‘The Witcher’ & ‘Wednesday’ Casting Director Sophie Holland Talks New Talent, Jenna Ortega & The “Schism” Brought About By The Self-Tape Controversy — Deadline Q&A
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Sophie Holland has been among the UK’s busier casting directors in recent years. The London-based professional has worked on shows including The Witcher, Wednesday, You and The Continental, as well as upcoming movies such as Heads Of State with Priyanka Chopra and Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel.
Set up seven years ago, her company Sophie Holland Casting now has a headcount of five. Amid broader industry upheaval and clamoring for change, casting has been through its own growing pains of late, as evidenced by the passionate response on Deadline to the self-tape issue.
At the heart of the self-tape debate is concern from actors about a lack of in-person auditions and the costs associated with self-taping.
For their part, casting directors are dealing with a growing number of tapes and, until the recent strike action, a heavy volume of film and TV projects.
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