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‘House of the Dragon’ star Steve Toussaint responds after backlash from critics on his casting

Wednesday, August 24 by ABC News

In a new interview in Men's Health, Steve Toussaint is addressing critics who have commented about his casting in the new House of the Dragon series. Toussaint plays Lord Corlys Velaryon, the head of House Velaryon and the richest man in... Read More.

Marilyn Monroe estate defends Ana de Armas casting after criticism

Tuesday, August 2 by ABC News

The Marilyn Monroe estate has come to the defense of Ana de Armas. After the trailer dropped for Blonde, the upcoming drama in which de Armas is cast as Monroe, many viewers took issue with the actress' accent and criticized... Read More.

Alexandra Daddario supports casting of Leah Jeffries in the new Disney+ ‘Percy Jackson’ series

Wednesday, May 11 by ABC News

Actress Alexandra Daddario, who played the role of Annabeth Chase -- daughter of the Greek goddess Athena -- in the two Percy Jackson films The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters, gave her support to the casting of Black actress Leah Jeffries in the... Read More.

‘The Batman’ star Zoë Kravitz now says Catwoman casting flap is “untrue”

Tuesday, March 8 by ABC News

The Batman star Zoë Kravitz has taken to Instagram to throw cold water on a story that made headlines, in which she seemed to say that she was turned down for the role of Catwoman in 2012's The Dark Knight Returns because she was considered... Read More.

The reality of Texas’ new voting law sets in as some voters have trouble casting ballots

Thursday, February 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Twenty-eight days, three forms, and several calls -- that's what Pam Gaskin says it took for her to finally be able to cast her ballot in Texas. The 74-year-old has voted by mail for nearly a decade, but this year, she says... Read More.

Tilda Swinton calls past ‘Doctor Strange’ casting controversy a “hot, sticky, gnarly moment”

Thursday, July 1 by ABC News

Tilda Swinton reflected on her time starring in the 2016 Marvel movie Doctor Strange, where she was controversially cast as the Ancient One -- a character who, in the comics, is a man of Asian descent. Swinton, a Scottish actress, found herself in a precarious situation once her casting was... Read More.

Rachel Lindsay accuses ‘The Bachelorette’ of casting Black men who “didn’t date Black women”

Thursday, May 20 by ABC News

Former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay is continuing to call the franchise out on its diversity issues, most recently accusing the show of casting Black men who "didn't date Black women." Lindsay, who made history as the first Black Bachelorette in 2017, appeared on Ziwe Fumudoh's new Showtime... Read More.

Mother and daughter arrested after allegedly casting hundreds of fraudulent Homecoming Court votes

Tuesday, March 16 by ABC News

By JON HAWORTH, ABC News(CANTONMENT, Fla.) -- An assistant principal and her daughter have been arrested after authorities say they were responsible for fraudulently casting hundreds of votes for the high school’s Homecoming Court.According to the Florida Department... Read More.

Joe and Anthony Russo on casting Tom Holland in ‘Cherry’, and their new film vs. directing a Marvel movie

Friday, February 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Directors Joe and Anthony Russo have directed four blockbusters for Marvel Studios, including the biggest movie of all time, Avengers: Endgame. But after that, they got back to their modest-budget beginnings with their new film Cherry. And while the movie is quite different from their blockbuster... Read More.

“I didn’t have a problem with the way we were doing it” — ‘Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening responds to racial casting flap

Wednesday, February 24 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- During a chat about his latest animated hit, Netflix's Disenchantment,Simpsonscreator Matt Groening addressed the controversy over the long-running show's white actors voicing characters of other races. The comments came on the heels of Harry Shearer's announcement that he'd no longer voice Dr.... Read More.

Lucille Ball’s daughter Lucie Arnaz defends casting Nicole Kidman in biopic

Wednesday, January 20 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- Lucie Arnaz has a message for fans who weren't exactly thrilled about the idea of Nicole Kidman portraying her mother, Lucille Ball, in the upcoming biopic Being the Ricardos: "It's a done deal." In a recent video shared to Facebook, Arnaz addressed the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: casting

‘House of the Dragon’ star Steve Toussaint responds after backlash from critics on his casting

Marilyn Monroe estate defends Ana de Armas casting after criticism

Alexandra Daddario supports casting of Leah Jeffries in the new Disney+ ‘Percy Jackson’ series

‘The Batman’ star Zoë Kravitz now says Catwoman casting flap is “untrue”

The reality of Texas’ new voting law sets in as some voters have trouble casting ballots

Tilda Swinton calls past ‘Doctor Strange’ casting controversy a “hot, sticky, gnarly moment”

Rachel Lindsay accuses ‘The Bachelorette’ of casting Black men who “didn’t date Black women”

Mother and daughter arrested after allegedly casting hundreds of fraudulent Homecoming Court votes

Joe and Anthony Russo on casting Tom Holland in ‘Cherry’, and their new film vs. directing a Marvel movie

“I didn’t have a problem with the way we were doing it” — ‘Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening responds to racial casting flap

Lucille Ball’s daughter Lucie Arnaz defends casting Nicole Kidman in biopic

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