Sande Alessi Casting is in a bit of hot water after posting a racially insensitive casting call for the Universal Pictures film, Straight Outta Compton. The biopic will tell the story of the rap group N.W.A. and is set to be released in 2015. Even with the cooperation of founding members
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Michael Pitt has had a quirky career jumping from Dawson’s Creek to a successful stint in indie film with directors like Gus Van Sant, Bernardo Bertolucci and Michael Haneke. This summer, he’s headed to more mainstream fare with I Origins. The film portrays the story of a molecular scientist who
San Diego Comic-Con: Daniel Radcliffe has a new film, Horns, coming out this October and to rev up the promotion, he and writer Joe Hill and director Alexandre Aja had a press conference at this weekend’s Comic Con. Horns is about a young man named Ig Perrish (Radcliffe) who becomes
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First of a three-part series with excerpts from Stella Adler’s first biography Stella! Mother of Modern Acting (May 2014, Applause Theatre and Cinema Books) Written by Sheana Ochoa While writing Stella Adler’s biography I discovered a strange phenomenon: many American actors are unaware of the history of acting. Some even
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Even though True Blood is halfway through its final season, fans are rejoicing that lonely Lafayette finally gets his day of happiness. Actor Nelsan Ellis talked to Vulture about why his final romantic arc is so important to him. He explained, “I’m a very lucky actor, because this is my
Sean Bean is back in the game with a new TNT show called Legends. The story focuses on a undercover operative who has multiple personalities. However, the lines begin to blur and his character has trouble distinguishing between his true self and his other identities. The show is based off
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Though Scarlett Johansson has been kicking butt in The Avengers movies as Black Widow, she has tended to star in dramatic films since her 2003 movie breakthrough Lost in Translation. However, in Lucy Johansson is finally starring as the lead in her first all-out action movie, which is directed by
Written by Shari Shaw You’ve got a lot of nerve! One of the biggest challenges actors face is overcoming nerves in the audition room. In the martial arts, we are taught to use our opponent’s strength to our advantage. The same goes for audition nerves. Your nerves must motivate you to take the necessary steps to relax, understand
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Rubin spoke about what she looks for in casting a replacement actor and how prepared an actor should be for a first audition and a callback.
Daniel Radcliffe is headed to romantic-comedy territory this summer. His new film What If follows a med-school dropout who falls in love with a girl, played by Zoe Kazan, that he meets at a party. The 24-year-old actor talked to Vulture about taking on a role that focuses on a
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