American actor Halle Berry has pulled out of the running to play a transgender character in an upcoming untitled film following a social media backlash. Over the weekend, the Oscar-winning actor said during an Instagram Live interview, that she would "probably" play a transgender man in her next film role. "[The film is about] a trans character, who transitioned into a man. I love that I might be playing it."

The news was met with a wave of criticism on social media with people highlighting the ongoing problem in Hollywood of a cisgender (people whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth) actor playing a transgender person. Berry was also heavily criticised for identifying the gender of the character incorrectly during the interview.