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Casting Director Francine Maisler on Why Actors Need Someone Like Her on Their Side


Francine Maisler on divining Jodie Comer’s Chicago drawl and Austin Butler’s 'Dune' drama chops.

Francine Maisler, longtime collaborator with Aaron Sorkin and Steven Soderbergh and casting director for “The Revenant,” “The Big Short,” “Little Women,” “Dune” and “The Bikeriders,” says she’s always been obsessed with performance. “I love the theater,” she told an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this week, recalling being “mesmerized” by actors onstage long before she had the inkling to follow her career path. “When I did ‘Reality Bites,’ that’s when people took notice, maybe, of my work.” The Ben Stiller-directed Gen-X chronicle starring Ethan Hawke and Winona Ryder drew attention to Maisler’s gift for not just scouting but for finding alchemy.

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