Auditions

Late country star Loretta Lynn‘s passion for singing lives on in her granddaughter, who tried her hand at music stardom on “American Idol.”Emmy Russell, the 24-year-old daughter of actor Patsy Lynn and Philip Russell, performed original music for judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan during her audition, which aired Sunday on ABC. Russell surprised the judging trio by revealing her musical ancestry but said she wants to move past her grandmother’s lasting legacy. “I think there’s a reason why I think I’m a…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNicole Kidman has confessed that she used to fib about her height to secure auditions in the early years of her career.The 5ft 11 (1.8 metres) actor said that she used to pretend she was 5ft 10 and a half after she was told she wouldn’t make it in Hollywood because she was “too tall”.“I was told, ‘You won’t have a career. You’re too tall’,” Kidman, 56, said in a recent interview on the…

Nicole Kidman has revealed she had to lie about her height early in her career, taking half an inch off to secure auditions.Kidman is 5ft 11in (1.8 metres) but she told the Radio Times she would pretend to be 5ft 10 and a half to get work.“I was told, ‘You won’t have a career. You’re too tall’,” she said. “People would say, ‘How’s the air up there?’ Now, I get, ‘You’re so much taller than I thought’, or men grappling with how high my heels should be. Whenever I go on the red carpet, I get sent shoes that are always so…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeVincent Gallo has been accused of making sexually explicit and threatening comments during auditions for his upcoming Golden State Killer drama The Policeman.The 62-year-old American actor is set to play serial killer Joseph James DeAngelo in the film, which has now completed shooting.Two female actors filed complaints to the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA about comments Gallo allegedly made…

When Emily* showed up to her callback audition for a new film titled The Policeman starring Vincent Gallo, she knew it would be intense. In The Policeman, Gallo, who has a reputation for acting in controversial and edgy projects, plays serial killer and rapist Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer. The actress was auditioning to play one of his female victims who is raped and killed, and she was aware of the nudity and violence involved, as well as the dark nature of the film itself. But…

Do you play guitar? Do you know every tiny intricacy of “Cherub Rock,” “Hummer,” and “Bullet With Butterfly Wings?” Are you looking for work? Will your schedule allow you to spend the summer and early fall playing arenas and stadiums across Europe and North America? If you answered yes to all of these questions, you might want to apply for a new job posting by the Smashing Pumpkins. “The Smashing Pumpkins are in search of an additional guitarist,” they wrote on Twitter. “The application process is open to…

When the actors’ union is striking over major issues such as wages, the use of AI and retirement funds, it may seem odd that something like self-taped auditions could be a point of contention. But they are. Most actors have faced conflicting audition times or the need to cross town to get from one casting appointment to another in the dystopian zoo of Los Angeles traffic. Many have experienced freezing up in an audition room with the camera on and maybe only one chance to get the take right. And, of course, auditioning…

MasterChef India, the biggest reality cooking show in the country, is returning with a brand-new season soon. Season 2 on Sony Liv (Season 8 overall) will see judges Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar reuniting to seek the next big home cook, who will get to showcase their talents in front of millions and win a cash prize. Interested folks can now register to audition for the show through the Sony Liv app — available on Android and iOS. The in-built form can be accessed from the home page itself by sliding along the featured…

Image via DC Comics James Gunn is well and truly in the process of casting the new Superman for his DCU and judging by his reaction to the latest round of auditions, things are going well. Gunn gushed over the talent that has come out to audition for Superman in a post to the social network Bluesky. The DC Films boss claimed that the talent included some of the best actors he has ever seen. “Amazing amazing weekend of auditions for Superman: Legacy. I’m blown away by some of these actors, among the best I’ve…

Director James Gunn after successfully concluding the `Guardians of the Galaxy` franchise for Marvel has returned to gear up for the audition process of `Superman: Legacy` for DC. The director hopes to find new Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor for the movie. According to Deadline, a US-based media house, some of the names in the mix for Kent include Nicholas Hoult, David Corenswet, Jacob Elordi and Andrew Richardson are among the actors in combination for the Superman role. These names are hot favourites from a few…