Career
Finn's collaboration with Marvel Studios includes 38 films and 17 shows to date. [10] [11] In 2006, she was hired to cast the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, Iron Man , and cast Robert Downey Jr. in the titular role. [12] The president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, has said "For all of our success in all of the films, it comes down to characters... The reason you care about those characters is because of the actors who portray them, and the reason those actors portray them is because at some point, Sarah Finn brought them to our attention.” [13] Jac Schaeffer, who Finn collaborated with on the Emmy nominated WandaVision and later Agatha All Along said, "[Sarah] has such incredible instincts... [She] is really great at internalizing the writer's intention and then finding a new flavor for that: something that's unexpected for the audience and will feel special or unique." [10] Finn fought for Chris Pratt to land the role of Peter Quill, [14] pushed for Chris Hemsworth as Thor after his initial audition was rejected by higher-ups, [13] and, after observing his powerful and king-like presence during a prior audition for Drax the Destroyer, knew to highlight Chadwick Boseman for the role of T'Challa in Black Panther . [15]
Finn is also accustomed to finding completely unknown actors to fill roles in the MCU. After a lengthy, nationwide search and several rounds of auditions to find a Pakistani-Muslim teenager to play Ms. Marvel, then high school senior Iman Vellani won the role. [10] When asked about her experience being cast Vellani said, "[Finn] looked out for me in a way that I didn't think was normal for most casting directors... She would literally call me and run lines with me and give me notes [before auditions]... Even after I got the part, I was dealing with so much imposter syndrome, and her advice is what grounded me and allowed me to trust my instincts.” [10] Similarly, Dominique Thorne (MCU's Ironheart) described Finn as an "advocate of mine, supporting me and what I was doing." [16]
Beyond Marvel, Finn cast the Star Wars Mandalorian series and upcoming film, created by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni for LucasFilm. [10] She also cast The Book of Boba Fett , Skeleton Crew , and Ahsoka . [11] Outside of Star Wars, Finn cast all the feature films within the Monsterverse , starting with Godzilla in 2014. [11]
Some of Finn's past credits include: Jon Favreau's comedy, Chef ; Oliver Stone's drama, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ; Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths and Shane Black’s The Nice Guys ; sports films Miracle , Coach Carter , She's the Man , and Blue Crush ; animated films The Little Prince , The Jungle Book (2016) , and The Lion King (2019) ; and action films such as Fast & Furious and Kick-Ass . [11]
A graduate of theater and history at Yale University [10] [17] and member of AMPAS (Executive Committee, Casting Branch), [18] Sarah has served on the Executive Board of Women in Film (WIF) and is on the Board of Advisors for the Master Class educational series. [17] [19] She is also a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. [20]
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