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Feature film '10 Things I hate About Life' auditions and casting calls

10 Things I hate About Life Auditions Casting Calls

Filming on "10 Things I hate About Life" begins December 3, 2012.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

The production company Mad Chance is gearing up to begin filming the upcoming romance comedy feature film "10 Things I hate About Life," and casting directors are auditioning actors for co-starring, supporting, and featured roles. Extras will be hired starting late November and will continue to be cast throughout December. Shooting will commence on December 3, 2012 in Los Angeles. The film wouldn’t have been able to shoot in the state without help from the California Film Commission, which invested in the roughly $10 million budget.

Although "10 Things I hate About Life" reunites the producing and directing team that brought you the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You," this is not a sequel. This new film is about two desperate young souls saddened by childhood trauma who meet while each is attempting to commit suicide. Love develops and the pair realize life is worth living. Ben is a musician whose band is on the verge of being signed by Sony, and Willow is a photographer. The couples new love is thrown off course by the sudden re-appearance of Nadine, Ben's materialistic ex-girlfriend, who begins pursuing Ben now that he has a record deal.

Two-time Golden Globe Award nominated singer and actress Evan Rachel Wood has landed the female lead role of Willow. Wood is an extremely beautiful and gifted performer who is one of the best actresses of her generation. She grew up in an entertainment industry family and has an impressive resume that includes such films as "King of California" starring opposite Michael Douglas and Kathleen Wilhoite; "The Wrestler" starring with Marisa Tomei and Mickey Rourke; and "The Ides of March," co-starring with Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Paul Giamatti. She recently wrapped filming "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman" starring with Shia LaBeouf; "Barefoot," co-starring with Scott Speedman; and "A Case of You" where she had the lead role, also starring Vince Vaughn, Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell, Sienna Miller, and Brendan Fraser.

Primetime Emmy Award nominee Gil Junger will direct "10 Things I hate About Life" from a screenplay that he wrote himself. Junger made his directorial film debut in 1999 with the film "10 Things I Hate About You," starring Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Julia Stiles. He also directed twelve episodes of the ABC Family show of the same name. During his 30-plus year career directing, he has worked on such hit shows as "Empty Nest," "According to Jim," "Hope & Faith," "Greek," and "Rules of Engagement".

Andrew Lazar will produce for Mad Chance. His producing credits include "Lucky Numbers," "Space Cowboys," "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," and "I Love You Phillip Morris. Intandem Films CEO Gary Smith will also produce, while Senior VP of Production & Business Affairs for Intandem Films, Sepideh Haftgoli, will executive produce. Ben White will co-executive produce. Intandem is financing and selling the film, which will also be released in the UK by the company’s new distribution department.

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

The Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

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

The Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Erin Toner
Marcia Ross Casting
4444 Riverside Drive
Suite 103
Burbank, CA 91505

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

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.

"10 Things I Hate About You"
Production Office
639 S. Glenwood Place
First Floor
Burbank, CA 91506

Mad Chance
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 81
Room 208
Burbank, CA 91522

Intandem Films
114 - 116 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0JR
UK

Producers:

Andrew Lazar
Gary Smith
Sepideh Bakhtiari
Ben White

Director:

Gil Junger

Starring:

Evan Rachel Wood
Janet Montgomery
Billy Campbell
Elodie Yung
Mitch Rouse
B.J. Britt
Ezra Masters

Story:

About a young man and woman who meet while each is attempting to commit suicide. Love develops and the pair realize life is worth living. Ben and Willow (Evan Rachel Wood), two desperate young souls saddened by childhood trauma, meet cute when they both try to commit suicide at the same "jumping off point," as it were, at a Mullholland Drive lookout. Ben, a musician whose band, "On The Verge," is on the verge of being signed by Sony, and Willow, a photographer, instantly but warily connect; however, their new love is thrown off course by the sudden re-appearance of Nadine, Ben's materialistic ex-girlfriend, whose relentless pursuit of Ben, now that he has a record deal, plays havoc with the new lovers' feelings.

Acting auditions and extras casting for Dimension Films 'Kristy'

Haley Bennett Justine Wills Kristy

Filming on "Kristy" begins November 15, 2012 in New Orleans.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company in association with David Kirschner Productions and Electric City Entertainment are in production on the new psychological thriller film "Kristy," and casting for lead and supporting roles is taking place in Los Angeles. Additional principal casting and all extras casting will take place in New Orleans throughout production. Shooting commences on November 15 and continues through December 21, 2012. "Kristy" is the working title of this film, and the release title may or may not be different.

"Kristy" centers on a pretty co-ed named Justine and a few of her friends who spend the weekend in their college dormitory while the rest of the campus is home for the Thanksgiving holiday: studying, relaxing and gleefully unaware of the terror that is about to unravel outside in the cold. Suddenly, confronted by a gang of violent outcasts who's leader keeps calling her Kristy, Justine’s quiet long weekend becomes one long lesson in survival as her and her classmates are terrorized in increasingly bizarre and brutal ways, leaving it up to her to figure out who her attackers are... and if they can be stopped.

Singer and actress Haley Bennett has been cast in the film's lead role of Justine Wills. The extremely beautiful and talented 24 year old rising star has been writing songs and poetry since the age of 14, and has several books accumulated with her words and thoughts. Her acting credits include "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" starring opposite Chace Crawford and AnnaLynne McCord; "Untitled Terrence Malick Project" co-starring alongside Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman; and "Music and Lyrics" co-starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. She also recently starred in the FX Network crime thriller/family drama television series pilot movie "Outlaw Country" starring opposite Mary Steenburgen and Luke Grimes.

New York University's Tisch School of the Arts alum Olly Blackburn is directing "Kristy" from an original screenplay written by two-time Writers Guild of America WGA Award nominee Scott Rosenberg and Gary Fielder. Anthony Jaswinski Anthony has written the most recent draft of the script. Blackburn directed commercials and music videos before directing films. He co-wrote and directed the extreme thriller "Donkey Punch," which was his first film to be shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

Primetime Emmy Award nominee David Kirschner will produce under the banner of David Kirschner Productions, while Lynette Howell and Jamie Patricof will produce for Electric City Entertainment. Corey Sienega will also produce. Matthew Stein, former Dimension Films executive vice president of production, will executive produce. Stein now has a non-exclusive production deal with Dimension.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States.

The Louisiana Resource Guide eBook includes the following documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work on films and television shows in Louisiana and the United States:

• Louisiana Child Performer Law Information Sheet
• Louisiana Child Performer Trust Act Sheet
• Louisiana Minor Trust Deduction Guidelines
• Louisiana Minor Intention To Employ Form
• Louisiana Employment of Minors Informational Booklet
• Louisiana Film, TV, and Commercials Minor Labor Law Summary

In addition to the following Actors Resources:

• New Orleans Casting Directors List
• Baton Rouge Casting Directors List
• Shreveport Casting Directors List
• Louisiana Actors Unions and Resources
• General Talent Agent Information
• Louisiana Talent Agents List
• Louisiana 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
• Miscellaneous Actors Resources
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permit Information
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• PDF Users Guides

The Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Los Angeles:

Wendy O'Brien
2233 Barry Avenue
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Extras Casting

New Orleans:

My Casting File

Film Crew Members

New Orleans:

Experienced film crew members in the New Orleans area who wish to work on "Kristy" can send resumes to the following: crewkristy@gmail.com

ABSOLUTELY NO ACTOR OR EXTRA SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS!

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.

Co-Ed Productions, LLC
1231 Prytania Street
Suite 618
New Orleans, LA 70130

David Kirschner Productions
1242 N. El Centro Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038

Electric City Entertainment
8409 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Dimension Films
99 Hudson Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10013

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

Executive Producer:

Matthew Stein

Producers:

David Kirschner
Corey Sienega
Jamie Patricof
Lynette Howell

Director:

Olly Blackburn

Starring:

Haley Bennett - Justine Wills

Story:

Thriller about an extremely beautiful student is trapped on a deserted college campus who comes under attack by a malevolent group of intruders. Justine Wills (Haley Bennett)), decides to stay back over the thanksgiving break to finish a poetry assignment, rather than accompanying her boyfriend Aaron to his parents place. He gives her a few opportunities to change her mind, but she’s determined to play catch up. Driving along an empty highway is where we first encounter our bad guys. They approach Justine in the opposite direction, hauling ass with headlights blazing on highbeam. Justine flicks her own highbeams to either alert or scold the driver. Big mistake.