Fans of actress Simone Ashley have been let down after finding out this week that the star has been left on the cutting room floor of Brad Pitt’s new film, F1.
With the film premiering this week, the 30-year-old has been inconspicuously absent from promotions alongside Pitt and her fellow British actor Damson Idris, which raised eyebrows.
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It was then that the film’s director Joseph Kosinski broke the news she was cut from the project.
He told People that while she will appear on screen, Ashley’s character and dialogue were removed completely.
“It happens on every film, where you have to shoot more than you can use. There were two or three storylines that ultimately didn’t make into the final cut,” he said.
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“But Simone, she’s an incredible talent, incredible actress, incredible singer, and I would love to work with her again.”
Fans were looking forward to this new project for Ashley, being her biggest since her breakthrough role as Kate Sharma in season two of the Netflix and Shondaland show Bridgerton.
It seems Ashley was just as excited, telling Elle earlier this June, ”That was crazy. I have a very small part, but I’m grateful to be in that movie.
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“I got to experience many Grands Prix. I don’t think I’ll ever do anything like that again.”
She also gushed to Who What Wear in March, telling the outlet she had been in talks for the film even before her stint on Bridgerton came out in 2022.
“It’s been a long time, and you know, it’s Damson and Brad’s movie. I’m just so grateful that I can be part of it, and yeah, we’ve toured with the Grand Prix. We were filming at the real races,” she said.
“Oh, it was amazing, the adrenaline. It was kind of like theatre. It felt so live.”
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The Sex Education star is yet to publicly respond to the fan reaction to her axing.
Since her breakout role on the Netflix show, the rising star has appeared in The Little Mermaid, animated film 10 Lives, Picture This, and more.
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