Here is an interview with E! reporter interviewing Anna Torv and Josh Jackson about Fringe. What is up with Jackson’s scarf? I would have liked for more Anna Torv and less Josh Jackson!
Here is a good interview with JJ Abrams the Creator/executive Producer of Fringe. He discusses the concept of the Fringe TV Show and casting for the show. He discusses finding Anna Torv (FBI Agent Dunham) Peter (Joshua Jackson) and John Noble.
SciFi.com has a nice interviewwith J.J. Abrams and casting Anna Norv to the leading role in Fringe:
“Well, she’s just so damned ugly,” Abrams said of Torv during an interview at Fox upfront presentation to advertisers on May 15. “No, the thing is, honestly, we saw many, many, many actors, a lot of good ones. And there’s that thing where you’re looking for that thing that clicks, and often it’s just sort of an indescribable, strange sort of quality.”
Abrams said the right actress proved elusive, at least until Bad Robot casting agent Ann Webster showed him Torv’s audition tape for an Australian show. He watched it, and “I knew that was her,” Abrams said, referring to Torv’s Fringe character, Olivia Dunham. “She wasn’t even reading our dialogue. Then we sent her our pages, and she auditioned for that, and it confirmed it. She came out and got the job.”
I do find it amazing that Abrams has created big name stars like Keri Russell with Felicity, Jennifer Garner with Alias and Evangeline Lilly with Lost. He has a gift for finding unknown actresses and turning them into stars over night. I wouldn’t expect anything less with Anna Torv.
