offcast

verb

1. (transitive)To cast off; shed.
2. (transitive)To remove from the cast of a production.

   “The experiment to offcast Davis began in 1937 with That Certain Woman; "She's a lady," we are told.”

   “[...] and Paramount was not inclined to offcast its stars, the story was dropped.”

   “White actresses were able to maintain a more multidimensional star persona than actresses of color, thanks in large part to their ability to off-cast themselves in challenging roles and control their off-screen image through publicity.”

noun

1. That which is rejected as useless.