'Stranger Things' Auditions and How the Cast Landed Their Roles | Vanity Fair

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Stranger Things casting director Carmen Cuba takes us through her casting process while sharing her foresights for each characters' future on the show. From the first audition tapes submitted by Noah Schnapp, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo to finding the perfect Vecna, Carmen breaks down the intricacies of

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[miniglik]

The real star of the Stranger Things crew right here. (I haven’t watched yet.) I hope they pay her even a little bit of what she’s made Netflix

[miniglik]

Having watched: sad they probably could have showed us Charlie, Natalia, and the Joes’ audition tapes but didn’t. Booooo.

[insecuredesign]

Since this a stranger things post, I saw this pop up and it needs to be shared again 😂

[miniglik]

Lol. This just highlights how very very English this man looks.

[magnetic_rose92]

Yes I would travel back in time and risk dysentery just for a shot.

[insecuredesign]

Oh honey no lol

[gorlplz]

[ginainabottle]

aw, they're such cuties <3 Wish they'd shown Sadie's audition. I love auditioning kids, it's exhausting but they're so fun. She did a really good job and I appreciate that they actually searched for kids with experience. It's so common now for directors to say they want 'real people' and it's like... it's literally an actor's job to embody those people and they actually have the skills to switch it on/off according to what they're asked. There's nothing I hate more than getting all excited for a gig only to learn the director is pulling that real people/no previous acting experience crap.

[narnia207]

Are you a casting agent for film or theater?

[ginainabottle]

I worked as a casting producer/director for mostly ads, and some films and tv shows. It wasn't paying the bills so I switched to copywriting. I still do some casting every now and then tho bc it's what I love to do :)

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