![]() In a bit of serendipitous timing, the casting directors’ company was also in a transition between studios, allowing them to resume their search for CODA’s title character, Ruby, in particular. ![]() The film had been stalled in development, and when Wachsberger left Lionsgate in 2018, he took the project with him, reviving its chances of getting made. In any case, Matlin’s mandate was shared by others involved with CODA. We are not costumes to put on, not any longer.” (The casting directors demur on the subject when asked, with Zagoria conceding that this might have been a discussion “after the French film came out, maybe in that window when authenticity wasn’t at the paramount of everyone’s mind.”) “I can’t see any actor putting on the costume of being deaf. “I put my foot down and said, ‘If you do, I’m just out, that’s it,” she told USA Today earlier this year. ![]() Matlin also became involved in development, and has described in interviews pushing back against what she calls a studio-led effort to have a famous hearing actor play her character’s husband, Frank. The Oscar winner ( Children of a Lesser God), one of the best-known deaf actors in the world, eagerly signed on to play the role of matriarch Jackie after meeting with Heder, who’d been tapped by Wachsberger to direct. “Our hearts’ desire was Marlee, of course, to anchor the film,” says Aquila. Building the ensemble began with one clear goal: Marlee Matlin.
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