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Beyond Dakota, Pedro and Chris: ‘Materialists’ Casting Director Breaks Down the Supporting Cast and Building a ‘Tapestry of New York Personalities’
"Materialists" casting director Douglas Aibel explains casting New York actors like Zoë Winters, Dasha Nekrasova, Marin Ireland and more.
Throughout the film, Song is specific about the social milieus that she depicts and the types of people within them, from the phalanx of bridesmaids in the opening scene to John’s roommates to the devoted staff of young women at Adore. “She just captured the humanity of this character with such grace … There’s a big emotional arc she has to play from joy to disappointment to rage, to coming to terms with the experience, and actually at the end of the day, going to Lucy for help when she needs it, and bonding with her. “If it’s not played correctly, the character can seem whiny and self pitying and all of that, and I thought that what she brought to it was just such honesty and you really believe that she’s torn and that she’s being frank about what she’s looking for in this relationship, and it’s a scene that’s tragicomic,” Aibel said.
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