For the role of Plainview's "son", Anderson looked at people in Los Angeles and New York City, but he realized that they needed someone from Texas who knew how to shoot shotguns and "live in that world".
Za ulogu Plainviewova sina, Anderson je gledao ljude u Los Angelesu i New Yorku, ali je shvatio da mu treba netko iz Teksasa tko zna pucati iz puške i koji "živi u tom svijetu."