Soderbergh’s new film stars everyday people

Director Steven Soderbergh’s latest film lacks star power -- on purpose.

The cast of Soderbergh’s project, currently being shot in Parkersburg, W.Va., and nearby Belpre, Ohio, is composed entirely of local residents -- all of them non-actors.

Instead of holding an open casting call for the movie, tentatively titled “Bubble,” the filmmakers looked for residents they thought would best fit the movie. People were approached in beauty salons, stores and fast-food restaurants and asked to show up for an audition.

“There’s something about the performance you get with a non-actor that’s different in a sense,” said producer Gregory Jacobs. “It’s sort of challenging and exciting and interesting for him to have the opportunity to work with people who aren’t trained as actors and to sort of take what they bring and their personalities and such and help create the characters and the story based on who they are.”