Elliot Page is replaced by Ruby Rose in upcoming 1Up comedy … amid divorce from wife Emma Portner

Elliot Page has been replaced by Ruby Rose in the upcoming comedy 1Up.

The film is currently in production in Toronto and follows a young woman named Valerie Lee who leaves her varsity athletic team and trains her own in order to maintain her scholarship, according to The Hollywood Reporter, who broke the news of Page’s replacement.

Ruby will play the teacher who helps Valérie put together the new team, while Valérie will be played by Paris Berelc.

The news comes just a day after it emerged that Page had filed for divorce from their wife Emma Portner, less than two months after the Umbrella Academy actor publicly revealed himself as trans and non-binary and received a demo. public support from their spouse.

Elliot, 33, has filed legal documents with a Manhattan court seeking to dissolve their three-year marriage to the 26-year-old professional dancer, who ‘proudly’ supported her partner’s decision to declare himself transgender in December.

In a statement to DailyMail.com, Elliot and Emma revealed that they actually ‘split up last summer’, before the actor identified himself as transgender, and that they have now decided to make the split official.

“After much thought and thought, we made the difficult decision to divorce after our separation last summer,” the statement said. “We have the utmost respect for each other and remain close friends.

Before posting a statement, Emma and Elliot deleted all images of each other from their respective Instagram accounts in what appeared to be a very clear post about the future of their marriage.

However, Elliot and Emma are still following each other on the social media app.

Emma, ​​coach of the Broadway Dance Center, just returned to Instagram after temporarily deleting her account following Elliot’s exit. Shortly before she disappeared from the app, she made a public appeal for “ patience and privacy, ” and noted that her own “ gender identity, pronouns, and sexuality ” are “ private and not subject to debate. ”

Elliot last spoke to the public in a statement shared on his Instagram account on December 20, when the actor thanked his fans for their support in their decision to come out.

“ From the bottom of my heart, thank you, ” Elliot wrote, while sharing an image of themselves posing in a black hoodie and metal-rimmed glasses.

“Your love and support have been the greatest gift. Stay safe. Be there for each other.

Emma has shared a handful of posts on her account since her reactivation at the start of the New Year, but she has not addressed her relationship with Elliot, instead sharing two dance videos and two tongue-in-cheek selfies that see her posing with an apple from Earth. .

Despite removing images of Elliot from her Instagram, Emma still has a copy of the actor’s exit statement posted to her account, along with the statement of support and pride she shared at the time of its posting. .

In the post, she wrote: “ I am so proud of @elliotpage. Trans, queer, and non-binary people are a gift to this world.

‘I also ask for patience and confidentiality [and] that you join me in fervently supporting the trans life every day. Elliot’s existence is a gift in itself. Shine on sweet E. I love you so much.

She also commented on Elliot’s Instagram post, writing: ‘I love you so much elliot. ”

A source told DailyMail.com that Emma opted to delete her Instagram account in the days following Elliot’s exit, after being overwhelmed by the influx of hateful comments targeting actor Juno as a result of their statement.

Elliot and Emma have been together since 2017 and tied the knot in a secret ceremony in early 2018.