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- Many trans people believe traditional casting creates a paradox: If all the major trans roles go to non-trans actors, how will trans actors ever get opportunities and experience needed to land major roles? It’s almost impossible to make a full-time living as a working trans actor in film and TV, and watching all the plum roles go to non-trans actors can make it feel like a war of attrition. Even Laverne Cox, who plays breakout character Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black, was about to abandon acting when her big role came along. So why do established actors keep taking most of the good trans roles?
Shit like this is why I gave up on the Atlantic.Fanning was brought to the project by the film’s producers and creative team, because she is marketable following the box-office success of Maleficent, and because she’s an extraordinary performer with a proven track record in art house films like Ginger & Rosa.
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Comedian Jim Jefferies faced similar criticism for not casting a disabled actor in the roll of his disabled friend, for the show "Legit" (which is great, btw); turns out that he wanted to, but the demands of shooting would have made it impossible. However, he did end up casting some other disabled actors anyway - recurring character Rodney (Nick Daley), guest stars Brad Williams and Verne Troyer, and others.