Following Reports That "Teen Wolf" Actor Arden Cho Passed On The Movie Revival After Being Offered Only Half The Salary As Other Actors, Dylan O'Brien Appeared To Confirm That Was The Case

    "Arden said 'nah.'"

    Natalie Oganesyan
    by Natalie Oganesyan

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Dylan O'Brien seemed to confirm reports that Arden Cho — who played Kira Yukimura in Teen Wolf — passed on the series' upcoming film revival as a result of a huge pay cut.

    David Livingston / Getty Images, Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for InStyle

    The Maze Runner star — who played fan favorite Stiles Stilinski and who has also not signed on to the movie — liked a tweet that discussed the details of the pay disparity.

    ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection

    The original tweet — from @FilmUpdates on Twitter — reposted a Deadline story, which broke the news that Arden reportedly passed on the project after only being offered half the salary presented to other actors. Dylan's likes show Phil Yu's quote tweet response: "Arden said 'nah.'"

    Phil Yu @angryasianman

    Arden said "nah." https://t.co/fAanmCJCSi

    Reply Retweet Favorite
    Twitter: @FilmUpdates / @angryasianman / Via Twitter: @angryasianman

    To catch you up to speed, a revival movie of the 2011 MTV series was first announced last September. And just yesterday, Paramount+ unveiled the cast list, which notably did not include Dylan, Arden, or Tyler Hoechlin, who played Derek Hale.

    Arden and Tyler Posey sitting together in a lab class in a a scene from the series
    ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Pretty much everyone else — including Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes, Crystal Reed, and Shelley Hennig — are set to return.

    It's worth noting that Arden — who portrayed a badass kitsune hailing from Japanese folklore in later seasons, winning the hearts of both viewers and main character Scott McCall (Tyler) — is the only Asian actor in a predominantly white cast.

    Arden wielding a katana
    MTV

    In fact, news of the pay disparity brought back memories of when her character was unexpectedly cut from the final season of the show. "Sorry that there were some interviews where I said I was excited for Season 6," she said in a YouTube video commenting on her discarded storyline. "I think at the time we were assuming we were back."

    Scott Everett White / MTV

    "I think sometimes in a show where there are so many characters, there isn’t always room for everyone. So I guess that was it. I do wish we would’ve developed a little bit more of her powers … and just [that] there would’ve been more of an epic ending, but you never know with Teen Wolf," she added.

    And it looks like Arden noticed her former costar's support, responding to a fan's tweet that "[Dylan's] a good one."

    Arden Cho @arden_cho

    @kamisgoIden He’s a good one

    Reply Retweet Favorite
    Twitter: @kamisgolden / @arden_cho / Via Twitter: @arden_cho

    Fans also peeped the like, theorizing that Arden's unfair (and racist) pay cut could be part of the reason why Dylan didn't sign on to the project either.

    christopher adam 🦇 @christophr_adam

    Dylan O'Brien liked this and some of y'all still have yourselves convinced he'll be in the movie. https://t.co/vRuxgTRSL5

    Reply Retweet Favorite
    Twitter: @christophr_adam / Via Twitter: @christophr_adam

    Paramount has not commented on the matter, and Arden has yet to speak out about it directly. But we'll let you know if anything changes!