Odessa A’zion has dropped out of A24’s Deep Cuts and people online are all over the place about it. Social media had a lot to say when the actress was originally cast in this movie. And rightfully so.
Deep Cuts adapts Holly Brickley’s novel of the same name. The book draws on the early 2000s with two friends having a romantic relationship. All of that sounds delightful, but folks had an issue with A’zion being cast in a role for a character who was Mexican and Jewish in the novel. A’zion was set to play Zoe Gutierrez. While she’s Jewish, the star agrees that the part should go to someone more aligned with that culture.
