Disney Television Studios is expanding its casting executive team adding Kim Williams and Dylann Brander Gunning as VPs of Casting for Fox 21 Television Studios and ABC Studios, respectively.
“Kim and Dylann both have incredible instinct and taste, and I’ve been fortunate to have them work on several of our studio’s projects as independent casting directors. I’ve had my eye on them for years, and jumped at the opportunity to bring them into the Disney Television Studios fold as we build out our incredibly talented team,” said Evp Casting of Disney Television Studios and FX Entertainment, Sharon Klein.
Williams will report into Lindsey Kasabian, head of casting for Fox 21 Television Studios, and Gunning will report into Jonathan Bluman, head of casting for ABC Studios.
Williams joined ABC as director of casting in 2019, working on projects for the network, Disney+ and ABC Studios, including For Life, Baker and the Beauty and Single Parents.
“Kim and Dylann both have incredible instinct and taste, and I’ve been fortunate to have them work on several of our studio’s projects as independent casting directors. I’ve had my eye on them for years, and jumped at the opportunity to bring them into the Disney Television Studios fold as we build out our incredibly talented team,” said Evp Casting of Disney Television Studios and FX Entertainment, Sharon Klein.
Williams will report into Lindsey Kasabian, head of casting for Fox 21 Television Studios, and Gunning will report into Jonathan Bluman, head of casting for ABC Studios.
Williams joined ABC as director of casting in 2019, working on projects for the network, Disney+ and ABC Studios, including For Life, Baker and the Beauty and Single Parents.
- 2/21/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Four Fox drama pilots including a project from J.J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman and “Gang Related,” a pilot written by the screenwriter of “Fast & Furious,” have casting directors attached, Backstage has learned. Abrams and Wyman’s “Inhuman,” which shoots in March, is set to be cast by April Webster and Sarah Isaacson of April Webster & Associates. The sci-fi drama is set in the near future when human police officers are paired with human-like androids. Meanwhile, Megan Branman and Dylan Brander of Branman/Brander Casting are working on “Gang Related,” a pilot from “Fast & Furious” screenwriter Chris Morgan. The plot centers on a gang member who infiltrates the San Francisco police department on behalf of a crime boss. “Boomerang,” a drama about a family of assassins contracted by the federal government to render their services for the good of the country, is set to be cast by John Frank Levey and Melanie Burgess.
- 2/11/2013
- backstage.com
Three new ABC Family pilots set to go into production this fall have casting directors attached, Backstage has learned. The multi-camera "Phys Ed" is being cast by Alyson Silverberg and Geralyn Flood, who are teaming up for this pilot. The half-hour comedy focuses on a former high school jock who returns to teach at his alma mater and discovers that life is basically unchanged. "Continuing Fred," another education-themed comedy, will be cast by Megan Branman and Dylann Brander of Branman/Brander Casting. The setting for this show is an elementary school and instead of a male alum, it's a female lead. Winifred Harris, or Fred, is a newly graduated slacker who finds she has a knack for teaching young children. Meanwhile, the drama "Terminales" will be cast by Brett Greenstein and Collin Daniel in Los Angeles. The pilot is an adaptation of a Televisa series. It follows a young woman...
- 10/11/2012
- backstage.com
Three new Fox TV pilots have acquired casting directors, Back Stage confirmed.Alyson Silverberg will cast "El Jefe," a comedy pilot about a 30-year-old man who finally gets kicked out of his dad and step-mom's house and moves in with his family's cleaning lady. Michael Patrick Jann ("Reno 911!") will direct the pilot, which was created by Moses Port and David Guarascio ("Aliens In America"). Silverberg has previously cast TV shows such as "Greek," "How I Met Your Mother," "The O.C.," and "Dawson's Creek."Megan Branman and Dylann Brander are casting "Rebounding," a single-camera comedy pilot that centers on a man who is recovering from the death of his fiancée, with the help of the idiots at his pick-up basketball game. The show is inspired by the real-life experiences of co-creator Joe Port, who developed the pilot with Joe Wiseman and "Modern Family" co-creator Steve Levitan. Jason Winer, who directed the pilot.
- 2/9/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
Lisa Soltau was living in Seattle when her friend Bonnie Gillespie sent her a book she had written called "Casting Qs," a compilation of interviews with casting directors. "I read it and I absolutely loved all the aspects of the job," says Soltau. "I loved the entertainment industry and movies and television. The process of casting sounded wonderful."She called one of the two casting offices in Seattle and ended up working as an intern there for about six months. But the CD told her she should move to New York or Los Angeles if she really wanted to pursue a career in casting. "I picked L.A. because I had lived there once for about three years and I thought it would be easier to acclimate there," Soltau says. "Plus I wanted to work on 'Six Feet Under,' which was airing at the time.
- 10/20/2010
- backstage.com
Crime dramas, conspiracy thrillers, and down-home narratives about youthful angst will be among the new shows entering our homes this fall TV season. All will be seeking actors for a range of roles: guest spots, recurring, perhaps even a principal part. We spoke to CDs of several shows to find out what they might need. "Body of Proof," Drama, ABCAs the title suggests, "Body of Proof" is a crime drama. But it's somewhat different from the usual fare, says casting director Rosalie Joseph. In addition to solving murders, the characters are advocates for the victims, giving peace and closure to their survivors. Set in Philadelphia (but shot in Providence, R.I.), the story centers on Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delaney), a top-notch neurosurgeon who is forced to give up her medical practice in the wake of a devastating car crash and resume her career as a medical examiner. But within...
- 9/1/2010
- backstage.com
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