Why Hollywood Won't Cast Zooey Deschanel Anymore

In the 2000s, she was known for appearing in films like Elf, (500) Days of Summer, and Yes Man, and for most of the 2010s, she played Jess Day on New Girl. But since her sitcom went off the air, we haven’t been hearing as much from Zooey Deschanel.
She’s had a lot of success in Hollywood over the years, but she’s always struggled with being typecast, and her role on New Girl may have only served to make her more pigeonholed into quirky roles. Let’s take a look at the real reason why Hollywood won’t cast Zooey Deschanel anymore.
#Hollywood #Cast #Actress
She deserves a break | 0:00
Maturing past manic pixie | 1:02
Bad luck at the box office | 1:50
She shines in indies | 2:59
She's the "She" in She & Him | 3:42
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[@Looper]

Is Zooey one of those actresses you always think of in the 'girl next door' role?

[@bikkyychaudhry4510]

Totally unrelated but.... What's the background soundtrack used in this video??

[@viktorkiss5025]

Oooooh i only seen this braindead chick in the happening

[@deiselnoe1]

She's definitely has the girl next door vibe

[@FatLeonard84]

Yeah the annoying girl next door who still thinks it's cute to be kooky when she's well into her 30's

[@joe47771]

Zooey is doing fine, she doesn't need your approval

[@SilverScarletSpider]

She’s been 22 years old for 23 years

[@blygirl1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pololee-james8347]

I was about to say😂

[@gh.0o]

AGREEEEEDDDDDD

[@JackobJackob32]

that is exactly the problem, she just cant be 22 years old anymore

[@ag0111]

😂😂😂😂 lucky isn't she

[@cutebuttzlolz]

I feel like these titles unnecessarily slander the actor.

[@hectormorones8733]

preston topping this page is notorious for always doing that

[@jasonclarke7557]

well, she IS annoying....

[@Megaman2ooo]

Click baiting at it's finest . . .

[@RevanBC]

It's pretty much akin to 911

[@FMFvideos]

I would cast her

[@ziadahmedsamy]

False title. If you say she's tired in the first minutes of the video that means she's taking a break but what does Hollywood have with this? She can start taking work in whenever she's done relaxing.

[@mikkj1]

I agree. They say "Hollywood won't cast her/him anymore!", then go on to list all of the things they've been cast in recently. What they're talking about are big-budget leading roles, and that's not the same thing.

[@igkgigoh]

I would agree with that, too, but I figured that they also won't cast her if she doesn't want to be cast. It works both ways. Still misleading though

[@ziadahmedsamy]

@@igkgigoh makes you think she did something wrong therefore she is banned though right?

[@igkgigoh]

@@ziadahmedsamy Yeah, exactly that!

[@thorsuhr5138]

Its another clicbait title. Annoying.

[@NJGuy1973]

She's earned millions from "The New Girl." It'll be in reruns for decades. She's endorsed Pantene and is a shrewd money saver, as was revealed when she divorced her first husband. Her second husband is a film producer with his own money, and she co-founded a website that in 2015 got bought by Time for $30 million. She has "screw you" money. She never has to be manic or pixie-like again.

[@demibellini6915]

I think Hello Goggles was only bought for $5 million

[@fernydellacruz]

She definitely does not have screw you money nowhere near close

[@exitostropicales101]

She is not a good actress. A pretty mediocre one, one hit wonder kind.

[@boomer3150]

@@exitostropicales101 Like you no doubt.

[@CuriousPug12]

She got one of the most beautiful pair of eyes in the industry

[@jacobstaten2366]

Only one though. The other is just okay.

[@lilsammich8252]

What is wrong with the other one?

[@JustinLodes]

curious pug Katy Perry says that’s true

[@enbymations4524]

You should see her sisters eyes

[@aaliyahjones717]

Yana_ Banana agreed

[@gnmeisterzero]

So........ why is Hollywood not casting her anymore? Oh, i see.... desperate for views, false title, click bate kinda of things. Gotcha!!!

[@Rektonator]

Sadly thats how youtube works these days, I wonder how this video doesnt have more dislikes than likes

[@joonasfi]

So Hollywood is not casting her because she... deserves a break? Wow. I'll be using that "Never recommend anything from this channel" -feature.

[@galadriellorien3073]

Is there really such feature? I need it

[@joonasfi]

@@galadriellorien3073 sure, from KZbin's frontpage (it has recommendations), hit the menu button (three dots) on any video and there is "Don't recommend this channel"

[@keirarush9505]

She has played "Manic Pixie Dream Girls" But 500 days of summer was criticizing that trope. I would watch the movie again

[@girlfrommetro]

Keira Rush yes! it’s funny how so many people can’t understand this

[@timothyfloogle]

She really wasn't maniac nor a dream girl... the character is obviously more nuanced than yall realize

[@chalpua8802]

@@timothyfloogle Thats because we have an unreliable narrator. We see that later in the movie were the main character starts to realize he romanticized their relationship.

[@rossmanlapig3883]

h

[@BixbyConsequence]

@@chalpua8802 Narrator says at the start "This is NOT a love story".

[@ellaj.659]

500 days was the anti-manic pixie dream girl. Even in the end, she said to him that he put her up on this pedestal and that wasn't who she really was.

[@RobHollanderMusic]

It would be interesting to see her do a 180 and show up in a horror film, but not as the damsel in distress, but rather a darker part that plays off her perceived persona.

[@liv-xr8ri]

i think she would actually kill a role like that wow

[@oliviaj3887]

That title is extremely misleading and condescending to the actor

[@howardkerr8174]

Another incorrectly titled video. Says Hollywood WON'T cast her, then turns around and says it's because she it busy and/or tired. I give LOOPER a rotten tomato.

[@leob4403]

Thats not the reason though, she said in the podcast she keeps auditioning but no callbacks

[@bella2304]

Zooey is a hidden Hollywood gem with a loyal following, ironically the industry will always be unworthy of real talent and a fantastic actress. Missing you much Zooey, can't wait to see you again on the big screen.

[@rjlahue4181]

the fuck do you mean hidden?

[@misscurious9289]

I love Zoey and the New Girl and it broke my heart when it ended.

[@kokonakokoma]

I love her voice. She actually sang the themes for Winnie the pooh too. I know her beautiful voice anywhere.

[@StephanRaubenheimer]

Beauty, personality, enthusiasm, sense of humour and eyes to die for!

[@keystone6561]

I’m sure there’s a way to get good titles without making the actors look bad 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Abu-kx4ei]

*Lets face it* , Zoey Deschanel is the cutest hollywood actress. Who agrees?

[@Jisim33]

She is but I think she cant act at all she has the same character in every show, movie.

[@Abu-kx4ei]

@@Jisim33 She has an overall cutsy character in all her roles, but if u pay close attention there are variations..

[@prateeknarendra1637]

Nope

[@Jisim33]

@@Abu-kx4ei why do I have to look close to that? Just like seth Rogan. Dude plays himself all on these movies. Some people just cant act to be honest

[@FatLeonard84]

Drew Barrymore

[@miguimau]

Zooey is super adorable and talented. Screw Hollywood. :D

[@theonlygosha]

She was in the animated feature film “Trolls” which was successful

[@G509400]

She got married and had 2 kids while filming new girl. So I’m sure she wanted to spend time with her family. She did a live version of beauty in the beast in LA 8 months ago and did a small tour for her band she & him.

[@Starbits7]

It's been 2 yrs since her show ended... and she was in the recent Trolls movie I think she'll be fine

[@katycat365]

Whose hear after Katy's not the end of the world mv

[@kamleshthombare9639]

Me

[@aminlimelight]

Meee haha I knew it

[@laviniabaricuatro9506]

Me

[@thepermman]

about 60% of these has-been actors Looper videos are usually actors doing more television than movies. They've usually been employed the whole time.

[@teddymark4324]

I believe her to be physically beautiful, but ageism for women in Hollywood is very difficult to overcome. I suspect that will play a part of seeing her perform in fewer roles, that and having small children/young family to balance out with work as well.

[@keno1069]

I don't think her problem is ageism. I think it's because she plays roles that are made for 25 year old actresses. She put herself into a box, and fans often don't like to see people change.

[@johnriverajr3151]

She's the same in EVERY film....

[@FatLeonard84]

Yes an annoying hipster

[@narcissistictendencies6705]

Well in bridge to tearbitha she played a teacher oh wait she still dressed as a hipster...

[@ceebeeii6723]

Yes! The sameness wears thin very quickly.

[@kidcarlomagno7094]

Like Robert Downey Jr or Johnny Depp

[@courtneymichelle5746]

Narcissistic Tendencies She was literally a teacher in New Girl😂

[@scottieman2]

I'll hire her for a role as my girlfriend.

[@scottieman2]

At least I'll see a pretty woman before I die.

[@bradregan4709]

the only girlfriend you hire are the kind you get for an hour and have lost thier teeth to meth

[@ish9506]

scottieman2 not before I do!

[@LYSERGIC_ELYSIUM]

Im her manager, she said she would be fine with a $05.00 per hour date.

[@venusz83]

Who wouldn't.

[@johnnyscarpetti2322]

Her singing voice is so beautiful it’s mesmerizing!

[@stirlingite5554]

She’s beautiful! Her icy blue eyes are mesmerizing 💙

[@mewtwo.150]

Cuz she broke the heart of my boy at 500 days with summer, who want a girl as cold as her?

[@themisterbeanie]

Holly crapp never noticed that she was the blonde girl in elf lol

[@Ernie1978]

Zooey is going to be on the third season of Physical with Rose Byrne in August! So exciting!!

[@samus88]

Maybe they finally realized she can ony play one role...?

[@hb0x]

Let me guess, quirky girl?

[@jubeh]

She's the mike cera of actresses

[@crimeexpocon]

500 days of summer would beg to differ.

[@FatLeonard84]

Yeah she can only play a awful annoying hipster

[@martok2112]

The first time I'd heard of and seen Zooey Deschanel was in the miniseries "Tin Man" (a different telling of The Wizard of Oz). What a beauty! I have only sporadically seen some of her other work, and loved it when she appeared alongside sister Emily Deschanel in an episode or two of the series Bones, in which Emily was the series lead.

[@triodesrbetter]

Video basically recaps her career and says she's doing other things, like singing. It doesn't answer the question.

[@firstlastname3865]

Most beautiful eyes of any woman I've ever seen. She's amazingly beautiful.

[@kiddiecool]

“She’s pushing 40!so she’s too old to play girls”?!?!? Dude that’s not a good mindset to have. Tom Cruise is old af but plays characters in action movies that follows a “young” protagonist. This is such a weird mindset so many seem to have. And it’s always against women. You’ve got to be joking... 1:40

[@addangel]

nothing against her personally, but I absolutely despised her character in New Girl

[@luxubukid]

"Why youtube won't suggest Looper video anymore"

[@RobertOrgRobert]

She has the most wonderful singing voice ever !

[@ssescoe83]

She did just have two small kids and just finished a show for 7 years. She’s probably tired. Plus, she has her band she and him.

[@kitt1797]

i'm also tired of working since i left school and i don't get Millions, free Stuff and shit, i bet she has more free time than the average Person..

[@cx2558]

But she and her kind (famous people) are beautiful, have money and deserve way more good things than any doctor, teacher, struggling parent, elderly lonely people, ill people... Etc. Rich and cute people deserve all and by the way, AVOID MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH THEM AND DO NOT TALK TO THEM UNLESS THEY TALK TO YOU. THEY ARE VERY SENSITIVE PEOPLE. 🤣🤣🤣

[@owl4928]

She's in 40s that's why Hollywood not casting her.

[@cheesecake134]

Almost in her 40s. She's currently 38. But that's still too damn old to be trying to keep up that cute persona.

[@cheesecake134]

@benjovi55 Not really though. She styles herself very cute and young and the bangs help, but she definitely looks her age(which no one is saying is old and decrepit). Take away the bangs and styling and she is a very pretty 40 year old woman.

[@davidzof]

@@cheesecake134 if a little on the chubby, jowly side these days

[@cheesecake134]

@@davidzof She's had kids. Your body changes. I think it's annoying she's almost 40 and still trying the cutesy thing but I'm not giving her shit for looking different after pregnancy.

[@tribe8342]

@@cheesecake134 let's be honest she's too cute to play as someone mother right now and I think she's just in phase between cute girl role to a mom role. Probably give her 2 or 3 years for she comes back to play as 'Erin Brokovich' type role.

[@BritneyBrody]

I thought “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” started after Natalie Portman in Garden State which was a whole year before Elizabethtown came out.

[@manchesterunitedno7]

It's older than that, though. Way older. Audrey Hepburn had entire career because of it.

[@esdev92]

Because she's gotten older and is no longer cute enough to cover up for lack of acting skills in order to play anything else other than the same role she did her entire career.

[@Bruh-ts8wq]

She has a kid

[@Officialliketoilettissue]

You forgot she was in Yes man with Jim Carrey looper

[@jimjammy1788]

Maybe the fact that the quirky hipster act is well annoying finally caught on.

[@donrobertson4940]

Still annoying.

[@Merek29]

It's definitely an act. If you define yourselves via image, image is not real. It's an illusion.

[@Merek29]

And wtf is a hipster if not all things mainstream lol

[@joekim3307]

Merek29 how about when you define other people by images and cliches , does that mean you’re the act?

[@devildead369]

I dont think TV shows or movies deserve to have her being casted anyway. She’s an fantastic singer and whatnot.

[@PeterNg93]

Because they don’t want to cast her anymore. I hope that answers your question.

[@saunderss25]

Her in The Happening is possibly the most hilariously bad acting performance I've ever seen.

[@CiraxMusic]

@Slevin You can see in the start of the movie when she is getting the phone out of her bag, the script for her lines at same time. This means that M.Night was giving them all lines as they went along because I guess he wanted the acting to either be shit or like more natural in a sort of way.

[@kquigley1853]

I saw her band live. She was ridiculously rude: chastising the audience (the only interaction she had with us). Whole hour and a half show and the only thing she said was some snarky comment about how we were hurting her eyes.

[@Shlogger]

yeah i heard she was a bee-yatch...

[@courtneymichelle5746]

She’s very much type casted and even if she’s almost 40 she looks incredibly young she could pull off anything if given the chance😂

[@poohshiesty5624]

No she’s white so she looks old

[@UKRenna]

@@poohshiesty5624 what a stupid comment.

[@keno1069]

I think she type casted herself.

[@michalbukvai7548]

Because she made the worst, most annoying, awkward and non-funny "sitcoms" that makes me switch the channel the moment it starts? Yes New Girl is that bad, worst part being she thinks how funny she is.

[@beeg4254]

Wdym?

[@BonsaiBarry-dh3pz]

She shares her age defying looks with Susanna Hoffs. Both look 20 years younger. Susanna maybe even 25 years younger. Both are singers and actresses. Both are incredibly beautiful brunettes Both are born January 17th

[@hdot89]

She always plays the same character

[@trikkerman1]

She will make her comeback with "The Happening 2: Electric Boogaloo"

[@nguyentranminhthoi8962]

There a part 2 of The Happing? Wow, i going check for that.

[@larrydavis4019]

This was a very nice & informative video. It is nice to see that a fellow fan of Miss Zooey gets to say something good about our favorite lady. I get tired of others getting heard & all they do is tear them down. I adore Miss Zooey. 🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘

[@cyberboy5red]

She was also the music teacher in Bridge to Terabithia.

[@IIGQII]

500 days of summer was awesome but it wasn’t because of her .. Joseph Gordon levit is the man

[@LuisCarlos-ge9pi]

No doubt she's my ultimate celebrity crush in Hollywood and I hope she could make more films, series and even commercial I really like and adore her eyes, smile, voice the way she laughed and talks everything that She used to be

[@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784]

She is a typecast actress and is too old for most hollywood romantic movie roles now

[@ViewThis.]

While we're at it, let's not forget her Sister Emily (Bones)

[@Michael59197]

She used to be my secret movie crash. How can you not fall in love with such a sweet and adorable girl? Now she is fat and old. I don't even like her anymore. And she has a talent of taking part in the worst movies ever. So RIP nobody cares.

[@curtiskretzer8898]

@Brandon Toad Zooey got fat & old,& her voice irrt8d(him)

[@kevinknight4782]

2019 and watching ELF and thinking god she was so funny cute and just plain old real. Bring this cool woman back please

[@demibellini6915]

I listened to her on Kate Hudson’s podcast and she basically said she’s happier making music and performing

[@leob4403]

She said on justin long podcast that she isnt getting the parts she auditioned for

[@billloraff9132]

Zooey you are a great actress and also you are so beautiful !

[@insomniafun8751]

Unfortunate, she has my absolute favorite brunette/blue eyed combo.

[@Pinkfridayxoxox]

It suits her so well, it’s hard to imagine she’s a natural blonde

[@Doc-hp5wf]

@@Pinkfridayxoxox It actually makes her with blue eye having the blonde hair rather than brunette but yeah

[@tribe8342]

In my humble opinion she's too cute to play a mom and people seem to forget that her older sister is a more good actress than her.

[@orcaflotta7867]

"more good" You mean betterer, right? =^.^=

[@tribe8342]

@@orcaflotta7867 yrs thank you for the correction 🙂

[@TGAsher30]

Yeah...because everyone knows that moms can't be cute.

[@anazaeid]

Her big face reminds me of Carla Bruni. The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy THE BEST.

[@MrZeissOne]

Hollywood has a real problem with casting real people. This woman is smart, talented, authentic and way too good for t.v. Her voice is steeped in power and sensuality. Her children are seriously lucky to have her for a mother, and she's not done yet. She's an absolutely gorgeous near 40, and when she's done raising her children, she will be a natural for mature female roles, which require a truly mature woman. With two small kids to mother, I rather doubt that she's getting a rest and a little time off. Don't count her out; this is one truly self actualizing woman. BTW: I would absolutely love to meet her mother, because she raised two totally wonderful women.

[@aspookyfox]

Almost Famous was awesome. The person who inspired Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character is partly why I wanted to become a journalist lmao.

[@Calzaki]

Short story of this video - She hasn't done anything good or anything you've probably heard of other than a sitcom you forgot existed after the first season... Since 2003. Or she's just taking a break from all those indie things that are just too cool forvyou to have heard of.

[@sirenthomas4595]

she might be close to 40 but she doesnt look it soooooo yea she could still play a "girls" role maybe a just turned 30 woman ....

[@Erin-oy7em]

Emmily is definitely my fave

[@Dandoskyballer]

Love her as an actress, but I didn't realize how many terrible movies she has been a part of. She really needs to find new management concerning big titles.

[@sanghaitwist9844]

Looper: Hey Zooey, Do you know why Hollywood won't cast you anymore? Zooey: Mind your own business.

[@junbug1love]

You didn't exactly State the reasons why she is not seen in Hollywood anymore You stated some reasons why she had bad reviews or movies that flopped but you didn't really justify your point based on the title that you provided

[@Deva7]

Because when she saw it was raining outside, she freakin' asked Siri "is that rain?".

[@HiMyNameIsDannny]

I think some Zooey fans are taking this video too personally. Look at her IMDB. The fact that the little work she has done (outside New Girl) is consistently small roles/flops implies she wants to work but can't land great roles. Plus I think N.G. took up a lot of her time and pays well so she isn't too motivated to audition.

[@theknightmonkey1461]

Is it because there's 5 other celebrities that look like her?

[@mitoeske4021]

Who?

[@cchloelopez178]

A manic pixie girl is supposed help the main man develop and guide him in his life. Getting the main character to do things they wouldn’t do unless someone encouraged them. She’s NOT a Manic Pixie Girl in 500 Days Of Summer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt even explained how Tom was this guy who developed an delusional obsession over this girl. Time after time in the movie Summer says she doesn’t want anything serious. She even has a boyfriend back home. Toms sister even say “Just because some girl likes the same bizarre crap you do that doesn’t make her your soul mate.” . Joesph even says the way his character is unhealthy. Also that it’s this “attitude of he wants you so bad, seems so attractive to some young people “ “You are falling in love with the idea of the person , not the actual person”. With all that being said she broke his heart and that is clearly not what a manic pixie girl is. At the end Tom is the one who decides to build a portfolio and get his career on track.

[@6Kubik]

she is really pretty and i like her style

[@ncjmusic]

Shes the white girl version of Danny Trejo...built for one role. Only difference is Danny accepted the fact hes Badass Mexican #1. She needs to wake and realize shes Bland White Girl #2.

[@arturo123561]

Fax no printers

[@curtiskretzer8898]

Failure 2 launch.That was her & they put her w/dude from natl treasure,that was the odd groom 2 b in the hangover films.

[@26muca07]

Saw her and Paul Rudd 8 years ago on a trip to Manhattan, they were recording the post-sauna scene from "Our Idiot Brother" and stayed at the New Yorker Hotel. Got the opportunity to watch it behind the scenes though, it was cool.

[@devindevon]

Manic pixie dreamgirls have been around for has long as films have existed. My all time favorite is Carole Lombard in My Man Godfery (1936). They never go out of style.

[@jacekjanusz9840]

Noone cares - we still love Her!

[@truthspeaker3806]

I love her beautiful eyes and voice💕💕

[@retroguitarmaster]

I just think she's unbelievably gorgeous

[@FatLeonard84]

OMG I just realized she plays Roz's cousin in Frasier, that must've been one of her first acting jobs and I absolutely hated her back then as well

[@jonathanstern5537]

Why do you keep posting these for actors who are still getting work?

[@SERGIO-cr6uy]

She's gorgeous and talented, few poor movie choices and Hollywood turn their back on her. She's not the only one in that case, pity as we kinda like them.

[@seanlarkin45]

this isnt why, its cause shes incredibly rude to everyone.

[@michealscott6702]

Sean Larkin she is?

[@nicolaspinzon1469]

Whoever says that zooey deschanel's character in 500 days of summer was a manic pixie dream girl, profoundly misunderstood the movie

[@jbainbridge22]

Why don't they cast her anymore, followed by she needs a break? Are you confused Looper cause that makes no sense.

[@revekat2053]

She would be perfect in a Zena reboot.

[@FavioredValkyrie]

He said she's almost 40 lol that never stoped most beautiful lady's Also i'm 28 and for almost 40 shes looking almost 30. Please don't insult the funny sexy babe.

[@blazehaze233]

honestly she doesn't age

[@bikashshah8657]

Zoey. She's gorgeous very pretty,.. I like her so much😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@babakht]

Maybe because she can't act to save her life,

[@rodrigomedinaniembro5858]

This critic is a bit unfair. I think Zooey is a very talented artist. In my opinion she should focus more on music and comedy, those are her strongholds.