Meaning of offcast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To cast off; shed.
   transitive
2. To remove from the cast of a production.
   transitive

Examples

“The experiment to offcast Davis began in 1937 with That Certain Woman; "She's a lady," we are told.”

“[...] and Paramount was not inclined to offcast its stars, the story was dropped.”

“White actresses were able to maintain a more multidimensional star persona than actresses of color, thanks in large part to their ability to off-cast themselves in challenging roles and control their off-screen image through publicity.”

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