Winona Ryder perfect to star in 'Stranger Things': Director

Actress Winona Ryder was the "perfect" choice for the role of

Joyce Byers

in the Netflix series "

Stranger Things

" because of her ability to access dark emotions, says director Shawn Levy.

Levy said the casting for the series was a long process but when the 44-year-old actress was put forward for the role he decided that she was the person best suited the character of Joyce Byers, reported Contactmusic.

"Many of these roles we looked for months and months - the Brothers were insanely stubborn in their search for the right kids. From the day casting director Carmen Cuba suggested Winona, the Duffers and I were like, "Oh yeah, that's got to be it", said the 47-year-old director.

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