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For anyone who's ever walked out of a movie and said, ""That guy was all wrong for the part,"" comes this first-of-its-kind look at how actors are chosen and careers are born. Two of the top casting directors in the business, who recently cast the much-lauded choice of Daniel Craig as the new James Bond, offer an insider's tour of their crucial craft-spotting stars in the making. Janet and Jane share the fascinating, funny stories of discovering and casting then-unknown stars such as Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Cusack, Matt Damon, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Meg Ryan, Benicio Del Toro, and the Harry Potter kids. Taking us from the first casting call through head shots, auditions, meetings, and desperate searches to fill a part, they give us the kind of behind-the-scenes access to the machinery of star-making that captivates movie fans and aspiring actors alike.

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Janet and Jane are responsible for discovering many of today's greatest screen actors. Their cinematic vision and uncommonly good taste have made them an invaluable part of the motion picture casting process. Their brilliant new book provides us with a true insider's view of the casting of a film. A Star Is Found should be required reading for every student of cinema. --Chris Columbus, director of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Casting directors are some of the unsung heroes in Hollywood, and these are two of the best. -- Movieline

Janet and Jane are responsible for discovering many of today's greatest screen actors. Their cinematic vision and uncommonly good taste have made them an invaluable part of the motion picture casting process. Their brilliant new book provides us with a true insider's view of the casting of a film. A Star Is Found should be required reading for every student of cinema. --Chris Columbus, director of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Casting directors are some of the unsung heroes in Hollywood, and these are two of the best. -- Movieline

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JANET HIRSHENSON and JANE JENKINS have been partners in the Casting Company since 1981 and have worked with directors from Ron Howard and Wolfgang Petersen to Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Rob Reiner, Tim Burton, and John Hughes. In 1999 they were named the first-ever ""Casting Directors of the Year"" by the Hollywood Film Festival. They both live in Los Angeles.

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