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Big Little Lies 2: Casting director REVEALS how Meryl Streep was brought on board; Details inside
Getting Streep was in a way destined as her character of Perry’s mother named Mary Louise was the given name of Meryl Streep. Yes, believe it or not this is very true.
Big Little Lies season 2's casting director David Rubin, CSA states how he went about getting the Mount Olympus of actresses, Meryl Streep on board for the series. In 2017, this HBO series managed to cause some changes the television scenario. This show got powerhouse actresses like Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, and Zoë Kravitz. David Rubin says the secret for getting such brilliant stars for the show were Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman donning the hats of producers and some impeccable writing for the story.
Rubin while speaking to Entertainment Weekly stated that we already had to multi-talented actresses as producers, one can think such tremendous stars will only take the best that is possible for the show in terms of the star cast. With such talented actresses attached to the show, other great actors were also brought on the show. The story of this show is also very strong element, and a combination of the two has made this shoe such a powerful and effective one.
Getting Streep was in a way destined as her character Perry’s mother named Mary Louise was the given name of Meryl Streep. Yes, believe it or not this is very true. Novelist, Liane Moriarty planted the seed for this idea who also pushed for the development of the second season. Rubin further adds that they first approached Meryl Streep’s team with the proposal, and got to know that the actress was a fan of the show from the very beginning and the actress showed a strong inclination to come on board for this show.
