His creators understand the power of handing him the spotlight in their extravagant new movieEverybody’s Talking About Jamie.
“It’s about how you take your place in the world.”
“We turned the school canteen into a ballroom!
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It’s a scale of imagination film lets you have.”
In the film’s casting process, Butterell and the team saw more than 3,000 young actors.
Newcomer Max Harwood sent along a casual audition tape months into the process and instantly won everyone over.
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“He was our Jamie.”
“There’s a courage to him that we get to celebrate,” he says.
“He doesn’t compromise on who he is.
We’ve never had a lead character like that before.”
Everybody’s Talking About Jamiewill be released later in 2020.
A version of this story appears in the June issue ofEntertainment Weekly, whichyou can order now.
