Casting Against the Grain.

I’ve been thinking a lot about casting lately, especially since we are in the thick of reviewing hundreds of auditions for The Quiet Canadians. One of the books I read recently on independent filmmaking is Dan Mirvish’s Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking. It has made me think about revisiting one of the most famous casting stories in cinema history. You know the one - how an unknown Scottish actor with a thick accent and working-class background became the most iconic spy...