Fox has cast “Riverdale” star K.J.
Apa in its drama “The Hate U Give,” two months after the studio dropped Kian Lawley from the project over videos that surfaced in which he uttered racist slurs.Fox 2000 has authorized more than a week of re-shoots in Atlanta.
Lawley was set to play the boyfriend of the film’s star, Amandla Stenberg, in the movie based on Angela Thomas’ novel of the same name, which centers on race and police brutality.
He was fired from the project on Feb.
5.Lawley apologized at the time, saying, “I respect Fox’s decision to recast this role for ‘The Hate U Give’ as it is an important story, and it would not be appropriate for me to be involved considering the actions of my past.
I understand the impact and I have grown and learned since then.
From now on I plan to use my voice for positive change.
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