#Casting Controversy

Articles (8)

• 🇺🇸 Kim Novak Says Sydney Sweeney Is ‘Totally Wrong to Play Me’ in Upcoming Film About Romance With Sammy Davis Jr.: ‘I Would Never Have Approved’ — 28/03/2026 [USA]

  Kim Novak recently told The Times of London that she would’ve “never approved” the upcoming drama film “Scandalous” about her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr., starring Sydney Sweeney and David Jonss...

  Related: #Hollywood Legacy, #Celebrity Rights
• 🇺🇸 ‘Harry Potter’ Series Star Paapa Essiedu Says He’s Received Death Threats for Snape Casting — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  “I’ve been told, ‘Quit or I’ll murder you,’” the actor told 'The Times.'

  Related: #Online Harassment
• 🇺🇸 ‘Harry Potter’ Series Star Paapa Essiedu Says He’s Received Death Threats Over Snape Casting: ‘I’ve Been Told, “Quit or I’ll Murder You”’ — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  “Harry Potter” actor Paapa Essiedu says he has received race-fuelled death threats over his casting as Professor Snape in the upcoming HBO Max adaptation. “I’ve been told, ‘Quit or I’ll murder you,’” ...

  Related: #Online Harassment
• 🇺🇸 Rachel Zegler Recalls Backlash Over Her Casting On Disney’s ‘Snow White’: “I Refuse To Assimilate For Anybody Else’s Comfort” — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Rachel Zegler is looking back at all the backlash she received over her casting in Disney’s live-action version of Snow White. In a new interview, Zegler recalls receiving negativity when she was cast...

  Related: #Representation
• 🇺🇸 Rachel Zegler Says ‘Snow White’ Casting Backlash Was ‘Really Confusing’ and ‘I Refuse to Assimilate for Anybody Else’s Comfort’ — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Rachel Zegler recently opened up to Harper’s Bazaar about the backlash she faced for playing “Snow White” in Disney’s 2025 live-action remake. Because of her Colombian heritage, Zegler faced aggressiv...

  Related: #Representation
• 🇬🇧 Bridgerton star on dealing with One Piece casting backlash — 10/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The decision to cast Charithra Chandran in the manga adaptation angered a vocal set of fans.

  Related: #Fan Backlash
• 🇺🇸 ‘It Ends With Us’ Author Colleen Hoover Says It’s Now “Easier to Separate” Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Controversy From Film — 07/03/2026 [USA]

  "I think the actors, the director, everyone did such a good job making it," Hoover recently said.

  Related: #Film Adaptation
• 🇺🇸 Marty Supreme actress quits new film after casting backlash — 29/01/2026 [USA]

  Odessa A'zion says she didn't realise her character in Deep Cuts was meant to be half-Mexican.

  Related: #Representation, #Diversity in Film