# 367: A conversation with award-winning casting director John Papsidera. ('Oppenheimer')

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 1 Oct 2023, 46 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602755/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970267-44100-2-7b3a3d9e8c849ef5.mp3

Award-winning casting director and a real master of his craft John Papsidera joins Christina on Pop Culture Confidential! Papsidera is one of Hollywood foremost casting directors. He has collaborated with director Christopher Nolan for many years and has cast most of his films including “Memento,” “The Dark Knight"-trilogy, “Interstellar", “Inception" and his latest "Oppenheimer" His long list of credits also includes “Jurassic World,” &“Suicide Squad" and TV series such as “Westworld”, "The Offer", "Wednesday" and “Yellowstone.” They talk about what went into assembling the incredible cast for 'Oppenheimer', his collabs with Chris Nolan, casting biopics, casting Heath Ledger as Joker, his thoughts on the strikes and AI and so much more. 📸 courtesy John Papsidera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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