(posted 08/26/16)

"We have an amazing casting director, Carmen Cuba," says Matt Duffer, "Her first idea for the show was Winona Ryder. I think we all, us and Shawn, immediately fell in love with that idea."

(posted 08/24/16)

Emmy nominated for “O.J.” with colleagues Nicole Abellera Hallman, Courtney Bright and Nicole Daniels, McCarthy began her nine-month immersion into doppelganger casting at the behest of series creators Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. She'd worked with the writing duo on their fact-based Margaret Keane biopic “Big Ey...

(posted 08/12/16)

LOCARNO, Switzerland — The Locarno Film Festival’s innovative European Casting Director Award has spawned its first winner(s): France’s Antoinette Boulat and Elsa Pharaon for discovering first-timer Rod Paradot and casting him as the lead in Emmanuelle Bercot’s 2015 Cannes opening film “Standing Tall.”

(posted 08/08/16)

Speaking of the cast, if there was an Oscar for best casting director; Jeanne McCarthy would win. From the impeccable casting of the six children, to every minor role, including a perfectly wry turn by Missy Pyle as the mother of an amorous teenage girl (Erin Moriarty) who has eyes for the oldest child in the clan; Bo (a terrific George McKay).&...

(posted 08/03/16)

Cuba’s work, like the work of all great casting directors, can make an impact bigger than any one film or show.

(posted 08/02/16)

The ICDN, founded in 2005 in the context of the European Shooting Stars (EFP) at the Berlinale, is the first association to focus on casting directors on a worldwide scale. The ICDN seeks to improve the standards of the profession, to help shape film policy and processes, to provide casting directors with support and resources, and offers them t...

(posted 07/18/16)

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking at the first of a series of free classes given by the Casting Society of America to diverse communities of actors and filmmakers within Los Angeles. The plan is to continue this series every other month.

Illustratio...

(posted 06/24/16)

"What a casting director does is they're a connector," said Odom. "I mean, they can be a lifeline, especially if they champion you, which Bernie has done for me for 20 years!" (Leslie Odom, Jr.)

(posted 06/16/16)

But actors also need to stand out when they get that audition, and “Master of None” casting director Allison Jones advised not shaking off that which sets you apart no matter what the breakdown might say. “A different look is important. A real look is important. What you really bring to the part is important,” s...

(posted 06/16/16)

How does it feel to see the end result—to witness two of the industry’s leading British actors, Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston, going toe to toe at the top of their game? “It’s bloody damn marvelous,” says Jay.

(posted 06/15/16)

We found that it’s hard to sound like Miki so why not let Miki sound like Miki and focus on the acting, which is what we ended up doing. So, we had a lovely casting director by the name of Kim Coleman, who from the start said, “I have somebody!” And it ended up being Teyonah.

(posted 06/12/16)

Casting directors Beth Bowling and Kim Miscia watched the rapid rise of USA hacker series (posted 06/08/16)