“We are deeply grateful to Laverne and the transgender community for opening our eyes to a bias that neither we nor many in our industry had recognized,” a spokesperson from Universal Pictures International said in a statement.
Emerald Fennell’s Academy Award-winning movie was scheduled to release in Italy on May 13, but has since been pushed back after Universal Pictures Italy posted a clip of “Una Donna Promettente” on May 6.
Universal moved forward with casting a cis male actor to dub Cox’s character after having done so in the past for roles such as in “Orange is the New Black.” Cis men were also cast for the versions released in Spain, which released in April, and Germany, which has pushed back the release to re-dub with a woman’s voice like in Italy.