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One Movie After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson's Casting Director Tells AllBy Steve Pond Paul Thomas Anderson is so accustomed to working with the same people on movie after movie that his Wikipedia entry has a special chart devoted to his frequent collaborators, ranging from actors Luis Guzmán and Philip Baker Hall and editor Leslie Jones (three movies each) to costume designer Mark Bridges and casting director Cassandra Kulukundis, credited with nine collaborations each. But when it comes to Kulukundis, Wikipedia is wrong: She’s actually worked on all 10 of Anderson’s movies, from 1996’s “Hard Eight” to “One Battle After Another” almost three decades later. (She was an unpaid intern on “Hard Eight” and figures it was a matter of “no dollars, no payroll, no credit.”) And now that she’s a nominee in the first-ever Best Casting category, Kulukundis — whose non-PTA movies include “The Brutalist” and “Her” — sat down with TheWrap to reminisce about the collaboration. ![]() Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. |