Let's breakdown some Beef

🎬 Welcome to The Reelarc Rundown 🎬

🔸 Get to know the casting directors behind Netflix’s Beef
🔸 Pedro finally bests Kieran at the SAG Awards
🔸 The importance of casting in Avatar: the Last Airbender

All that and more on this week’s Rundown ⤵️

Industry News

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

While the four-time nominated Barbie came up surprisingly empty-handed, Oppenheimer grabbed Best Ensemble, Best Actor (Cillian Murphy) and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr). Best Actress went to Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon. The Bear and Succession both (predictably) dominated the TV comedy and drama categories respectively, though Pedro Pascal did win for his lead actor performance in The Last of Us. I guess Roman Roy didn’t get the last laugh this time.

People to Know

To close out Black History Month, Indiewire put together this list of some of the remarkable Black showrunners that have left their mark on the industry. Yes, of course there’s Shonda, but do you know about Mara Brock Akil? Saladin K. Patterson? There’s always more to learn.

Finally Doing Right by Aang

Avatar showrunner Albert Kim spoke on the need to get the casting right for the third iteration of this beloved series and how they went about it. The project, which involved intense layers of secrecy in its infancy, had Kim writing completely separate scripts for auditions. One of Kim’s top goals throughout the process was the remain authentic to the wide varieties of Asian cultures depicted in the show-

“Authenticity was our keyword for the entire production, from the writers’ room to the crew to the cast.”

Box Office Numbers

1. Bob Marley: One Love - 13.5 Mil (71.1 gross)

2. Demon Slayer - 11.5 Mil

3. Ordinary Angels - 6.2 Mil

4. Madame Web - 5.9 Mil (35.4 gross)

5. Migration - 2.9 Mil (120.3 gross)

Professional Breakdown

Let’s take a closer look at Netflix’s Beef and who you need to know from the production.

Casting Directors: Charlene Lee & Claire Koonce of CLCK Casting

Former casting highlights: Charlene was a casting associate for 2014’s Fargo while Claire helped cast many Marvel films, including Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Upcoming projects: Crime thriller He Went That Way starring Zachary Quinto & Jacob Elordi

Check out Claire’s professional blog with advice for actors (We particularly enjoyed this older post on how to get past those audition jitters). Claire & Charleen also sat down with Backstage to talk about the dos and don’ts of auditioning for actors.

See them break down Beef below-

Showrunner/Creator/Writer: Lee Sung Jin

Other career highlights: staff writer & executive story editor for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; co-executive producer for Tuca & Bertie, Girlboss, and 2 Broke Girls; supervising producer for Silicon Valley

Upcoming projects: Jin signed a multi-year deal with Netflix that covers both film & tv projects. He was also tapped to write Marvel’s upcoming Thunderbolts.

Reelarc Casting Notices

NYC
female, 18-25, any ethnicity
male, 23-35, any ethnicity
any gender, 36-50, any ethnicity
male, 25-35, any ethnicity

LA
male, 30-40, any ethnicity
female, 20-30, Caucasian
female, 50-60, any ethnicity
male, 16-20, Hispanic/Latino

Find Reelarc’s full Casting Board here.

Quiz Time

In honor of Albert Kim’s new version of Avatar, can you match the showrunner to their reboot/remake/revival?

Trends on your FYP

Check out some of our favorite bits of the extensive Dune 2 press tour-

• Vanity Fair tests how well the cast knows each other

• Josh Brolin breaks down his most iconic characters

• Vogue’s rapid fire questions for Zendaya, Florence, and Timothy

• Austin & Josh on Graham Norton

What We’re Watching This Weekend

🎥 For the first major blockbuster release of the year - Dune: Part Two in theaters now

🎥 For the Kate Winslet fans (so…everyone, right?) - The Regime episode one premieres March 3rd on HBO & Max

🎥 For your Ridley Scott fix - Napoleon comes to streaming on Apple TV+

🎥 For a movie marathon weekend - all eight Harry Potter films are now streaming on Peacock

🎥 For the British crime/thriller/mystery lovers - season two of the massive BBC hit The Tourist streaming on Netflix

Quiz Answers: 1C, 2B, 3D, 4E, 5A
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