{"id":325855,"date":"2026-03-13T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-casting-director-pick-jessie-buckley-and-paul-mescal-for-hamnet\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:00:17","slug":"how-did-the-casting-director-pick-jessie-buckley-and-paul-mescal-for-hamnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-did-the-casting-director-pick-jessie-buckley-and-paul-mescal-for-hamnet\/","title":{"rendered":"How did the casting director pick Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal for Hamnet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5DDrq5hOMwQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How did the casting director pick Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal for Hamnet?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5DDrq5hOMwQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>ITV News sits down with Britain&#8217;s most powerful casting director, Nina Gold. 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