""It is SO important for me to let you in on how it all 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 more attention to all aspects of Zoe before accepting ... and now that I know what I know??? Fuck that! IM 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 capable of playing this role and I am NOT one of them. I can't wait to see who it ends up being.""
""FOR THE LONGEST TIME even the POC side characters in white stories were played by white actors because white actors would be the ones with access (and because racism)," she wrote. "And therefore they were the ones that became working actors, and that became the norm ... So in 2026 if there are 1000 roles out there for actors. And 50 of those are written for Latinos. LATINOS should play them.""
Odessa A'zion exited Sean Durkin's adaptation Deep Cuts after backlash about her casting as Zoe Gutierrez, a character described as Mexican and Jewish. A'zion said she auditioned for Percy, was offered Zoe, and accepted before rereading the book and noting Zoe's heritage. A'zion apologized, said she would not take a role meant for someone else, and thanked people who informed her. Actress Melissa Barrera criticized industry casting norms, arguing that Latino roles should be played by Latino actors. Deep Cuts is set to star Cailee Spaeny as Percy.
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