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Mind-blowing Actors experience hostility after casting news!

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Storm Reid!

When readers of A Wrinkle in Time realized that Storm would star in the movie adaption, there was a considerable backlash.

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Lucy Liu!

When readers of A Wrinkle in Time realized that Storm would star in the movie adaption, there was a considerable backlash.

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Leah Sava Jeffries!

Online trolls attacked Leah, who was 12 years old at the time, as soon as the cast of Disney's new Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series was revealed and fans learned she would be portraying Annabeth.

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Michael B. Jordan!

When it was revealed that the actor would be portraying The Human Torch in the 2015 Fantastic Four remake, he faced much backlash from fans of superheroes.

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Idris Elba!

Idris is no longer interested in playing James Bond despite years of pleading from fans worldwide, who blame him for the racist abuse he's faced.

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Halle Bailey!

Racial trolls erupted over Halle portraying Ariel when the Little Mermaid casting announcement was made public. After the debut of the first trailer, further criticism surfaced.

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Rachel Zegler!

Since she was chosen to play Snow White in Disney's forthcoming live-action adaptation, the performer has seen several instances of racial abuse.

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Nico Parker!

When The Last of Us was published, and gamers realized Nico was portraying Joel's daughter, Sarah, they immediately started posting angry comments on social media.

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Kelly Marie Tran!

The abuse directed towards Kelly, who played Rose Tico, was so intense that she stopped using social media and began seeing a therapist.

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Steve Toussaint!

In the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, the actor portrayed Corlys Velaryon. This guy is a nobleman and the richest character in the program.

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Zendaya!

Trolls deluged the internet with unfounded criticism when Zendaya assumed the legendary role of MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

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Amandla Stenberg!

Numerous fans were disappointed when they were chosen to play Rue in The Hunger Games, even though the novel describes the character as having 'satiny brown skin.'

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Ismael Cruz Cordova!

Fans have been unhappy about the lack of persons of color in Middle Earth since The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power's casting announcement.

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Tessa Thompson!

Many racial remarks were made on Tessa's social media profiles after Marvel fans discovered she would play the Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok's next film.

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