Casting Director Francine Maisler on Texting Ryan Coogler Around the Clock to Find the Perfect Cast for ‘Sinners’

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Oscar nominee Francine Maisler tells IndieWire about the many ways in which the work of a casting director is never done. One of the misconceptions that casting directors frequently run into when it comes to their work is that their job is to take an existing list of big-name actors, make some suggestions to a director, and voila: That’s how a movie gets cast. The reality couldn’t be more different, especially for veteran casting director Francine Maisler who, this year, is one of the nominees