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

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

“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.

Variety is featuring actress Holly Hunter as she preps for her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Read the full article here.