When the crew was looking for an actor to play John Smith, Colin Farrell was the first choice from the start. In the casting process, finding the best candidate to play Pocahontas is the most important and tricky thing, because the only thing that can be determined is that she is very young, only 12 or 13 years old, and the actor must not only show her innocence and Vigor, but also to reveal her vicissitudes of life. Therefore, the producer spent several months searching all over the United States and Canada, and later expanded the search to the whole world. In the last month, I narrowed the scope and focused on those actresses who are talented in acting, interesting and beautiful. At that time, the casting director Rene Haynes was signing another film with Orianga Gilche. One of Rene’s assistants noticed that she should be a good fit for "The New World" and recommended her
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The New World Actor Selection
2022-04-25 06:01
Extended Reading
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Pocahontas: He has killed the God within me,
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John Rolfe: [voice over] Who are you, what do you dream of?
Pocahontas: We are like grass.