represent; the backlash intensified after a post from Melissa Barrera in support of Latinos getting Latino roles. Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey remain to lead the adaptation, and as of now no replacement has been announced.
Odessa A'zion has dropped out of Sean Durkin’s A24 adaptation Deep Cuts after online backlash over her casting as Zoe Gutierrez, a Mexican Jewish character; she said she hadn’t read the book and agreed with the criticism, posting that she’s out and that others could play the role. Deep Cuts is based on Holly Brickley’s 2021 novel and set in the 2000s about two music-obsessed twenty-somethings, with Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey starring after Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler exited due to scheduling.
Odessa A’zion has withdrawn from Sean Durkin’s Deep Cuts, the A24 adaptation of Holly Brickley’s novel, following online backlash to her casting as Zoe Gutierrez, a half-Mexican and half-Jewish character. She said she hadn’t read the book when she accepted the role and apologized to fans, noting the project was set to shoot in February with Cailee Spaeny and Drew Starkey.
Odessa A’zion has quit Sean Durkin’s A24 adaptation of Deep Cuts after online backlash over her casting, writing on Instagram that she hadn’t read the book and wouldn’t take the role Zoe Gutierrez; Cailee Spaeny stars as Percy with Drew Starkey as Joe’s ex, in the Holly Brickley novel–based film, which remains in development with Durkin and producers attached.
U2's album 'Songs of Surrender' features reimagined tracks, including some of their biggest hits, which have been stripped of their epic brilliance. However, the album also includes thoughtfully reworked deep cuts and early tracks, such as 'Stories For Boys' and '11 O'Clock Tick Tock'. The band's political beliefs are also expressed in the album, with altered lyrics referencing war-torn Ukraine. While some of the big-hitters don't translate well, the album is worth exploring for the reimagined material that's truly worth savouring.