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MCU Casting: Everything you need to know. A thrilling new chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has challenged our perceptions of our favorite superheroes while also introducing a new, more diverse chapter for future adventures. Now is the chance to join in on the superhero action you’ve been drooling over, thanks to the inflow of TV shows on Disney+ and the distributor’s massive slate of planned film projects in the works.
While the prospect of entering such a vast, star-studded universe is intimidating, you have a higher chance of being cast than you would believe. “The environment has altered, for sure,” says Sarah Finn, the MCU’s principal casting director. She’s brought on big names like Robert Downey Jr. and the “Guardians of the Galaxy” crew, as well as newcomers like Letitia Wright, who played Shuri in “Black Panther,” and Lexi Rabe, who played Tony Stark’s daughter in “Endgame,” but she says her main priority is simply finding the best actor for the part in order to bring the director’s vision to life.
“We were extremely fortunate to have Robert Redford, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer join these films; there were so many amazing, famous performers,” Finn adds. “But there were occasions when we went on a massive hunt for the ideal individual, sometimes spanning a year or more and involving thousands of performers.”
While winning a lead role in a major Marvel film isn’t quite a Thanos snap, don’t dismiss the possibility of earning supporting or background roles. Simu Liu was an extra in Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” in 2013, and now he’s the star of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Marvel’s first large-scale title using Asian talent. “There isn’t a minor role; they’re all vital.” “Every second counts,” Finn adds.
What is MCU casting process like?
The easiest way to get noticed by a casting director like Finn for major speaking roles in Marvel projects (lead, supporting, or recurring), is to go through a talent agency or agent. While there are exceptions, like when a movie needs a new face and has to locate talent in a unique method, Marvel is less likely to use public casting calls or random submissions; instead, an actor’s representation can get them in the door. However, keep in mind how rigorous and competitive Marvel’s casting stage is, and that the majority of actors picked have a long track record of continuous employment, active résumés, and demo reels to show for it.
Even Drax the Destroyer required the assistance of an agent to get into the race. Dave Bautista was a struggling pro-wrestler-turned-actor before landing his career-defining role in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” He told the Daily Actor, “I had lost all my money from wrestling and I was anxious to acquire a job.” “I eventually acquired an agency two weeks before the ‘Guardians’ audition.’ My agent says, ‘You know, I really had to struggle to get you this audition….’ It was quite difficult to obtain. ‘They didn’t want to audition you.’ Fortunately for Bautista (and us), the Finn audition went well.
The late Chadwick Boseman, who would go on to become a Marvel legend just a few years later in “Black Panther,” was one of the many people he beat out for the role of Drax. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon in 2019, Boseman said, “Sometimes that’s the way it works as an actor: You go in knowing you’re not going to get the part, but you’re meeting the people who might be like, ‘It’s not this, “There were numerous performers in the Marvel realm who auditioned for one part in a Marvel film or another movie and got cast years later in something different,” Finn said. We notice when you perform an outstanding job and show up every day. We’ll keep that in mind, and perhaps it will lead to something in the future.”
Jacob Batalon, who wowed audiences as Peter Parker’s best mate Ned in “Spiderman: Homecoming,” had recently relocated from Hawaii to Los Angeles when he met a manager who pushed him to attend the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts to develop his art. He went on his first genuine audition while still enrolled in the school’s two-year acting program: a vague call for an unnamed Marvel movie that his manager came across, which sought for someone of any color or body type who could convincingly play a teenager.
“The specifications were so broad. In 2017, Batalon told ComicBook.com, “It was like, ‘Any body type, any age, as long as you look like you’re 17,’ or something ridiculous.” “You might have been anybody or anything.” Then you receive phony sides for a self-tape, and then you get a callback self-tape, and they give you the real script. ‘You know what?’ they said as they handed it to me. ‘Scratch that; instead, do a screen test.’ So I did a screen test with Tom [Holland] and Sarah Finn, the casting director whom I adore. She was the one who said, ‘Oh, sure, give us two weeks and we’ll let you know either way.’ After two and a half months, I realize this is the most depressing…period of my life.”
For famous stars like Mark Ruffalo or Scarlett Johansson, the approach is inherently different; nonetheless, Teyonah Parris—who was a highlight on “WandaVision” as Monica Rambeau and will feature in 2022’s “The Marvels”—caught Finn’s eye by consistently working in the business. Not only that, but by the time she auditioned for the Disney+ original, Parris had “put numerous Marvel [auditions] on camera over the previous decade,” as she told Collider. She didn’t know what the part was when she auditioned with random sides because of the project’s secrecy.
“With Teyonah, she is an actress who I’ve known for a long, long time and respected all her work and had been mentioned for Marvel projects before, as is frequently the case when we’re trying to see what the ideal role would be,” Finn stated
Liu, who played Shang-Chi, one of the most recent Marvel hero to make his debut, didn’t acquire the acting bug until 2012, when he worked as a minimum-wage background actor. Before gaining an agency, he appeared in short films and music videos and even dressed up as Spider-Man for children’s birthday parties.
For the last six years, Liu has appeared in the Canadian sitcom “Kim’s Convenience,” but he has always kept an eye on Shang-Chi. Amazingly, he tweeted @ Marvel in 2014, saying, “Great work with Cpt America and Thor.” How about a hero who is Asian American? “, and then in 2018, he tweeted, “OK, @Marvel, are we going to discuss or what #ShangChi.” However, Marvel claims that these communications were not viewed until after he was cast. Liu had to compete against hundreds of other performers in a process of auditions, screen tests, and physical preparation before establishing that he was the ideal guy for the position.
How to Prepare for the MCU Casting
The route to getting a Marvel superhero job, like those of Netflix, Disney, the DC Universe, and other major sources, is lengthy and arduous, requiring hard work, charm, physical condition (depending on the part), and a few credits to your name. You should do what Batalon, Liu, and the other Marvel megastars have done:
- Concentrate on your craft.
- Have a website and/or social media presence where you can update your headshots, résumé, and demo reels to show agents and CDs.
- Find representation since it will not only offer you credibility but will also open the floodgates to audition chances.
When it comes to the audition, Lyrica Okano, who portrays Nico Minoru on “Runaways,” explains that you won’t know what character you’re reading for if you audition for the studio. Because of this, Okano forged ahead and approached the audition as if it were any other: “I read the sides, and if I get a full script, I read the full script, and I do as much as I can to imagine my life as the character—like what she’s gone through and what’s led her to where she is now—and I ask myself a lot of questions.”
“A question we ask a lot in the audition room is, ‘Did you achieve what you came in here wanting to do today?'” Finn adds. Do you believe you completed the task you planned? ‘Hopefully, we will be able to uphold that.’ I understand and have a great deal of empathy for what performers go through and how hard they work, as well as what it means to them when they come in for an audition. We want to recognize that and remind people that when you do your best job, you never know where it may lead you.”
Audition Tips from Casting Directors and Actors
Check out these words of wisdom from Marvel’s best superheroes, both on and off the screen, if you need a little pep talk from the team before the big battle in the audition room.
Preparation is key. “Be ready,” Finn advises, having watched hundreds upon thousands of aspiring performers over the course of a decade. “Make it your own as well.” There is no such thing as a “correct” manner of doing things. Of course, you want to pay attention to the scene, the character, and whatever notes you have; but what really takes off in a room is when performers let their own creativity flow into their reading.”
Prepare yourself for anything. Jeff Ward was “very happy” when he initially walked in to read for a part on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” since the character description said, “Think: Han Solo.” And he was like, “Cool—my that’s boyhood fantasy.” So I went in and read for that, and while I was there, they asked if I could read for this other part. ‘And then I read for the second portion, and I got it, but it was a lot smaller.’ I went to the table read since I was just going to film for two days and only be in two scenes.
“And as soon as I sat down, I was terrified because everyone from Marvel, ABC, and the program was there.” ‘Hey, could you come back and read for that original portion one more time?’ I got a call later on the way to my car. ‘I got a call from one of the showrunners.’ And I did—I returned. That night, at 11:30 p.m., I learned that I would be playing the lead role. It was going to be eight episodes, but it’s now expanded to include the entire season and beyond. It was insane. I was just meant to perform two sequences and then die, but I’m suddenly doing a lot more.”
Don’t dwell on your audition afterward.“Part of my approach is: Once you do an audition, once I do one, it’s done,” Parris told Collider, despite the fact that auditioning may be intimidating and grueling. It’s just the way it is. Spiritually and for my mental health, I need to let it go…. I strive to avoid operating from a place of dread.”
Don’t overthink it ahead of time. Similarly, Brianna Hildebrand of the two “Deadpool” films (which are based on the Marvel comics character but are not officially part of the MCU) claims she had attended hundreds of auditions by the time she had the chance to read for the first one. “Ironically, ‘Deadpool’ was the one audition when I finally convinced myself that it didn’t matter if I got it,” she explains. “I think you have to get into the attitude of ‘it is what it is’ in order to feel at ease in the audition room.” I believe we are all our own worst critics, and I suffer from tremendous anxiety at times, so learning to let go has been beneficial.”
You’ve prepared; now let it go. Emily VanCamp, who played Sharon Carter in “Captain America: Civil War” and “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” talked about how important it is to prepare for an audition. But she also underlined the need of “letting go so that you may play…. To truly feel free as an actor to perform what you do, you must virtually forsake your preparation. For many years, I failed to take that step. I was over-prepared and hyper-focused because I was frightened of forgetting lines or being unprepared. Then, rather than letting go [and] being free in the present, it became my major focus. Yes, I’m a firm believer in planning ahead, but I’m also a firm believer in letting go and letting the scene unfold as it will.”
A little of Spidey sense may go a long way. “I would get something really wrong in the first take in the room so that the casting director would be like, ‘You should try and do it a little bit more like this.’ And then I would do it how I’d actually planned on doing it, and it would show them that I was really good at taking direction,” said Tom Holland, who plays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That was just a little trick I used to use to show folks that I was adaptable and could work with others.”
Let CDs see you in your performance. “An actor should always follow their instincts and follow their impulses because as long as an actor is drawing on their own life experience and connecting with what’s true in them and bringing it to what’s real in the role, it’s going to be unique,” Finn says. It’s going to be noticeable. The most essential thing, in my opinion, is for them to bring their own unique inspiration and originality to whatever they’re doing and to the job. That is what distinguishes them. There’s no way of knowing what someone is searching for or figuring out how to do it correctly. There is no such thing as a correct answer. There’s just one thing left to do: make it your own and bring it to life.”
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Hi my name is Nadin Elebbar. I LOVE Marvel movies and i would be so happy if i get cast, one problem or more, i’m 12 i still go to school and i live in Finland, my English is not so good but i learn more and more home and in school, if there is a problem about “website and Email” i can ask my dad and he will do it. And i speak Swedish, Russian and English, my mom is from Ukrain and my dad from Marocko. + I have many hobbies
Hi my name is Princess and I would like to be part of Blackpanther 3.
The reason why I want to be part of it is because I want to be an actress and make my mother be proud of me
Since I received the news of Chadwick Bosseman’s death I decided to write a movie for the Blackpanther 3 and I also created a new superhero called Whitelion and I would love to be the one to give life to Whitelion,I’m 16 now but when i grow up i would like you guys to contact me becausei have to face my studies first,so please give me a chance and I will promise you you will love it.
I want to play a combating role in one of your films. I have a lot of skills، but I don’t know how to relate to you. That’s my dream. I live in the UK.
I’d like to audition for some roles. Also I let you know that I am deaf with my cochlear implants and I used fluent ASL.
Very insightful. My son is from South Africa and he wants to become an actor would you be able to recommend an agent?
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I’m 13 and I’m home schooled but just email me if there is anything I can help with.
Hey my name Is Radin I am 15 and I want to audition for a mcu. I have never acted before but I’m sure I can act very well and always wanted to act in films .
Hi, I am Nathan at the age of 15 from Scotland (but truly half English half Scottish and It comes out as a sort of American accent) who wants to be a part of the marvel universe. I was thinking of enquiring to marvel for a new Spiderman movie (which can have miles morales) but most importantly Spiderman 2099 who I wish to be. Is this is ok can you get back on how to make and outfit and easy opportunities to act, Thank you!
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5’9
16
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I’m Beverly Pajo 23 years old from Philippines and I would like to be part of the MCU and play any Asian roles. Hoping to find an agent who can get me casted on one of the MCU movies
Hi im Abbie Heymans im am 12 yers old and i go to Cedar Heights Middle School in port orcherd and i love the spider-man movies and i want to be spider-man i have bin in 1 play when i whas 8 yers old and i have a gret persunaqilty
I have the same Dreams to play in a spider man movie and I am only 13 years old
My name is nova härling im 13 years old and I realy want to be in a marvel movie because I love marvel so much
Hi, I am Nathan at the age of 15 from Scotland (but truly half English half Scottish and It comes out as a sort of American accent) who wants to be a part of the marvel universe. I was thinking of enquiring to marvel for a new Spiderman movie (which can have miles morales) but most importantly Spiderman 2099 who I wish to be. Is this is ok can you get back on how to make and outfit and easy opportunities to act, Thank you!
I’m zyad, from Egypt, 17 years, I’ve watched all the movies and series of marvel and I hope to play a role in one of the coming roles, any role I will appreciate it, but the marvel world is my best and I hope to become one of them
Hi,My name is Adam Guzman I’m 12 years old and I’ve always wanted to be a actor specifically for the MCU I always wanted to be some character like scarlet witch,Dr strange,Wiccan some sort of magic user and I would love to audition for one of these upcoming films I am in school and I am planning on going to a acting high school if there’s any roles I can audition for please let me know:)
I just hope all this comments we posted are getting through to them instead of dying in this website
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Hi my name is layton wise I’m 14 will be 15 in August I’ve always loved acting because you not only get paid well but you get to be part of a experience unlike any other an get to connect with people you never thought you could I’ve watched so many marvel movies and would love for more than anything to be in one I did once try to audtion for one of those agency and I got in but you had to pay for the classes and I don’t have the kind of money they wanted but still I would love to be in a marvel movie so please I hope you find my comment and consider me.
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Hi there My name is Angelo Clement and I’m 17 years old it’s been a dream for me to cast in MCU and I’d love to act for the MCU although I’ve never acted before but I’m really good at it please read and reply my comment it’s been a pleasure for me to cast in MCU
I’m Beverly Pajo 23 years old from Philippines and I would like to be part of the MCU and play any Asian roles. Hoping to find an agent who can get me casted on one of the MCU movies
My name is Stephen i would love to be apart of the MCU family as prince T’challa younger brother or son
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Hey I’m 16 years old and I would really like to join marvel universe since I’m so obsessed with deadpool character. I’ve never been on a film or any other acting based activity but I so would like to learn and take a part. Please consider..
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I’m 12 years old but maybe I can play as a kid version of miles morales But please 🙏
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Toon Loom, does a world record breaker like Gary Turner “stretchy skin count as a candidate for an actor who could be cast in the MCU due to the fact that they can do the crazy things the characters can do (mainly x-men characters like skinless man or skin)?
Does having a real-world version of a superpower like say casting world record breaker Gary Turner (stretchiest skin) as either Skin or Skinless man count as a qualifier? why or why not?
I was born to play black panther
I grew up on the mcu
My name is nova härling im 13 years old and I realy want to be in a marvel movie because I love marvel so much
Hello my name is Kieran and I got picked on at school because I’ve got autism and I wanna show people that I have autism do anything in life and I wanna prove to my family because I can do anything I wanna prove to anyone has a disability that they can be whatever they wanna be I hope you can help me in the world to me, thank you
Im born to pla a black teen boy with chaos magic or some magic that explores his powers in some sort of dimension
I am 12.5 years old and I would love to play in a role in any MCU movie I am a HUGE marvel fan I have read many comics and I think I could get in I live in Southern California
Hi! My name is Maurice L. Whitfield and I have worked toward my dream as an Actor of being a Hero/Villain in the MCU for over 20 years. I’ve done over 30 television episodes, executive produced and led in award-winning films, and produced spec commercials and TV pilots. I’m ready to be the face of a franchise. My intuitive and compassionate nature makes my communication to my fellow actors, directors, and producers both thoughtful and precise. I lead with vision, courage, and humanity. I collaborate with pride and dedication. I have a BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University (triple threat), I’m based in Los Angeles, I have an agent (ASAP Talent Agency), recent headshots, a resume, an EPK, I’m on all casting submission sites, I’m in acting class, studying at Ivana Chubbuck Studios…I’m hungry for work. I even created and produced this short film, hoping it might land me an audition for a Lead/Supporting role in the MCU. Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/559130779
I hope someone sees this and, through the power of intention, Marvel casting, Producers, Directors, and Writers will want to know more about me. I’m ready to Lead. Thank You.
MARVEL, PLEASE READ!! (Sorry that it’s a lot to read 😭) Hi! I’m Emily and I’m 12 years old (turning 13 in *very* early February) I would love to play a role in the marvel universe. (Hopefully it’s a cheap ticket to usa or wherever the filming location is if I get a role) I’m a big fan of marvel! My biggest lifelong dream is to be an actor and I have read that marvel takes in young not very experienced actors. I have been in a few roles on the local theatre. I don’t remember much or it, but one time I had to be a dead bunny plushie on the floor, I had to look completely dead for around 10-15 minutes, I didn’t move, I could barely breathe and I had a ghost blink a bit. Info about myself; Age: 12 (soon 13), country im from: Norway, skin color: white “skin color” (sometimes kinda pale), eye color: i dont know, cuz it kinda changes, but right now it’s a kid of green, yellow and a hint of brown and blue. Hair color: Dirty blonde or light brown I think, injuries: I got some scars on my arms and i dont know what it came from cuz it’s not me that made them it’s just like round dots, hair length: short and kinda masculine. It covers my eyes a bit and it very thick, Personality: kinda shy, a bit of a short temper, not very understandable if I try to explain something about my hobbies, huggable, aromatic (if I get a role I better not have to be in a relationship with anyone 😭) maybe trans i dont know, blunt sometimes, creative, I have depression, but I’m not like negative 24/7 and crying all the time. (Note to marvel; my mom is supportive and she says I can be in a movie, but she don’t have money for tickets to other countries cuz my family have very little money) fun fact about my mom; she’s actually from Asgard and her last name is Loki 😭… and she kinda like to prank people. I like to craft and I have been crafting stuff like animal masks and paper dragons. I have two partial fursuits that I made, a bunch of therian gear masks, paper dragons, drawings, I made wolverine’s claws out of cardboard and they can slice trough paper a bit, but they broke :,). (3rd note to marvel; I really hope I can be in any marvel movies! Like for example if it will come any x-men movies or wolverine/Logan movies or even deadpool movies! Just please if I’m gonna join a movie DONT make me have to…. Not wear clothes.i would love to be in any marvel movies! Just mail me (my mail is [email protected] and my yt channel is FluffyTheC0Y0TEart if you don’t find my mail. If you don’t find my channel, mail me (I prefer getting mailed cuz I check that more)) please notify me! Also if I get a role, is it possible that the company buy the tickets cuz I don’t have money? I’m from Norway and I live in sandefjord. I hope you guys answer soon! I will let you have time to think about it, but please don’t use months in case my mail gets deleted. Also, you can send me a message on WhatsApp and tell me ur marvel. My phone number is +47 (norway) 929 85 640. I have no experience in acting, but I would still love to try!…. Or I do have barely some cuz I have been in theatres a few times and had minor roles. If I get a role, don’t mind if I fall around a bit, I just have very bad balance- it’s okay tho. And if I get a role, please DONT shave my head, I prefer to keep my hair. -From Fluffy (my real name is Emily)
can I become some one in MAVELplease
I would love for a role in Thor 5 as an older version of Love, however, Chris Hemsworth’s daughter held the role in Thor:Love and Thunder, and since she is my age (12) I doubt I would stand a chance. I haven’t gotten that much into acting but I am really interested in it, do you know of any agents in the mid-atlantic USA area?
MARVEL PLEASE READ! I am a young, 11 year old (Turning 12 in May) just getting started in acting. I have a little experience, in 3rd grade and 4th I did an acting camp, and I can sing from about a A4-C5 (but that doesn’t really apply to Marvel I guess), I have written several unpublished books and have written several short movie scripts. I play viola in my school’s chamber orchestra, and have done 2 years of chorus. I would do theater in school but my parents told me to do orchestra instead and we can only pick one thing. I can pull different faces/emotions quickly and I would say I am one of the BIGGEST Marvel fans ever! Sometimes I Google up random movie manuscripts or from a book and pretend to act them out. I am considerably flexible (like, gymnast flexible). My personality is outgoing, kind of quirky, and caring to my friends. My Appearance-Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown and kinda long but more mid length Skin: Kind of a olive or more pale depending on time of year Height:5’5″-ish but going on 5’6″ Weight-I was about 135 lbs at my last doctors appointment last month(I’m more on the plump side but I have been working hard to lose weight) I could pass as an 11-15 year old, though (I look a lot older than I am), I would say my face is considerably pretty, I have ADHD but I have medication for it.
I am fairly active and could do about 20 push-ups in a row before collapsing but I am pretty fast if sprinting just not in long distance. I used to do gymnastics and I do swim team in the summer and currently we are trying to find a spring volleyball team that I can play in.
A couple preferences-I’m fine with romance and a bit of kissing but no-that stuff and nothing inappropriate for teens either (Cuss words are fine, but I’m talking about more adult stuff) Although I guess I’m too young for that type of stuff anyway, My family doesn’t have enough money for plane bills unless I get paid a bit or if any travel costs are paid for, and some roles I would love to play would include an older version of Love from Thor Love & Thunder, Psylocke (When I’m a bit older), I look good for the role of squirrel girl but I don’t like her powers too much so that’s a no, A live-action version of Spider-Gwen, Rogue(Once the X-men come to MCU), Phyla-Vell and M but any role works
I live in the mid-atlantic USA region (I don’t want to share my exact location online) and you can contact me at this email: [email protected]
Also I really want to collaborate in any way with the spiderman actors bc Zendaya is my idol and I like Tom Holland (Don’t show them this)
I want to play squirrel girl role🐿🐿🐿
Thanks for reading this….🫶🏻😆🐿🙈
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I want to play a role of Ghost rider in Marvel