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Actor and extras casting for supernatural thriller film 'Flight 7500'

Flight 7500 Auditions Extras Casting

Shooting on the supernatural thriller "Flight 7500" will take place in Los Angeles.
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CBS Films in association with Vertigo Entertainment and Ozla Pictures are set begin principal photography on the supernatural thriller film "Flight 7500". The casting directors are auditioning actors for supporting and day player roles, and the extras are being cast throughout filming. There will be many featured background actor roles for airport personnel and passengers, as well as passengers on the plane that the film takes place in. Shooting will take place in Los Angeles beginning October 31, 2011.

Japanese filmmaker Takashi Shimizu will direct "Flight 7500" from a script written based on his own idea. Shimizu is best known for the Ju-on series of horror films, from which he filmed three english speaking versions that were released as "The Grudge," "The Grudge 2," and "The Grudge 3". "The Grudge 4" is in the works for filming in 2012. The film will be a reboot of the series, rather than a direct sequel and is expected to introduce a new storyline. Worldwide box office revenues for the first three "Grudge" films have exceeded $257 million USD.

"The Grudge" producers, Taka Ichise and Roy Lee, are reuniting with director Takashi Shimizu for "Flight 7500". Ichise is a veteran film producer and founder of the Los Angeles-based independent production company OZLA Pictures, Inc. OZLA has produced such films as "American Yakuza", starring Viggo Mortensen, which became a huge video success in the UK and Australia; "No Way Back", starring Russell Crowe; and "Crying Freeman", starring Mark Dacascos, which reached number one at the box office in both France and South Korea. Roy Lee is a Korean American producer who regularly takes well known Asian films and remakes them for American audiences. Examples include "The Ring," "The Grudge" and "The Departed". Lee co-owns his production company, Vertigo Entertainment. Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity 1, 2 & 3) will also produce.

"Flight 7500" stars the incredibly beautiful Amy Smart and handsome Ryan Kwanten as a honeymooning couple on a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo, Japan. The film is a "claustrophobic" thriller set on a transpacific airliner where the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force. Smart recently wrapped filming on the ABC Family telefilm "12 Dates of Christmas", and Kwanten is a series regular on HBO's "True Blood".

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2012 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to audition for "Flight 7500" or work as an extra:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Casting Directors List
• Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Headshot Photographers List
• Actors Unions
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2012 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook is available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Dom Posseren
Kelly Wagner
Kelly Wagner Casting
955 S. Carrillo Drive
Suite 300
Los Angeles CA 90048

Extras Casting

Central Casting
220 S Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Information Line: (818) 562-2755

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

"Flight 7500" Production Office
Granville Pictures
4024 Radford Avenue
Bungalow 11
Studio City, CA 91604

CBS Films
11800 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Ozla Pictures, Inc.
1800 Camino Palmero Street
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Vertigo Entertainment
9348 Civic Center Drive
Mezzanine Level
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Room 101, Inc.
9255 W. Sunset Blvd.
Suite 515
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Lionsgate
2700 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Producers: Roy Lee, Taka Ichise


Director: Takashi Shimizu

Starring:

Amy Smart - Liz
Ryan Kwanten - Rick

Story:

A claustrophobic thriller set on a transpacific airliner where the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force. A group of passengers board a plane flying from LA to Tokyo, a routine flight which begins to deteriorate when a passenger dies on board, triggering, apparently, other deaths as well.

CBS Films casting for 'Seven Psychopaths' starring Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken

CBS Films Casting Seven Psychopaths Los Angeles

Filming on "Seven Psychopaths" starts November, 2011 in Los Angeles.
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Blueprint Pictures has partnered with CBS Film to produce the comedy feature film "Seven Psychopaths". Shooting is set to begin November, 2011 in Los Angeles and the casting directors are auditioning actors for supporting and day player roles. The extras, stand-ins and photo-doubles for the film's stars will be hired in Los Angeles closer to the start of shooting.

"Seven Psychopaths" stars Golden Globe winner Colin Farrell as a screenwriter researching about psychopaths. Academy Award winner Christopher Walken and ten-time film festival award winner Sam Rockwell star as Colin's dognapping friends. Academy Award nominated Mickey Rourke plays a gangster who's beloved Shih Tzu goes missing.

Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh will direct "Seven Psychopaths" from a screenplay that he wrote himself. The film reunites McDonagh with Colin Farrell, as McDonagh directed Farrell in the Focus Features film "In Bruges" which received very positive critical reviews. That film earned McDonagh an Oscar nomination for Best Writing - Original Screenplay, and earned Colin Farrell a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical.

CBS Films successfully negotiated to co-finance "Seven Psychopaths" and will distribute the film in the United States. CBS Films is a film production company founded in 2007, a feature film division of CBS Corporation. Executive Vice President Scott Shooman will oversee production for CBS Films. Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin will produce for Blueprint Pictures, and Tessa Ross will executive produce for Film4. Meghan Ellison will produce for her company Annapurna Productions. Ellison is the daughter of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and sister of Paramount-based financier-producer David Ellison.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Sarah Finn
588 N. Larchmont Blvd.
1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Extras Casting

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central Casting, you must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

"Seven Psychopaths" Production Office
100 E. Cedar Avenue
Burbank, CA 91502

CBS Films
11800 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Annapurna Productions
9262 Nightingale Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Blueprint Pictures
43-45 Charlotte St
London W1T 1RS
UK

HanWay Films
24 Hanway Street
London W1T 1UH
UK

Film4
124 Horseferry Rd
London SW1P 2TX
UK

Producers:

Graham Broadbent
Pete Czernin
Meghan Ellison
Tessa Ross

Writer/Director: Martin McDonagh

Starring:

Sam Rockwell - Billy
Christopher Walken - Hans
Colin Farrell - Marty
Mickey Rourke - Charlie

Story:

The black comedy, follows a screenwriter Marty (Colin Farrell) struggling for inspiration for his script, "Seven Psychopaths," who gets drawn into the dog kidnapping schemes of his oddball friends Billy (Sam Rockwell) and Hans (Christopher Walken). Things take a turn for the worse when a vicious gangster named Charlie's mutt goes missing.

Auditions for Paramount Pictures feature film 'Flight' starring Denzel Washington

Paramount Pictures Flight Auditions Casting

Filming will take place in Atlanta starting on October 6, 2011
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It looks like Paramount Pictures will have a strong contender in the 2012 Oscar race with the upcoming feature film "Flight" starring Denzel Washington. Shooting will begin on October 6, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. Casting for the lead and supporting roles are being done in Los Angeles, while smaller speaking roles, extras, stand-ins, and photo-doubles will all be cast in Atlanta.

Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis will direct from a screenplay written by John Gatins. Laurie MacDonald and Walter F. Parkes will produce for Parkes/MacDonald Productions. Academy Award winner Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke will produce for Imagemovers. Primetime Emmy winner Cherylanne Martin will executive produce and also serve as Unit Production Manager.

The main cast is quite impressive and includes Academy Award nominated Don Cheadle, Golden Globe winner John Goodman, Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones, and James Badge Bale whose career is on fire as he is set to appear in a number of upcoming movies including "Shame," "The Grey" and "World War Z". Kelly Reilly, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, and Garcelle Beauvais round out the cast so far.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in Atlanta and the United States. Candidates must also be available for production beginning in October, 2011.

The 2012 Atlanta Actors Resource Guide includes the following documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to work on the film "Flight":

• Georgia Child Labor Entertainment Employment Information Sheet
• Georgia Child Labor Summary Sheet
• Georgia Employment Certificate Guide for Minors Under 18
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Atlanta Actors Resources:

• Casting Directors List
• Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Acting Classes and Schools List
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Atlanta Actors Unions and Professional Organizations
• PDF Users Guides

The 2012 Atlanta Actors Resource Guide eBook is available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Scot Boland
Victoria Burrows
Burrows / Boland Casting
333 West Washington Blvd
Suite 309
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

Atlanta:

Lisa Mae Fincannon
Fincannon & Associates, Inc.
500-D Amsterdam Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306

Extras Casting

Atlanta:

Bill Marinella Casting
500 Bishop Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318-4366
Click Here to register with Bill Marinella Casting Atlanta.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

"Flight" Atlanta Production Office
1175 Chattahoochee Avenue NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Parkes/MacDonald Productions
1663 Euclid Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Imagemovers
12641 Beatrice Street
Los Angeles, CA 90066

Producers:

Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes
Steve Starkey
Jack Rapke
Cherylanne Martin

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Starring:

Denzel Washington
Kelly Reilly
Melissa Leo
Don Cheadle
Bruce Greenwood
Frances McDormand
Tommy Lee Jones
Brian Geraghty
John Goodman
James Badge Bale
Garcelle Beauvais

Story:

The fictional tale revolves around a commercial airline pilot named Whip Whitaker (Washington). When his plane malfunctions and a crash seems imminent, he saves the day with some heroic flying and manages to land the plane with minimal casualties. He's instantly hailed as a hero, but as an investigation into the cause of the crash unfolds, it becomes clear that he was flying under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The film is the pilot's journey as he is encouraged to wear a hero label he thinks he doesn't deserve, while the pilot's union and airline try to keep the facts under cover because of the high stakes involved.