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Casting Alert: Napa Tourism Project, Plus Starbucks and Resort Commercials

Casting Alert: Napa Tourism Project, Plus Starbucks and Resort Commercials

Casting Alert
August 28, 2025

Three exciting projects are casting a range of roles and extras, including a Napa tourism campaign, a Starbucks commercial and a Palm Springs resort shoot. If you want to showc ...

Sharon Bialy Shares the Casting Insights Behind 'The Senior'

Sharon Bialy Shares the Casting Insights Behind 'The Senior'

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10 Ways To Use Background Work as On-Set Training

10 Ways To Use Background Work as On-Set Training

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Joey Paul Jensen on Why Imagination is 'the Most Important Ingredient'

Joey Paul Jensen on Why Imagination is 'the Most Important I...

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Hilary Duff To Star in ‘Pretty Ugly’ Comedy in Works At Hulu From Kirker Butler, Silver Tree & Kapital

How I Met Your Father star Hilary Duff is returning to Hulu and reuniting with 20th Television for Pretty Ugly, a single-camera comedy series she is attached to star in and executive produce.

Variety

Iain Glen, Jessie Mei Li and Danielle Galligan To Lead Brit Sci-Fi Thriller ‘A Rare Breed’

Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Jessie Mei Li (Havoc) and Danielle Galligan (House of Guinness) will star in sci-fi A Rare Breed, the feature debut of director Sam Johnson.

TVLine

Casting News: John Malkovich Joins 'Bad Monkey', Fred Armisen Befriends 'Deli Boys' and More

John Malkovich has been cast opposite Vince Vaughn in Bad Monkey Season 2..  He will play Spencer, the head of a South Florida criminal organization.

IndieWire

Telluride Film Festival Sees Double: 2 Beatles, 2 Josh O’Connor Films and 2 From Richard Linklater

Telluride: Festival director Julie Huntsinger tells IndieWire how she balances awards contenders with discoveries and classics for the annual Colorado festival.

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Casting Alert: Napa Tourism Project, Plus Starbucks and Resort Commercials
Casting Alert
Casting director Sharon Bialy smiling in a black shirt in a living room near tall plants.

Sharon Bialy Shares the Casting Insights Behind 'The Senior'
Casting Directors Casting Insights The Industry
Makeup artist and wardrobe stylist working on an actor behind the scenes on a film production.

10 Ways To Use Background Work as On-Set Training
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Casting director Joey Paul Jensen smiling in a green sleeveless top in front of a wooden door.

Joey Paul Jensen on Why Imagination is 'the Most Important Ingredient'
Casting Directors The Industry
Diverse group of actors reading the script of a play together.

Turning Debilitating Nervous Energy into Empowering Strength
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Acting Up: Amy Madigan
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Six Myths About Acting That You Need to Stop Believing
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Casting Alert: Teen Soccer Players for Movie, Plus Gourmet Popcorn & Men's Body Product Commercials
Casting Alert
Severance casting director Rachel Tenner smiling indoors in a black blouse with a silver leaf pattern.

Rachel Tenner Reveals the Casting Process of 'Severance'
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Model and actress Aconda Williams outside looking fierce in a pink hoodie and a white Puna shirt.

How Aconda Williams Booked a Foot Locker Commercial and Got Her SAG Card | Success Story
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A theater actress sitting in the dressing room studying the script and getting into character.

The Importance of Emotional Preparation
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Casting Director Sarah Cayce on set in a denim jacket watching actors perform and audition.

Sarah Cayce's Audition Advice: 'Be Ready to Collaborate'
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Collage of casting director Shaheen Baig, a video camera and the How We Role podcast logo on a light blue backdrop.

How to Break the Mold & Get Cast with Emmy-Nominee Shaheen Baig ('Adolescence') | 'How We Role'
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Theater director on a dim theater stage talking to the actors.

5 Things No One Tells You About Directing
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Jeannie Bachrach smiling in a white dress with flowers.

Jeanie Bacharach on Her 'Dying for Sex,' 'Black Mirror' Double Dose of Emmy Noms
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