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Paramount Pictures open casting calls for feature film 'Super 8'

*** Principal Actor Casting Has Been Completed ***

Production is set to begin this fall on the Paramount Pictures feature film 'Super 8'. Primetime Emmy winning J.J. Abrams will write/direct the film, and 3 time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg will produce. Primetime Emmy winning casting directors April Webster and Alyssa Weisberg have been conducting the Los Angeles auditions for the lead roles.

'Super 8' was in pre-production under the smokescreen title 'Darlings' and is still being referred to as 'Wickham' for some open casting calls. This is due to the high profile nature of the film.

Paramount Pictures has chosen Weirton, West Virginia and surrounding areas for all of the on-location filming for the Super 8. The remainder will be shot in Los Angeles. Paramount is participating in the West Virginia Film Industry Act, a tax credit program designed to recruit business into the state.

An open casting call was already held on August 21, 2010 in Los Angeles at the Paramount Studios lot. There will be at least two additional open casting calls in Weirton, WV. The Super 8 crews will be shooting for two to three months in the area.

Here are some of the casting needs:

● Lots of middle school and high school aged people.

● Police Officer types.

● Militaty Soldier types.

● EMT and Firefighter types.

● Townspeople.

● Cars ranging from the mid-60s to 1979.

People from the Weirton-Steubenville Metropolitan area are welcome to attend or submit for the film. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Open Casting Call #1 Details


Where:

Millsop Community Center
Weirton Room
3420 Main Street
Weirton, WV 26062
Click Here for directions.

When:

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
3:30pm - 6:30pm

Open Casting Call #1 Details

Where:

Weir High School
Football Stadium
100 Red Rider Road
Weirton, WV 26062
Click Here for directions.

When:

Friday, September 3, 2010
7:30pm
During the Weir High vs Harrison Central High football game.


If you can't attend either open casting call and would like work as an extra, you can email current snapshots, current height, weight, measurements, and contact information to: paramountpicme@gmail.com

The principal actor casting director in Los Angeles is also auditioning actors for various supporting and supporting/lead roles male and female, ages 9 - 80 years of age.

Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):

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.


Alyssa Weisberg
April Webster
Super 8 Casting
1666 Euclid St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
NO PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS.

Extras Casting (West Virginia):

Sonya "Sonny" Tormoen
Sonny Productions
1650 21st Avenue NW
Saint Paul, MN 55112-5534
DO NOT visit or send photos to Sonny Productions.
Sonya Tormoen is working out of the West Virginia 'Super 8' production office.


Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.


Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Amblin Entertainment
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 5121
Universal City, CA 91608

Bad Robot Productions
1221 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Super 8 Production Office
1601 Cloverfield Blvd.
Suite 5000N
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Super 8 Production Office (West Virginia)
1 Amerihost Drive
Weirton, WV 26062

Producers: Bryan Burk, Steven Spielberg

Writer/Director: J.J. Abrams

Starring:

Kyle Chandler
Elle Fanning
Ron Eldard
Noah Emmerich
Gabriel Basso
Joel Courtney
Riley Griffiths
Ryan Lee
Zach Mills

Story:

In 1979, the U.S. Air Force closed a section of Area 51, all the materials were to be transported to a secure facility in Ohio. Then all hell breaks loose when the train derails in a fiery crash, and the residents of a small town have their personal relationships tested when they are thrown up against extraordinarily fantastic and possibly other-worldly events.

Talent Search for girl to star in 'Dance of the Mirlitons' with Kristen Bell

Original Film and Cinemagic Productions are currently in pre-production on the feature film 'Dance of the Mirlitons'. Original Film is the production company behind such films as the Fast and Furious films, The Bounty Hunter, I Am Legend, xXx: State of the Union, Made of Honor, and many more. Shooting on 'Dance of the Mirlitons' begins in November, 2010.

Here is what the casting directors are seeking:

JESSE URCHIN: Female, Caucasian 10 to 12 years old. Should be at least a little overweight or awkward in some way, and have some knowledge of Ballet. Jesse is Corrine Urchin's daughter, is a seemingly unassuming girl and an unlikely ballerina. She has a passion for dance, she's thrilled when she's accepted to the Battleboro School for Young Dancers, but outraged to discover that the video tape sent to the school was that of her mother, a former ballet dancer. To make matters worse, innocent and naïve Jesse is relegated to a special education class based simply on her physique. Incensed by this atrociousness, Jesse plots her revenge, becoming tenacious and ambitious to a fault. She heeds the lesson her mother has taught her throughout her childhood, "I am a warrior", and approaches her revenge with that mentality. Further galvanized upon learning that the school will beholding auditions for the coveted role of Sleeping Beauty in the ballet of the same name, Jesse is determined to land the plum role, no matter what it takes.

No phone calls or personal drop-offs to any of the casting offices.

If you are on the East Coast and are interested, please email a recent photo and headshot to casting directors SuzAnne Smith Crowley and Jessica Kelly: info.chrystiestreetcasting@gmail.com

Please put JESSE URCHIN SUBMISSION in the subject line.

If you are on the West Coast, you can submit a photo and resume via postal mail to:

Barbara Fiorentino
Rebecca Mangieri

Wendy Weidman

FMW Casting

6767 Forest Lawn Drive
Suite 100

Los Angeles, CA 90068


Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Original Film
11466 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Cinemagic Productions
269 S. Beverly Drive
Suite 822
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):

Barbara Fiorentino
Rebecca Mangieri
Wendy Weidman
FMW Casting
6767 Forest Lawn Dr., Ste. 100
Los Angeles, CA 90068

Principal Actor Casting (New York):

Jessica Kelly
SuzAnne Smith Crowley
Chrystie Street
55 Chrystie Street
Suite 501
Manhattan, NY 10002
info.chrystiestreetcasting@gmail.com

Extras Casting: TBA

Producers: Joseph Kline, Hagai Shaham, Joel Michaely, Evan Greenberg

Director/Writer: Evan Greenberg

Starring: Kristen Bell

Story:

Single mother Corinne has moved her working-class family to the idyllic town of Battleboro so that her 13 year old daughter Jesse can attend the world-famous Battleboro School For Young Dancers. But when chubby Jesse discovers she's been placed in the special ed program she embarks on a take-no-prisoners mission to land the lead in the school production of Sleeping Beauty.

Drew Barrymore feature film 'Everybody Loves Whales' still seeking Alaska Native lead roles

*** Casting for "Everybody Loves Whales" is now complete ***

Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski are signed on to star in the Universal Pictures true story feature film 'Whales' (working title). The movie is based on an attempt to rescue three California gray whales stranded above the Arctic Circle near Barrow, Alaska in 1988. Barrow is the northernmost city in the United States. The scenes in the movie that take place in Barrow are being reconstructed in Anchorage due to the lack of necessary hotels, housing and businesses to accommodate a months-long shoot, although there will be 1-2 weeks of filming in Barrow. Filming will begin on September 16, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska and run through December 14, 2010. The release date is scheduled for 2012.

Principal Actor and Extras Casting (Alaska):

Grace Olrun
Cup'Ik Warrior Productions
Anchorage, AK 99501
cupikwarriorproductions@gmail.com

Deborah Schildt
alaskafilmservices@gmail.com

Crew Casting:

People in the Anchorage or Barrow, Alaska areas who are interested in working on the film as a crew member, please submit your resume to: whalesresumes@gmail.com

Please put "Alaska Film Crew" in the subject line.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.


Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

In Cahoots
4024 Radford Ave.
Editorial Bldg. 2
Suite 7
Studio City, CA 91604

Anonymous Content
3532 Hayden Ave.
Culver City, CA 90232

Working Title Films / Icebreaker LLC
9720 Wilshire Blvd.
4th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Steve Golin, Michael Sugar

Director: Ken Kwapis

Starring: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski

Story:

Based on the true 1988 tale of the rescue of a trio of California gray whales found under the ice of the Arctic Circle near Barrow, Alaska. Over a two week period, the U.S. and Soviet governments joined with oil company executives, environmental activists, Eskimos, businessmen and military officers to help free the giant mammals. Krasinski will play a small town newspaper reporter who breaks the story. Barrymore plays Rachel Kramera, a Greenpeace activist and they turn the potential tragedy into an international story. The incident created a temporary Cold War thaw as President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev found a common cause. They interceded to save the whales.

20th Century Fox begins auditions for 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules'

The first adaptation, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was released on March 19, 2010 and has grossed over $63 million at the Box Office in the USA, and the novel has sold over 28 million copies. That film hits the big screen in the UK on August 27, 2010.

The upcoming second live-action adaptation is about Greg Heffley, his older brother Rodrick, and the school talent show. If the film does well at the box office, it is likely 20th Century Fox will continue the series. Here is a list of Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid novels:

● Diary of a Wimpy Kid
● Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
● Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
● Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

There is also a "Do It Yourself" activities book, and a "The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary" which is a movie tie-in book about the making of the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.

David Bowers, who is known for directing animated films such as Flushed Away and Astro Boy, has signed on to direct. This will be Bowers first live action movie.

Rodrick Rules will begin shooting in August, 2010 in Vancouver, and has a release date set for March 25, 2011.

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.


Principal Actor Casting:

Nancy Foy
20th Century Fox Feature Casting
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Bldg. 12, Room 201
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Extras Casting: TBA

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

FOX 2000
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Building 78
Los Angeles CA 90035

Apparatus
6533 Hollywood Blvd.
Suite 411
Hollywood CA 90028

Color Force
73 Market Street
Venice, CA 90291

Producers: Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson

Director: David Bowers

Starring: Zachary Gordon

Story:

Once again diarist Greg Heffley chronicles a hilarious litany of problems, alternating between home and school, focusing this time on the particular punishments of his reprobate older brother, Rodrick. Whether Greg is suffering on the swim team or trying out for the K–12 school talent show as Magician’s Assistant to a First Grader, his escapades are united by his struggle to avoid embarrassment.