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17-Year-Old Stars as Young Emma in A24’s Controversial Drama

4/23/2026

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Jordyn Curet, 17, secured the young Emma role in A24’s The Drama after an Instagram casting call and Zoom interview.
She said playing a younger Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman created pressure because the star is a role model.
The film’s wedding plot is threatened when Emma admits she once planned a school shooting at 15, prompting mixed critical reactions and survivor objections.

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Story summary

Jordyn Curet, 17, secured the young Emma role in A24’s The Drama after an Instagram casting call and Zoom interview.
She said playing a younger Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman created pressure because the star is a role model.
The film’s wedding plot is threatened when Emma admits she once planned a school shooting at 15, prompting mixed critical reactions and survivor objections.