Tag: Casting News: U.S. Indie Films
Elisabeth Moss & Alex Ross Perry Are on the Same Page; Reteam for Polanski Influenced “Queen of Earth”
Making it a double casting mention type of day in the trades, after being added to Reed Morano's Meadowland, Elisabeth Moss will also be...
Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss & Nathasha Lyonne Begin Healing Process in Morano’s “Meadowland”
Elisabeth Moss and Nathasha Lyonne are joining the already cast Olivia Wilde as the principle female players and Luke Wilson is re-teaming with The...
Ross Partridge Out on a “Lamb”; Weixler & Oona Laurence Join the Wyoming Wilderness
The Duplass bros. tentacles are among the close-knit on another project to keep tabs on in the next calendar year. Future star so bright...
Marshall-Green, Huisman, Corinealdi, & Lindsay Burdge Accept Kusama’s “The Invitation”
Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman, Middle of Nowhere revelation Emayatzy Corinealdi, Tammy Blanchard, busy-bee indie actress Lindsay Burdge (A Teacher, Wild Canaries) and John Carroll...
Rubber Chicken Blues; Cera, Papoulia, Stockwell & Tye Sheridan Join Alverson’s “Entertainment”
Brooke Bernard, Ryan Zacarias, and Ryan Lough's Nomadic Independence announced that Rick Alverson's Entertainment is officially in greenlight mode and cast alongside the already pegged Gregg Turkington and...
Kate Lyn Sheil Part of the New Breed of Indie; Boards Doremus’ “Equals”
Along the lines of when Greta Gerwig landed Greenberg and essentially moved higher up in the indie echelons, the hardworking Kate Lyn Sheil has...
After Lucia, it’s “Chronic” for Michel Franco, Tim Roth & Bitsie Tulloch
If we base ourselves on his first two ventures into feature filmmaking (Daniel and Ana and After Lucia) thesps Tim Roth, Bitsie Tulloch, Michael Cristofer...
Lutz, Yelchin & Manning Top Obey Michael Almereyda in “Experimenter”
He isn't wasting much time in post with Cymbeline. Joining the already cast Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder, THR reports that helmer Michael Almereyda has found...
Newbies, Habituals & James Ransone Are All Ripe for Sean Baker’s “Tangerine”
Moving from unlikely friendships in Starlet, to perhaps the likeliest of neighbors, Sean Baker appears to have found a cosmos that is inspiring to...
Taissa Farmiga & Ben Rosenfield Find Common Ground in Hannah Fidell’s Latest
Technically her sophomore point fifth of a feature (65-minuter We're Glad You're Here precedes A Teacher) which has amusingly gone by a vast array of titles...
A Damsel in Distress; Analeigh Tipton Comes Under Attack in Joost/Schulman’s “Viral”
Only a couple of weeks after landing their directing team in Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the formerly titled "Peste" has according to Variety...
Schilling, Adam Scott, Schwartzman & Godreche Climb into Bed for Patrick Brice’s “The Overnight”
Veteran indie film world thesps Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman, Orange Is the New Black's Taylor Schilling along with French actress from Potiche fame...
From Portlandia to Cincinnati… Sketch Comedy Queen Carrie Brownstein Lands Role on Haynes’ Carol
Eat your heart out Julianne Moore. Less than 24 hours after actor John Magaro was mentioned as a supporting player add-on, we now learn...
Long Term 12; Brie Larson Takes Up Residence in Lenny Abrahamson’s “Room”
Brie Larson is about to delve into some coarse dramatic terrain that will make Short Term 12 look like a walk in the park....
Peacekeeping Penn: Exarchapoulos & Theron Tapped for “The Last Space”
We found out this morning (via ThePlaylist folks) that Sean Penn (the filmmaker) was among the curious Blue Is the Warmest Color onlookers and...
Tucson Toughie; Denis Villeneuve Corrals Emily Blunt to Topline “Sicario”
He premiered a pair of films at TIFF this past September, of course his latest film Enemy works in twos, and a rarity in...
Suffering in Silence; Worthington, Kendrick, Messina & co. Slice into “Cake”
Jennifer Aniston will have quite the "support" group of actors for her next journey into indie film format. Moving away from familiar rom com...
Tongue Twister; Amy Adams Deciphers New Language for Villeneuve’s “Story of Your Life”
Spike Jonze. David O. Russell. Paul Thomas Anderson. And now Denis Villeneuve. Amy Adams has the pick of the auteur litter and according to...
West Wants Revenge; “In a Valley of Violence” Lassoes Travolta & Hawke
Set about half a century after Kelly Reichardt's wagon wilderness Meek's Cutoff, Ti West is switching gears. A planned move away from the comfort...
John Hillcoat Hooks’em and Books’em; Harrelson Completes Ensemble “Triple Nine”
Adding to his recent pile-up of "men in uniform with guns" type roles, Woody Harrelson will follow up fashionable stints in green (Oren Moverman's...
No Longer Seeking Susan; Hal Hartley Lands Aubrey Plaza Opposite Henry Fool Jr. in “Ned Rifle”
Moving from Whit Stillman (Damsels in Distress) to a zombie romance (Life After Beth) with a rare indie sci-fi flick in between (Safety Not...
A World Full of Hurt: Moniz, St. John & Dratch Join Patrick Wang’s “The Grief of Others”
The indie film world hit pay dirt when Patrick Wang began making the rounds with his debut film gem. Clocking in at almost three...
Dakota Fanning & Theo James Find Counseling in Andrew Renzi’s “Franny”
Deadline reports that indie starlet Dakota Fanning (who was just at TIFF supporting Night Moves, The Last of Robin Hood) and Theo James (who...
