Elliot Page has been replaced by Ruby Rose in the upcoming comedy 1Up.
The film is currently in production in Toronto and follows a young woman named Valerie Lee, who leaves her college sports team and her own way to maintain her scholarship, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news of her replacement. Page.
Ruby will play the teacher who helps Valerie form the new team, while Valerie will be played by Paris Berelc.
Elliot Page has been replaced by Ruby Rose in the upcoming comedy 1Up
New role: Rose, in the 2019 photo in New York, will now play the teacher who helps a student gather her new sports team at 1Up
The news comes just a day after it emerged that Page had filed for divorce from his wife Emma Portner, less than two months after the Umbrella Academy actor went public as a trans and not binary and received a public demonstration of support from your spouse.
Elliot, 33, filed legal documents in a Manhattan court with the goal of dissolving his three-year marriage to the 26-year-old professional dancer, who “proudly” supported his partner’s decision to leave as to transgender in December.
In a statement to DailyMail.com, Elliot and Emma revealed that they actually “separated last summer” before the actor came out as a transgender, and that they have now decided to formalize the division.
“After careful thought and reflection, we made the difficult decision to divorce after our separation last summer,” the statement said. “We have the utmost mutual respect and remain close friends.”
Game: the film follows a young woman who decides to leave her sports team and decides to train herself to maintain her scholarship (pictured 2019)
Before posting a statement, Emma and Elliot removed all the images from their respective Instagram accounts in what seemed like a very clear message about the future of their marriage.
However, Elliot and Emma are still following the social media app.
Broadway Dance Center coach Emma has just returned to Instagram after temporarily deleting her account after Elliot left. Shortly before disappearing from the app, he made a public plea for “patience and privacy” and noted that his own “gender identity, pronouns and sexuality” is “private and cannot be debated.”
Elliot last addressed the audience in a shared statement on his Instagram account on December 20, when the actor thanked his fans for their support for his decision to leave.
Division: Meanwhile, news of the new role comes amid Page’s divorce from his wife Emma Portner (pictured 2019 in New York)
“From the bottom of my heart, thank you,” Elliot wrote, sharing a picture of themselves putting on a black-hooded sweatshirt and wire-framed glasses.
“Your love and support has been the best gift. Be careful. Be there for each other.
Emma has shared a handful of posts on her account since she reactivated her in the early nine years, but has not addressed her relationship with Elliot, but has shared two dance videos and two selfies that see her posing with a potato. .
Despite removing Elliot’s footage from her Instagram, Emma still has a copy of the actor’s exit statement posted on her account, along with the statement of support and pride she shared at the time it was posted.
In the post, he wrote: “I am very proud of @elliotpage. Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world.
‘I also ask for patience and privacy [and] that you accompany yourself in the fervent support of trans life every day. Elliot’s existence is a gift in itself. It shines in the sweet E. I love you so much.
He also commented on Elliot’s post on Instagram, writing, “I love you so much elliot.”
A source told DailyMail.com that Emma opted to delete her Instagram account in the days following Elliot’s departure, after being overwhelmed by the influx of hate speech directed at the actor Juno following his statement.
Elliot and Emma have been together since 2017 and were married in a secret ceremony in early 2018.
Happier Times: Page planted one in Portner at Soho House in Canada in 2017