After Asano was satisfied with Aiden and began to see him as Ray Stark, things moved pretty quickly. No, it seemed like most of the things were already decided and the director was just looking for the main character.
In the next week, a lot of auditions for other roles happened with mostly teenage actors getting the part. A few of them were even new and just making their debut.
It was like the director hadn't bothered to cast any known faces.
Only two other actors aside from Aiden were well known among the public. One of them was Melissa Grace who was playing Ray's love interest. Being a known figure on TV shows, she was touted to be a future top actress.
The other was an old actor who has prominently played middle aged characters in his career, Ned Dweller. He was even nominated for Oscars once in the supporting category.