Robin Lippin on Gerard Butler: I was casting "Attila," the miniseries, and it was an extremely hard role. We had to find someone who could carry the mini and have charisma and yet be able to exude leadership and a barbaric quality. He also had to have an amazing body and good looks (it is TV, after all). Gerry had been referred by the CD in London, and I brought him in. I felt he had it all, but the executive at the time wasn't convinced. He wanted me to keep looking and told me to go to Crunch, the gym where all the hotties worked out. I wanted to die. I mean, this was a powerful role and needed an amazing actor. I think the exec was worried about his accent.I fought really hard for him, and luckily the director and producers were behind him. I even offered to...
- 7/7/2010
- backstage.com
Like singer-dancers and actor-models, Chris Game is a hyphenate but of a less common variety. He's a casting director–director, and he thinks the job should be an industry standard. In his 14 years as a CD, Game has also directed several plays annually for the Elephant Theatre Company in Los Angeles. The actors he meets for casting assignments often end up in his plays, and the actors in his plays may find themselves in a film or commercial he is casting. "I try to run my life as a giant repertory company," said Game, whose eponymous casting business has filled roles in such films as The Uninvited and The Good Humor Man. New York casting directors Stuart Howard and Billy Hopkins agree. Howard has been working since the mid-1970s and has close to 40 Broadway casting credits, including August: Osage County and the new revival of West Side Story. He...
- 3/18/2009
- by Simi Horwitz
- backstage.com
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