Gut Feeling: San Antonio resident Michael Druck follows instinct to flourish as casting director

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Gut Feeling: San Antonio resident Michael Druck follows instinct to flourish as casting director
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Druck helped cast recent films directed by Nia DaCosta and Richard Linklater, and he also worked on the upcoming Netflix series 'Plus/Minus.' SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Hollywood movies film

Recent projects Druck has helped cast include the films Little Woods directed by Nia DaCosta and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood from Oscar-nominated writer/director Richard Linklater.

For example, if a filmmaker is looking for an actor to play the part of a transgender character today, Druck — whose job includes casting actors in a range of roles in movies, TV series and commercials — will now prepare a list of options that only includes trans talent. The days of casting a straight actor like Jared Leto to play a transwoman induring a recent interview.

That evolution has also affected the casting of actors of color. While some corners of Hollywood are still being stubborn about it — Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones as Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, anyone? — Druck sees the shift happening. When Druck's mother fell ill in 2012, he relocated to Austin to be with her and his family. That's when he established his own company, Michael Druck Casting.

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