Along with Portman and Isaac, the cast includes Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Garland says that he only read the first book, which gives no names or ethnicities to the characters.
But the characters in the novel I read and adapted were not given names or ethnicities.
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There was no studio pressure to cast white.
The casting choices were entirely mine.
But there was nothing cynical or conspiratorial about the way I cast this movie.
Portman and Leigh both recently learned of their characters heritage in aninterview with Yahoo.
Well, that does sound problematic, responded Portman, while Leigh called it probably a valid criticism.
In a separate interview, Leigh, like Garland, referenced the lack of information in theAnnihilationbook.
I think had he known about those things, it might be a different cast.
But were lucky to have a movie with all women.
