One could be hard-pressed to discover a casting director who doesn’t revel within the pleasure of discovering brand-new expertise. “It’s one of the crucial thrilling components of the job,” says Robert Sterne, casting director on The Crown, the sequence that over the course of six seasons has embraced each British nationwide treasures like Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, and turned lesser-known actors like
Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor into bona fide stars. “With one thing like The Crown, once you see any individual being given a tremendous artistic alternative to essentially discover and develop their craft in a supportive setting that can then take them to the subsequent stage, it’s extremely satisfying.”
On The Morning Present, with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon as headliners, Victoria Thomas’ problem is to populate their world with actors who can shine with the identical wattage. “There’s completely a caliber that we’re going for,” says the casting director. “It’s a really high-profile present, and we would like extra eyeballs on it, so there’s a sure degree of actors we’re on the lookout for, and we simply hope that they can do it with our scheduling.” Whereas the provision of Jon Hamm or Julianna Margulies isn’t a given, Thomas hasn’t discovered many roadblocks to touchdown the who’s who of Hollywood with this gig. The trick, she says, is steadiness. “Now we have to watch out that we don’t over-cast. In some circumstances, you simply want a extremely stable supporting actor to play a component. They might not be as nicely often known as Jon, Jen or Reese, however it’s the steadiness of the identified names and the good character actors that grounds the present in a sure actuality. The 2 issues mesh and create watchability.”