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Tips on Authenticity: Jennifer Venditti on the Safdie Brothers and How to Be a Breakout Talent

Tips on Authenticity: Jennifer Venditti on the Safdie Brothers and How to Be a Breakout Talent

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December 15, 2025

Casting director Jennifer Venditti has long been known for blending established actors with first-time performers, introducing audiences to emerging talent like Euphoria’s An ...

Acting Up: Will Arnett, 'Is This Thing On?'

Acting Up: Will Arnett, 'Is This Thing On?'

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Casting Alert: 3D Modeling Project and Youth Soccer Commercial

Casting Alert: 3D Modeling Project and Youth Soccer Commerci...

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Casting Insights: ‘Is This Thing On?’ Shayna Markowitz

Casting Insights: ‘Is This Thing On?’ Shayna Markowitz

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The Hollywood Reporter

LaKeith Stanfield Replaces Jonathan Majors As Dennis Rodman In ’48 Hours In Vegas’

Stanfield will portray the Chicago Bulls forward in Rick Famuyiwa’s forthcoming feature centered around Rodman’s trip to Las Vegas during the 1998 NBA Finals.

Deadline

‘The Walking Dead’ Star Chandler Riggs Among Cast For Horror ‘The Last Time’; ‘Avatar’ Creature Designer Neville Page Aboard

Jake Satow (The Dropout), Chandler Riggs (The Walking Dead), Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Dominic Burgess (Palm Royale), John D’Aquino (Cory in the House), and Addison Bowman (Outer Range) are among cast in horror-thriller The Last Time.

Variety

‘When Calls The Heart’ Prequel ‘Hope Valley: 1874’ Set At Hallmark+ With Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres And Jill Hennessy

A prequel series, Hope Valley: 1874, has been greenlit at Hallmark+ and will begin production next week in Vancouver. Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres, Jill Hennessy, Roan Curtis and Lachlan Quarmby will star in the eight-episode series.

Entertainment Weekly

'Home Alone' Casting Notes Reveal That Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, More Stars Were Nearly Cast In Movie

Casting notes recently revealed by the Academy Library paint a very different picture of a film that almost was.

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