Filmmaker Mike Flanagan, who is receiving a lot of positive response to his recently released miniseries 'Carrie', has shared that the team had screened for 1400 actors before they locked the casting for the titular role with Summer H. Howell.

The filmmaker spoke with IANS during the promotions of the series, and shared that the makers were intrigued by Summer's ability to pull off the character considerably, who is younger to her in age.