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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/benedict-cumberbatch-couldve-starred-true-blood-1162345
True Blood creator Alan Ball revealed details of the casting of his HBO series, saying at the Vulture festival: "I read Benedict Cumberbatch. He came and read for Bill. ... Jessica Chastain read for Sookie. Jennifer Lawrence read for, in season 3 there's this werepanther girl, and she was great." Lawrence was 17 at the time, and too young to play Jason's girlfriend. He also discussed Anna Paquin's casting: "Anna wanted this role so bad. Poor thing, she read like five times and I was like oh, do we buy her as Southern? Do we buy her as Sookie Stackhouse?" he said. ALSO: Ball reveals his True Blood musical is a tragic opera about going back into the closet (https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/true-blood-musical-casting-jennifer-lawrence-benedict-cumberbatch-1202021866/).
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/benedict-cumberbatch-couldve-starred-true-blood-1162345
True Blood creator Alan Ball revealed details of the casting of his HBO series, saying at the Vulture festival: "I read Benedict Cumberbatch. He came and read for Bill. ... Jessica Chastain read for Sookie. Jennifer Lawrence read for, in season 3 there's this werepanther girl, and she was great." Lawrence was 17 at the time, and too young to play Jason's girlfriend. He also discussed Anna Paquin's casting: "Anna wanted this role so bad. Poor thing, she read like five times and I was like oh, do we buy her as Southern? Do we buy her as Sookie Stackhouse?" he said. ALSO: Ball reveals his True Blood musical is a tragic opera about going back into the closet (https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/true-blood-musical-casting-jennifer-lawrence-benedict-cumberbatch-1202021866/).