By July 2017, Purser and Mae Whitman, who has also publicly expressed interest in the role, were among those that had been seriously considered for the part, with the character having been written with Whitman in mind.
Heinäkuussa 2017, Purser ja Mae Whitman, joa julkisesti ilmaisi halunsa näytellä roolin, olivat vakavasti harkittuja ehdokkaita Oravatytön rooliin, sillä hahmo oli kirjoitettu sarjaan Whitmania ajatellen.