She continued, Then I went back and I was like, Please, but my agent at the time literally got down on her knees. Shes like, Please, youre gonna destroy any chance of a career.
Ryder who was 15 years old at the start of the films shoot took a liking to Veronicas outsider character and reportedly wanted to take on the role for free, according to a 2018 story for i-D UK .
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She revealed to Harpers Bazaar that she lost a job around the release of Heathers, too.
I had been cast in a movie and the director took great offense to it, said Ryder, who did not name the movie or its filmmaker.
I think you were better off, Ortega told Ryder.
Yeah? I think I made the right call, Ryder replied.
Heathers, after initially being viewed as a box office flop, would later find a cult following and eventually would see both a musical and television adaptation.
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