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Isabel May cast Sunflower

Actress Isabel May has been cast in the movie entitled Sunflower. Though her role in the film has not been clarified, Isabel May may be one of two women who “struggle to escape from a deranged college professor who holds them hostage on a remote sunflower farm” in the movie.

May will be starring in the film with Jurnee Smollett. Sunflower will be directed by Misha Green. Green also wrote the script for the film. The film will be overseen for Lionsgate by Aaron Edmonds and Meredith Wieck. Green and Craig Flores are producing the film.

Sunflower has no U.S. theater release date yet.

The Casting Process

“In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra for a particular role or part in a script, screenplay, or teleplay.

The casting process involves a series of auditions before a casting panel, composed of individuals within a theatrical production such as theatrical producer, and theater director. However, within a given television production a casting panel can consist of a television producer, or within film production a casting panel could contain a film producer, film director, and/or choreographer. Usually, in nearly all areas of show business, a casting director is on this panel as well. In the early stages of this process performers often may present, or are presented with prepared audition pieces such as monologues, songs, choreography, scripts and or sides.

These audition pieces are usually videotaped, typically in the form of screen tests and then attached with resumes, as well as head shots and or viewed online via websites such as IMDb, then shared with film producers, film directors and or studio executives. Later stages may involve groups of actors both union, (SAG-AFTRA) and non-union depending on the size and scope of the production, attempting to read material from the work under consideration, paired off in various combinations of two, three or more. With each of the actor’s overall motivational choices evaluated, the casting panel considers both the individual actor, and the “chemistry” created from either one of the combinations set forth within the read-through.

An actor may go through several casting calls before receiving a part, and even though well-known actors or actresses often still go through this very necessary process, some are privileged enough to have well-known writers, screenwriters, directors and/or producers pitch a project for their intent to be cast in a role. The well-known actor or actress often negotiates producer credit as well as very lucrative monetary compensation.

Most films use either a casting agency or a casting director to find actors to match the roles in the film, apart from the lead actors, who are often chosen by directors and producers. The job of a casting director is to know a lot about a lot of actors, so that they can advise and present to the director the best of the available talent. Casting directors are highly influential and are usually on the project because the director trusts their judgement; they are also the ones who decide who the director does see.”

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