Director Jeff Nichols wanted three magnetic faces to anchor his motorcycle movie, “The Bikeriders”, which just launched at the Telluride Film Festival.
He and his casting director Francine Maisler landed a stellar multinational cast for this three-hander led by Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, and Jodie Comer.The Nichols/Maisler collaboration began with “The Tree of Life” producer Sarah Green.
“There’s this young guy who could be the next Terry Malick,” Green told Maisler, who checked out “Take Shelter” and met with Nichols back in 2010.
“He was very quiet and humble,” Maisler said at a Telluride interview with Nichols.Maisler went on to cast “Mud” and every Nichols film since, including “Midnight Special,” which featured an early role for Adam Driver, and “Loving,” which landed Irish actress Ruth Negga an Oscar nomination.
“You just put an actor in his hands and they can fly,” said Maisler.
“You have a script.
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