Right place at the Right Time for Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand

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May 29, 2008

In today’s Variety we get some interesting piece of casting news for two Coens bros. pictures: circa 1984 and 87′?

Blood Simple McDormand

“She was doing another Beth Henley play,” Ethan explains, referring to Hunter’s role as Pixrose Wilson in “The Wake of Jamey Foster,” which she originated on Broadway. “So she went home and told her roommate at the time, Frances McDormand, to come in and audition. So that’s how we met Fran.”

McDormand, of course, was cast in “Blood Simple” and would within the year become Joel’s wife as well as the brothers’ most prominent recurring star, going on to appear in six more of their films. Hunter, meanwhile, managed to phone in a cameo, literally, as the voice on an answering machine. She also remained friends with the Coens, once even sharing an apartment, along with McDormand and director Sam Raimi.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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