00:00Odessa Azayan has exited the A24 film Deep Cuts following online back-
00:05Backlash to her casting.
00:07Azayan took to her Instagram story to tell her fans and followers.
00:10That she took their comments and concerns about whitewashing the adaptation of the novel
00:14of the same-
00:15The actress was poised to play a character named Zoe Gutierrez, who-
00:20He was described in the book as half-Mexican and half-Jewish.
00:23Azayan wrote,
00:24Guys, I am-
00:25I am with all of you and I am not doing this movie.
00:28That I'm out.
00:29She continued-
00:30Thank you guys for bringing this to my attention.
00:32I agree with every single one of you.
00:35This is why I love you guys.
00:36I'm so sorry that this happened.
00:38It is so important for me to let you in-
00:40based on how it all went down.
00:41I went in for Percy but was offered Zoe instead and instantly said yes.
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00:45Yes. I'm so pissed y'all I hadn't read the book and should have paid more attention to all aspects of Zoe.
00:50before accepting. A Zion was set to star opposite Drew Starkey and Kaylee Spaney in
00:55the 2000 set story about two music obsessed 20 somethings as they chase ambition.
01:00belonging and adulthood. Spaney is set to play music critic Percy with Starkey as
01:05a songwriter and love interest as I on concluded her post by saying I'd never take a role from.
01:10someone else that's meant to do it that should do it that's not me there are a plentitude of people
01:15more than capable of playing this role and I am not one of them. I can't wait to see who it ends up being.
01:20Sean Durkin who previously directed the iron claw and the nest is reportedly set to direct the film.
01:25from his own script. For more on this story go to THR.com. This is the Hollywood Reporter.
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