Film Auditions

Warner Bros. Pictures launches massive talent search for the next Man of Steel

Director Zack Snyder and the VP of Feature Casting at Warner Bros. Pictures, are now officially on the hunt to find a new Superman. They are seeking a male who can appear to be between the ages of 28 and 32. The focus is on talented performers who are either unknowns or rising stars who do not carry the huge price tag of well established star talents. Warner Bros. wants to discover someone it can develop into A-list star status with the iconic role as Clark Kent aka Superman. The talent search will be exhaustive with the studio expecting to audition “hundreds of young actors”

Deborah Snyder, who is married to the film's director Zack Snyder, will serve as co-producer. Together they own the production company Cruel & Unusual Films. They recently wrapped principal photography on the Warner Bros. feature film "Sucker Punch" starring Australian actresses Emily Browning and Abbie Cornish, as well as Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung.

Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas will serve as the film's executive producers under the banner of their production company Syncopy, Inc. Syncopy has executive produced such feature films as Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises (upcoming), and the recent blockbuster hit Inception.

Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment is also on board to co-produce. Roven has previously collaborated with Warner Bros. Pictures on several Batman films and numerous other productions.

Superman is scheduled to begin filming in June 2011, and will hit theaters in December 2012.

Open casting calls, either online or on location, will be posted here as they become available.

Principal Actor Casting

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

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

Kristy Carlson
Lora Kennedy
Superman Casting
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd
Burbank, CA 91522

An additional independent casting director(s) will be contracted as soon as casting begins on the supporting and day player roles.

Extras Casting:

To Be Announced.

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.

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

DC Entertainment
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 138
Suite 1104A
Burbank, CA 91522

Syncopy, Inc.
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 81
Room 203
Burbank, CA 91522

Cruel & Unusual Films
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 34
Room 215
Burbank, CA 91522

Legendary Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 76
Burbank, CA 91522

Atlas Entertainment
9200 W. Sunset Blvd.
10th Floor
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Producers:

Christopher Nolan
Emma Thomas
Charles Roven
Deborah Snyder

Director:

Zack Snyder

Starring:

To Be Cast

Story:

Clark Kent is a freelance reporter in his early 20's, traveling all around the world covering various news stories. However, Kent is forced to fly back into action to attain a fleeing assassin instead of covering an ethnic conflict between the Ghuri and Turaaba clans in West Africa. Upon his return to form, Kent returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and become the hero he was born to be.

Feature Film 'The Door' casting actors and extras in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Infinity Media is now in production on the feature film "The Door" in Baton Rouge, LA. The casting director is currently holding auditions for principal actors, as well as hiring local extras to appear in the film.

The following background is needed:

Working 11/18/2010 - Scene with 15 college students (ages 18-25).

Working 11/19/2010 - Scene with 10 mourners (ages 25-55).

Working 11/23/2010 - Scene with 20 people in a library (ages 18-55).

Pay for the above roles is $79/10hrs.

To be considered, follow the general submission instructions below:

Simply submit an email with the following:

SUBJECT LINE: The Door Extras (+ day you are available)

● Name

● Age

● Contact Number(s)

● Height

● Weight

● Email

● Availability (example: I can work 11/19/2010)

● Type of Vehicle (attach a photo)

● Attach 2 current photos (does not have to be professional)

● Indicate if you have tattoos and or piercings

Do not submit for all days please. Make sure to put in the subject line the day you want to work.

Send all of this in an email to: extrasrock@gmail.com

The following principal actor roles (speaking parts) are also being cast:

[Teng] Southeast Asian Boy (8 - 10 years of age)

[Mi Lee] Southeast Asian Mother (25 - 35 years of age)

In addition to the above extras and principal actor roles, they are also seeking Southeast Asian males and females between the ages of 20 - 60 years for background roles.

These are all paid roles. The actual rate is to be determined.

Filming will take place in the Baton Rouge area beginning November 17, 2010.

Submission instructions:

Attach three current photos of yourself, contact information and weekly availability. Email to:

extrasrock@gmail.com

Please put "THE DOOR" in the subject line of your email.

Principal Actor and Extras Casting:

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

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

The Door
Caballero Casting
9522 Brookline Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

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.

Infinity Media
1517 N. Orange Grove Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Producers:

Andrew Mann
Travis Mann
Michael Ohoven
Nick Thurlow
Todd Williams

Writer/Director:

Matthew Arnold

Starring:

To Be Cast

Story:

After a caller dies on the air, a burned-out late-night radio host makes it his mission to investigate a local string of mysterious deaths, in which otherwise healthy people are paralyzed with fear and suffocated in their beds by terrifying shadows that no one else can see.

Spy Kids 4: Armageddon casting actors in Los Angeles and extras in Austin

Filming on "Spy Kids 4: Armageddon" is underway at Director Robert Rodriguez' Troublemaker Studios in Austin, TX, and Dimension Films has announced that the 3-D family-friendly action-adventure film will be released on August 19, 2011. The film was formerly known as "Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World" and was renamed the current title.

Robert Rodriguez has directed all 3 of the previous Spy Kids films. Bob and Harvey Weinstein will produce for Dimension Films, which is a motion picture unit currently part of The Weinstein Company. Dimension was formerly used as Bob Weinstein's label within Miramax Films, to produce and release genre films. The Weinstein Brothers took this label with them when they departed the Disney-owned Miramax in 2005.

All films released by Dimension Films prior to October 1, 2005, remain the property of The Walt Disney Company. Disney also retains a license to use the Dimension label for distribution of the film library it controls. Disney continues to share half the proceeds from the Spy Kids films and any other future installments of pre-existing Dimension franchises.

The casting director for "Spy Kids 4: Armageddon" in Los Angeles is currently seeking a mid 30's to mid -40's man, any ethnicity to play the role of a genius scientist named Dr. Xavier. Will film the scenes the first week of November with Jessica Alba in Austin, TX.

If you fit the above description, submit a photo and resume ASAP to:

JC Cantu
Attn: Dr. Xavier Submission
Betty Mae, Inc.
1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
2nd Floor
Venice CA 90291

Principal Actor Casting (Austin, TX):

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.

Beth Sepko Casting
501 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78702

Extras Casting (Austin, TX):

People in the Austin, TX area ONLY who wish to be considered for extra work on Spy Kids 4: Armageddon can register with 3rd Coast extras. LOCAL HIRES ONLY.

3rd Coast Extras
501 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78702
Click Here for registration form.
Fill it out and send it in with photo and contact information.

Production Companies:

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

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

Troublemaker Studios
4900 Old Manor Road
Austin, TX 78723

Walt Disney Pictures (Distributor)
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Producers:

Robert Rodriguez
Elizabeth Avellan
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein

Writer/Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Starring:

Jessica Alba - Marrissa
Joel McHale - Wilber
Jeremy Piven - Tick Tock
Rowen Blanchard - Cecil

Story:

The new movie centers on Alba as a retired spy who has been reactivated. She will be playing the mother of a baby and two preteen stepchildren.

James Cameron's 'Avatar 2' auditions and casting information

Academy Awardwinning Producer/Writer/Director James Cameron has officially announced on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 that his next two films will be Avatar 2 and Avatar 3. It was also announced that Avatar 2 is scheduled to be released in December 2014, and Avatar 3 is scheduled for a 2015 release.

Fox Filmed Entertainment chairmen Jim Gianopulos, Tom Rothman and James Cameron made the announcement on the two picture deal. Cameron stated, "I am looking forward to returning to Pandora, a world where our imaginations can run wild. It is a rare and remarkable opportunity when a filmmaker gets to build a fantasy world, and watch it grow, with the resources and partnership of a global media company."

James Cameron will shoot the movies starting in late 2011. He will decide whether to film the two sequels back to back after he wraps up the final drafts of the scripts. He also is teaming up with Jon Landau, a partner at Lightstorm Entertainment, to produce the film. Lightstorm partner Rae Sanchini negotiated the deal with Fox Filmed Entertainment on Lightstorm’s behalf.

The principal actor casting will in all likelihood be a very long process that will begin well ahead of the start of principal photography. The cast is expected to be very large with A-list stars down to completely unknown newcomers.

Casting Director information subject to change, please check back for updates.

Auditions will start in 2011. DO NOT SUBMIT PHOTOS AND RESUMES OR CONTACT THE CASTING OFFICES UNTIL IT IS POSTED HERE THAT THEY ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS AND THE CASTING PROCESS HAS BEGUN.

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.

I have removed the Los Angeles casting directors name and address because a few people actually were calling them and trying to drop in at the casting offices unannounced. I will post the info when they are holding auditions.

Extras Casting (New Zealand):

Miranda Rivers
PO Box 6479
Marion Square Wellington 6022
New Zealand

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.

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
10201 W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Lightstorm Entertainment
919 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Producers:

James Cameron
Jon Landau
Laeta Kalogridis
Rae Sanchini

Writer/Director:

James Cameron

Starring:

Sam Worthington
Zoe Saldana
Dileep Rao
Joel David Moore

Story:

In the second and third films, which will be self contained stories that also fulfill a greater story arc, James Cameron will not back off the throttle of Avatar’s visual and emotional horsepower, and will continue to explore its themes and characters, which touched the hearts of audiences in all cultures around the world. He is looking forward to returning to Pandora, a world where our imaginations can run wild.

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SAG - AFTRA

The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is an American labor union representing over 150,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. The current organization is the result of the March 30, 2012 merger of the Screen Actor's Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

According to the SAG-AFTRA Mission Statement, the union seeks to: negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements that establish equitable levels of compensation, benefits, and working conditions for its performers; collect compensation for exploitation of recorded performances by its members, and provide protection against unauthorized use of those performances; and preserve and expand work opportunities for its members.

The Screen Actors Guild was founded in 1933 in an effort to eliminate exploitation of actors in Hollywood who were being forced into oppressive multi-year contracts with the major movie studios that did not include restrictions on work hours or minimum rest periods, and often had clauses that automatically renewed at the studios' discretion. These contracts were notorious for allowing the studios to dictate the public and private lives of the performers who signed them, and most did not have provisions to allow the performer to end the deal.

SAG-AFTRA is the primary performer's union in the United States. The union is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. SAG-AFTRA claims exclusive jurisdiction over motion picture as well as radio, television, Internet, and other new media. Internationally, SAG-AFTRA is affiliated with the International Federation of Actors.

How To Qualify For SAG-AFTRA Membership

A performer becomes eligible for SAG-AFTRA membership under one of the following two conditions:

1) Proof of Employment.

SAG-AFTRA membership is available to those who work in a position covered by a SAG-AFTRA (or AFTRA or SAG) collective bargaining agreement. Any person qualifying through work as a background actor must have completed three days of work as a background actor under a SAG-AFTRA (or AFTRA or SAG) collective bargaining agreement.

2) Employment Under an Affiliated Performers Union.

Performers may join SAG-AFTRA if the applicant is a paid-up member of an affiliated performers union (ACTRA, AEA, AGMA or AGVA) for a period of one year and has worked and been paid for at least once as a principal performer in that union’s jurisdiction.

All new members pay a one-time-only initiation fee, plus the first semiannual dues at the time of joining. The national initiation fee rate is currently $3000.00 (initiation fees may be lower in some states). Annual Base dues are $198.00. In addition, work dues are calculated at 1.575 percent of covered earnings up to $500,000.

Once you are a member, you must abide by the rules of membership, starting with Global Rule One and the No Contract/No Work Rule. And, whether you are a SAG-AFTRA member or not - NEVER accept work during a Union strike!

Becoming a SAG-AFTRA member is a very important milestone for every working professional talent in the entertainment industry. But you should not be in a rush to join unless you are absolutely certain that you are ready to compete for professional performing jobs. For actors, you should prepare yourself by studying acting and improv, doing live theatre, and perform in non-union on-camera productions in order to build your resume and gain extremely valuable experience.

Important information about uploading audition videos

A large number of casting directors and studios are now using Cast It Systems' ActorCast to allow people to upload audition videos for specific projects and roles.

When uploading audition videos, make absolutely sure to follow the directions exactly as stated. If they want it done a specific way, then do not disregard the instructions and do whatever you want. Not following the instructions is a sure way to NOT get a call back.

If you can't follow simple directions on how to tape and submit an audition video, then the casting director will assume that you may not be able to take direction well on set during filming. And that is not a good thing. So be very careful and follow the directions exactly as they are explained. Remember that not following directions can cost you the part!

Note About Managers

Simple "Stacking Method" To Memorize Lines

1. First use a pencil and write down or each page of the script (you can also do several pages at a time as opposed to the entire script).

2. Take the page into a quiet room, shut the door, and eliminate all distractions.

3. Look at the first line in your notes and read it out loud. Then, close your eyes and say the line without looking at it.

4. Repeat the step above, this time with the first 2 lines.

5. Next, try it with 3 lines. Then 4. Repeat until you have memorized every line in the pages/script/sides.

After a study session, take a quick nap. New memories are very vulnerable, but studies have shown that sleep helps your new memories stick. After your nap, repeat the memory technique once more for maximum retention.

Audition Guidelines

1. Always know what you are auditioning for.

2. Arrive thirty minutes prior to the audition time. This will allow ample time to check in and warm up, check out your competition.

3. Bring at least 2 photos and resumes. Photos should reflect current physical likeness (should always be updated!).

4. Do not chew gum ( all directors hate it).

5. When attending callbacks, always wear the same attire worn at audition. Try to do everything you did the first time because it has already worked during the first audition.

6. Be confident, smile, always have a positive attitude.

7. Act excited about everything you asked to do.

Actors/Improvisation:

Be prepared for improvisation.
Different voices and dialects are a plus.
Prepare a dramatic and comedic monologue no more than 2 minutes in length.
Note if the audition is going to provide sides (a portion of the script).

Singers:

Bring 2 selections of sheet music, 1 up-tempo and 1 ballad, in legible condition.
Be prepared to sing the best 16 bars.
Know your vocal range.
Sheet music should have full musical notation and in the key in which you will perform.
If audition requires movement, dress appropriately.

Dancers:

Wear appropriate dance attire.
Bring appropriate dance shoes.
If the audition requires singing, bring at least 2 selections of sheet music, 1 up-tempo and 1 ballad.
Be prepared to sing the best 16 bars.

Why You Should NOT Call Casting Directors

Unsolicited phone calls and personal visits to casting directors are prohibited in the entertainment industry. Not only does it display a huge level of non-professionalism, it is extremely inconsiderate of casting directors time. They receive hundreds, and even thousands of photos and resumes every week. They certainly can not accommodate being inundated with phone calls from actors, and aspiring actors.

Talent Agents who know casting directors can call them if it is for a very important reason such as rescheduling a client for an audition. But calling casting directors, production companies, producers, and studios is an agents job, NOT an actors. The only exception to this extremely important rule is if you are RETURNING a phone call after they have contacted you first.

How long does it take for a casting director to contact you if you submit a photo and resume?

How Films Are Cast

The executives give the "green light" for films to be produced. Then the production company of the project hires casting directors, who in turn send out "breakdowns" of the characters being cast.

These "breakdowns" actually are sent out by a service called "Breakdown Services" and are only available to licensed Talent Agencies.

Then the agents at these agencies submit photos, resumes, and sometimes "demo-reels" to the casting directors. Then the casting directors call in the actors that fit the roles they are casting, usually many many actors are called in.

Then they narrow it down to the best actors who came in and "call back" these actors to read again for the director, sometimes the writer, producer, etc. Then they narrow it down further, and sometimes there are 3 - 4 "call backs" before an actor is finally hired.

Occasionally a casting director will call in an actor who sends a photo and resume on their own without an agent. Some casting directors have assistants who sort through the mail and some do it themselves.

When you are called to audition, you are given "sides" which is a few pages of script to read. You can usually download these lines a few days before the audition. Sometimes they have you do a "cold reading" where you are given the sides right there and then.

When you arrive, you sign in at the receptionists desk, wait in the front office usually with several other actors. When they call you in, you sit down and have a brief conversation with the CD. It is best to ask them a few questions about the script, project, role, etc., before they bring it up! And that is it. If you get a "call back" it is usually within a week, generally speaking.

Actors Headshot Information

What a good headshot is NOT:

1) Your high school yearbook picture.

2) What you think you look like.

3) What your Mom, Dad, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, grandparent, priest girlfriend or best buddy thinks you look like.

4) Something created at Sears, Penny's, Glamour Shots or Willie's Weddings Unlimited.

5) A display ad for Cover Girl Makeup, Fashion Gal, Jim's Jewelry, Adidas sportswear, Garfield, The Simpsons, Harley Davidson, ad infinatum, etc., and so on.

A Good Headshot:

1) Really looks like YOU.

2) Doesn't hide the dime-sized purple birthmark on the bridge of your nose.

3) Looks like the camera caught you unaware that you were being photographed, and that you were really thinking about something specific, not just trying to look good for the camera.

4) Communicates your "essence" through your eyes, so that whatever you were specifically thinking about when the photo was snapped is something that will attract the viewer of the photo in a powerful way, so that the viewer will think, "Who is this person?"

Important Safety Information

I always recommend using a PO BOX instead of your home address when submitting. This is another good reason that getting an agent as soon as possible is of utmost importance. Then your agents contact information is all that is listed on the resume, cover letter, and envelope. There is an earlier post about how to get an agent in my blog archives (or table of contents).

Also, NEVER meet someone outside of a professional environment such as a studio or casting/agents office. Do NOT meet someone at a restaurant, private residence, etc. You should ALWAYS let someone else know EXACTLY where you are going, WHO you are meeting, and WHEN you are going there.

And a parent or guardian must ALWAYS accompany minors. A parent or guardian should NEVER be out of eyesight of the minor, whether it be at auditions or on set.

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