screen test
noun
: a short film sequence for assessing the ability or suitability of a person for a movie role
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Joan Crawford was a dancer in a chorus line when she was summoned for a screen test and signed to a studio contract.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
IndieWire shares an exclusive new excerpt from the book, chronicling the earliest days of pre-production and what sounds like a truly bad screen test, below.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
Cameron was drawn to Worthington’s raw intensity to play the tough space marine, and the actor’s screen test with co-star Zoe Saldaña sealed the deal.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
Steenburgen did her screen test for the movie Going South, which Jack Nicholson starred in and directed.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
IndieWire shares an exclusive new excerpt from the book, chronicling the earliest days of pre-production and what sounds like a truly bad screen test, below.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026
Cameron was drawn to Worthington’s raw intensity to play the tough space marine, and the actor’s screen test with co-star Zoe Saldaña sealed the deal.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
Steenburgen did her screen test for the movie Going South, which Jack Nicholson starred in and directed.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Screen test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20test. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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