They may be young, but these teens carry a movie as easily as an iPhone
Awards season is full of prestige roles for veteran actors with big names — but just scratch below the surface of many of this year’s lineup and you’ll discover great performances from the newer, younger set. In films like “Wildlife,” “Vox Lux,” “Leave No Trace” and “Eighth Grade,” adolescent actors go up against some of Hollywood’s best and brightest — and truly give us hope for cinema’s future. Here are four leading lights who are ready for their close-ups:
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Raffey Cassidy (Celeste/Albertine, “Vox Lux”)
Age: 17 now, 16 when filming
Working next to giants: Despite having co-stars that included Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Willem Dafoe, Cassidy, who’s from England, swears she wasn’t intimidated. “You say, ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to work with Natalie Portman today,’ and then when you meet them, you forget about it — they’re normal people.”
Directing the director: “All the directors I’ve worked with have had [portraying teens] completely right. [“Vox Lux” director Brady Corbet] had previously been an actor, so the way he gave direction — he knew how to make sure I completely understood.”
Mentor moment: “I learned things from everyone; I ask a lot of questions on the set. I find it really interesting to learn what everyone else has to do on the set; everyone in their different professions added to my knowledge of how a film set works.”