Arden Cho Says She Turned Down 'Teen Wolf' Movie After Being Offered Much Less Than White Co-Stars
etonline.comArden Cho is confirming the reason she did not return for. In an interview with, the 36-year-old actress confirmed a report that she was “offered half the per-episode salary offered to her three counterparts.” “I think I was actually offered even less,” she told, speaking out about the pay disparity for the first time.
Cho added that when it came to that information, it didn’t come from her team, as she “probably would’ve never shared it.” Cho made her debut on the MTV series in 2014, when she was cast as Kira Yukimura.
Kira -- who was a half Japanese and half Korean teen with super powers -- was a pivotal role for the actress, as she was a character who mirrored her off-screen. “What I loved about Kira was that she was so much like me,” Cho told the publication. “She had this heart to want to save her friends and fight for good, but she was super-dorky and really awkward and she just didn’t know what to do with herself.” Unfortunately, in 2016, the character of Kira was dropped from the storyline.
For fans, it was definite, when Cho wasn’t on the list of returning characters for the highly anticipated movie, out this fall.
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