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Acting auditions and extras casting for major feature film 'RoboCop'

RoboCop Acting Auditions Extras Casting

This reboot of the popular 1987 film will hit theaters August 9th, 2013.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in association with Columbia Pictures and Strike Entertainment are in pre-production on the reboot of the 1987 Orion Pictures science fiction action film "RoboCop". Casting for the film's lead roles has been taking place in Los Angeles, and additional casting for supporting and day player roles are being cast in Toronto, Canada where filming is set to begin on September 5, 2012. All of the extras will be hired in Ontario throughout production which is scheduled to continue through January 11, 2013.

An impressive cast has been assembled for the lead roles starting with Stockholm native Joel Kinnaman in the title role of Alex Murphy/RoboCop. Australian actress Abbie Cornish has been cast to play Murphy's wife Ellen; Gary Oldman will play a new character named Norton, who is the scientist that creates Robocop; Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast as influential television magnate Pat Novak; Marianne Jean-Baptist will play the role of Detroit Police Chief, Karen Dean; Michael Kenneth Williams is playing Murphy's partner with the Detroit Police Department; Jennifer Ehle is cast in a new role of Liz Kline; and Jackie Earle Haley will play Maddox, who gives RoboCop military training. Michael Keaton has joined the cast playing the ultra-wealthy CEO of Omnicorp.

Brazilian filmmaker José Padilha will direct "RoboCop" from a script written by Joshua Zeturner, Nick Schenk, James Vanderbilt. Padilha was known as a documentary film director until he made "The Elite Squad," his first fictional film. It instantly became a commercial and critical success, seen by more than 11 million people in Brazil. Joshua Zetumer wrote the original script for this new version of "RoboCop". He previously did rewrites on "Quantum" of Solace during filming, and his script "The Infiltrator" is set to star Leonardo DiCaprio. "Gran Torino" writer Nick Schenk was brought in to do rewrites on Zetmer's screenplay. And finally Sony hired "The Amazing Spider-Man" scribe James Vanderbilt to do final polishes on the script.

Executive producing "RoboCop" is Primetime Emmy Award nominee Bill Carraro, who recently executive produced the Universal Pictures films "Tower Heist" and "The Wolfman". Carraro was the producer of the Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe Award nominated HBO film "The Tuskegee Airmen," which earned him a Directors Guild of America DGA Award. Marc Abraham and Eric Newman of Strike Entertainment are producing "Robocop". The duo founded the company in 2002 and have produced such films as "The Rundown" starring The Rock and Sean William Scott, "Children of Men" starring Julianne Moore and Clive Owen, and "In Time" starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum will oversee production for MGM.

Principal Actor Casting

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

No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Francine Maisler
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Poitier Building
Suite 3200
Culver City, CA 90232

New York:

Kevin Kuffa
Pier 62, Room 304
W. 23rd Street & Hudson River
New York, NY 10011

Toronto:

Diane Kerbel
Diane Kerbel Casting
53a Howland Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5R 3B2
Canada

Extras Casting

Toronto:

Zamaret Kleiman
Kleiman Casting
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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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.

OCP Productions Ltd
225 Commissioners Street
Toronto, Ontario M4M 0A1
Canada

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
10250 Constellation Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Strike Entertainment
3000 W. Olympic Blvd.
Building 5
Suite 1250
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Columbia Pictures
10202 W Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Producers: Marc Abraham, Eric Newman

Director: Jose Padilha

Starring:

Joel Kinnaman - Alex Murphy/RoboCop
Gary Oldman - Norton
Samuel L. Jackson - Pat Novak
Abbie Cornish - Ellen Murphy
Jackie Earle Haley - Maddox
Michael Keaton - CEO of Omnicorp
Jay Baruchel - OmniCorp Marketing Executive
Michael Kenneth Williams - Murphy's Freind/Partner
Jennifer Ehle - Liz Kline
Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Karen Dean

Story:

A reboot of the 1987 science fiction film about a cop brought back from death after being shot on the streets of Detroit, and drafted to become a remorseless and ruthless cyborg cop. That plan is subverted when suppressed memories of his past life come back to haunt him, including memories of his wife Ellen, played by Abbie Cornish. Joel Kinnaman plays the title character, a cop named Alex Murphy who is brought back from the brink of death and turned into the cyborg police officer. Gary Oldman will play Norton, the scientist who creates Robocop and finds himself torn between the ideals of the machine trying to rediscover its humanity and the callous needs of a corporation. Samuel L. Jackson will play Pat Novak, a charismatic TV mogul and a powerful force in the Robocop world.

Dimension Films casting dancers and actors for 'Scary Movie 5' lead roles

Scary Movie 5 Dancer Actor Auditions

"Scary Movie 5" is scheduled to hit theaters January 11, 2013.
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Weinstein Company and Dimension Films are now in pre-production on "Scary Movie 5" after a two year wait. The casting directors have sent out casting calls for several lead roles that require dance skills as well as the ability to play comedy in a grounded dramatic style. Other roles for non-dancers of various ages are also being cast. Extras will be hired in Atlanta, where shooting will take place beginning June 15, 2012.

The story in "Scary Movie 5" involves the dance world, with a snooty, aloof, imperious, and oversexed French director of a dance company named Pierre putting on a huge production. Jody, a Caucasian late-20's mother of two and her late-20's African American friend Kendra are both vying for the lead in the production. Jody's extremely controlling former dancer mother is determined that Jody will have the brilliant career that eluded her. The highly skilled mid-30's Diva veteran dancer with the company, Heather Daltry, gets cut from the production and goes berserk.

Keenen Ivory Wayans directed the first two Scary Movie films, Primetime Emmy nominee David Zucker directed the next two films, and now Image Award nominated filmmaker Malcolm Lee is taking over directorial duties for "Scary Movie 5". David Zucker, who also wrote both Scary Movie 3 and 4, will be returning to co-write and produce with Lee. The script is a rewrite of the initial script from Stephen Leff, John Aboud and Michael Colton. Malcolm Lee has directed such films as "Soul Men" starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, "Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins" starring Martin Lawrence and James Earl Jones, and "Undercover Brother" starring Denise Richards and Chris Kattan.

The studio had been very interested in bringing back some of the series’ original cast members, however insiders have said that the film has been completely retooled and will hire a brand new cast. That would not be a surprise considering the casting directors are "seeking a comedic leading lady with the ability to play comedy in a grounded dramatic style". Anna Faris has always been the leading lady, however it has been confirmed that she will not be returning for "Scary Movie 5".

Principal Actor Casting

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

Los Angeles:

Brittany Jones
Juel Bestrop
5555 Melrose Avenue
Cooper Building
Room 116
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Atlanta: TBA

Extras Casting

Atlanta: TBA

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.

Dimension Films
345 Hudson Street
13th Floor
New York, NY 10014

The Weinstein Company
375 Greenwich St
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013

Producers:

David Zucker
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Starring:

Ashley Tisdale
Anthony Anderson
Regina Hall
Kevin Hart

Story:

This fifth installment in the Scary Movie franchise centers around the dance world, with a snooty French director of a dance company putting on a huge production - and Jody, the mother of two and her friend Kendra competing for the lead in the production. While the highly skilled Diva veteran dancer with the company, Heather Daltry, being cut from the production goes berserk.