Village Entertainment has begun shooting on the independent feature film "Sugar" starring Shenae Grimes, best known for her roles as Annie Wilson on "90210", and Darcy Edwards on "Degrassi: The Next Generation". Grimes is playing the role of a young woman suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who lives on the streets of Venice Beach.
Entertainment has begun shooting on the independent feature film "Sugar" starring Shenae Grimes, best known for her roles as Annie Wilson on "90210", and Darcy Edwards on "Degrassi: The Next Generation". Grimes is playing the role of a young woman suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who lives on the streets of Venice Beach.
Also co-starring is Alex Meraz (who played Paul in The Twilight Saga films), and Marshall Allman (plays Tommy Mickens in "True Blood").
Rotimi Rainwater, who owns Village Entertainment, is making his directorial debut in this film, and the story is loosely based on his youth. Rainwater is directing "Sugar" from his own script, co-written with Tony Aloupis. Ari Palitz of All Is Well Films is co-producing with Rainwater through his Village Entertainment banner.
The film's Producers Elliott Broidy
and Rotimi Rainwater have partnered with the homeless shelter My
Friends Place to raise funds for its activities. My Friend's Place is a
nonprofit Resource Center offering a comprehensive continuum of care
that includes free emergency resources such as food and clothing in
combination with health, educational, and therapeutic services to over
1,800 homeless youth and their children each year. My Friends Place is a
location for some of the shooting on "Sugar".
Casting for day players, extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles will continue throughout filming, which ends December 22, 2010.
"Sugar" is under SAG contract and will be released in late 2011.
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:
Sugar Actor Submission
Rene Moran
c/o Pemrick Fronk Casting
14724 Ventura Blvd.
Penthouse Suite
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Extras Casting
Los Angeles:
Carmen Betancourt
Across The Board Casting
5287 Sunset Blvd.
2nd Floor
Hollywood, CA 90027
Registration Information Line: 818-974-9973
(Mail in Resume/Photo)
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.
Big Sugar Films
10203 Santa Monica Blvd.
4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Village Entertainment, Inc.
14431 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 238
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Producers:
Joe Krieg - Executive Producer
Rotimi Rainwater - Producer
Ari Palitz - Producer
Tony Aloupis - Producer
James R. Rosenthal - Line Producer
Director:
Rotimi Rainwater
Writers:
Rotimi Rainwater
Tony Aloupis
Starring:
Shenae Grimes
Marshall Allman
Even Ross
Alex Meraz
Austin Williams
Story:
The story of a young woman and her friends struggling to survive on the streets of Venice Beach, as they struggle not only with the dangers of the street, but the dangers inside of them and their pasts as they try to do the only thing they can, survive. Far from a sensationalistic view of life on the streets, Sugar is a realistic peek into the lives of those who not only live, but thrive, on the streets of Los Angeles.
Indie feature film 'Sugar' filming begins in Los Angeles
Arclight Films 'The Power of Few' continues casting in Los Angeles and New Orleans
An all star cast is lined up for filming on the Arclight Films independent feature "The Power of Few" in New Orleans, Louisiana. The extras casting director is currently seeking Men who can portray Russian Villagers and Peasants in the year 1200 AD.
Requirements:
[Caucasian Men] Long hair, facial hair, waist size 32-38.
To be considered:
If you fit the above description, please email the following info to:
info@couloncasting.com
● Name
● Height
● Weight
● Pant size - Waist and Inseam
● Jacket size - Chest
● Shoe Size
● Recent color snapshot photo.
In the subject line put "PEASANT".
Submit ASAP.
Other types of people who wish to be considered for acting or extra work, see information below.
The cast of "The Power of Few" includes Q’orianka Kilcher, who is best known for her portrayal of Pocahontas in New Line Cinema's Oscar nominated film "The New World". Oscar winner Christopher Walken will reunite with his "True Romance" co-star Christian Slater, and Anthony Anderson has also signed on.
Independent film director Leone Marucci's will helm the project as well as co-produce under his Steelyard Pictures banner. In addition, Marucci penned the script. Q'Orianka Kilcher will co-star in the film and also serve as co-producer. Tsunami Studios executive producer Roy Scott MacFarland's will executive produce. MacFarland's debut film as executive producer was the 2009 independent feature "The Open Road" starring Justin Timberlake, Jeff Bridges, Harry Dean Stanton, and Mary Steenburgen.
The production is also accepting photos and resumes directly from principal actors on their official "The Power of Few" Casting Website.
For people who wish to appear as general extras and are located in the NEW ORLEANS AREA ONLY, please go to the following extras registration websites and fill out the online form and upload your photo:
General Extras 18+ Registration Form
The release date has been set for sometime Summer/Fall 2011.
Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes to the following casting office by mail only.
NO PHONE CALLS or PERSONAL DROP-OFFS.
Los Angeles:
Kelly Wagner
Dominika Posseren
The Power of Few Casting
6338 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
New Orleans:
Kelly Wagner
Dominika Posseren
The Power of Few Casting
6367 Orange Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Extras Casting
New Orleans:
Elizabeth Coulon, CSA
Coulon Casting, Inc.
1215 Prytania Street
Suite 409
New Orleans, LA 70130
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.
Arclight Films
8447 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 101
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Steelyard Pictures, LLC
22776 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA 90265
Tsunami Studios, LLC
c/o Roy Scott MacFarland
505 Utica Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Producers:
Leon Marucci
Jimmy Holcomb
Jay Thames
Fred D'Amico
Q'orianka Kilcher
Director:
Leon Marucci
Starring:
Christopher Walken - Doke
Christian Slater - Clyde
Q'orianka Kilcher - Alexa
Nicky Whelan - Marti
Franka Potente - Mala
Anthony Anderson - Shamu
Jesse Bradford - Dom
Derek Richardson - Shane
Devon Gearhart - Cory
Navid Negahban - Sahel
Story:
A desperate teenager assaults a store clerk in an effort to bring medicine to his ailing baby brother. Two undercover agents conflict with the rules of torture while shutting down a terrorist ring. In an effort to feed himself, a delusional homeless man steals a gun from a cop and sells it to the wrong guy. While delivering a mysterious package, a courier girl becomes the target of a ruthless gang when she rescues a man on the run.
Independent feature film 'Looper' auditioning actors in Los Angeles and New Orleans
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt have signed on to star in the Gordonstreet Pictures feature film "Looper", and additional casting for supporting actors, day players and extras is underway. Shooting will take place from January 24, 2011 through April 1, 2011 in New Orleans.
Endgame Entertainment is financing the movie, which is being produced by Ram Bergman's Gordonstreet Pictures. Endgame Entertainment's James D. Stern, Doug Hansen, and Lucas Smith are also producing. Rian Johnson will direct off a script that he wrote himself. Johnson has previously directed actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the 2005 film "Brick," which won several Independent Film, Film Critics, and Film Festival Awards. In addition, Rian Johnson recently directed the Endgame Entertainment film "The Brothers Bloom" which was distributed by Summit Entertainment in 2009.
Mary Vernieu, who has been nominated 10 times for Casting Society of America Artios Awards, is auditioning the film's supporting principal actor roles in Los Angeles.
Headshots and resumes from Los Angeles area talent can be mailed to the following:
Mary Vernieu
Loop Casting
19 Anchorage Street
Marina Del Rey 90292
Headshots and resumes from New Orleans area talent should be mailed to the following:
Lisa Mae & Craig Fincannon
Looper Casting
2717 Ridgelake Drive
Metairie, LA 70002
The extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles for "Looper" are being cast out of New Orleans. Local New Orleans area people who wish to be considered for extra work on the film can submit a small recent color snapshot, height, weight, age, and contact information to the following:
talazaccasting@gmail.com
Please put "LOOPER EXTRAS CASTING" in the subject line of your email.
Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Los Angeles:
Please submit photos and resumes by MAIL ONLY.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Mary Vernieu
Loop Casting
19 Anchorage Street
Marina Del Rey 90292
New Orleans:
Please submit photos and resumes by POSTAL MAIL ONLY.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Lisa Mae & Craig Fincannon
Looper Casting
2717 Ridgelake Drive
Metairie, LA 70002
Extras Casting
New Orleans:
Wendy Talazac
Looper Extras Casting
128 S. Olympia Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
talazaccasting@gmail.com
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.
Looper Production Office
1231 Prytania Street
4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130
Gordonstreet Pictures
2241 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Endgame Entertainment
9100 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 100W
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Producers:
Ram Bergman
Lucas Smith
James D. Stern
Douglas Hansen
Writer/Director:
Rian Johnson
Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Joe
Bruce Willis - Old Joe
Emily Blunt - Sarah
Story:
A time travel thriller, set in a near future where time travel doesn't exist but will be invented in a few decades. It involves a group of killers (called Loopers) who work for a crime syndicate in the future. Their bosses send their targets hogtied and blindfolded back in time to the Loopers, and their job is to simply shoot them in the head and dispose of the body. So the target vanishes from the future and the Loopers dispose of a corpse that doesn't technically exist, a very clean system. The complicated plot involves a Looper named Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who works for this mob - called "the Gat Men," of the future. When he recognizes one victim as his future self (Bruce Willis), he hesitates, letting the man escape. In looper parlance, this is known as "letting the loop run" — and having a man from the future running around leads to other consequences. In order to save his immediate future, the man needs to track down and kill his future self, while his future self is trying to find and kill a young boy who is the key to his survival in the future. Emily Blunt will play the mother of the boy.
Columbia Pictures feature film reboot 'Spider-Man' auditions in full swing
The main players for the upcoming production of "Spider-Man" are coming together for Columbia Pictures, however countless supporting and day player roles have yet to be cast, not to mention the hordes of extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles. Auditions are taking place out of Los Angeles, where filming will take place.
The Emmy Award nominated and seven time Casting Society of America Artios Award winning casting director Francine Maisler was been brought in to cast the Spider-Man reboot. The highly talented Mark Webb will direct the film. Webb was mostly known as a music video and short-film director until his feature length debut, (500) Days of Summer.
Originally there was plans for "Spiderman 4" with Sam Raimi attached to direct and Toby Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and other cast members set to reprise their roles. Sony Pictures announced in January 2010 that plans for Spider-Man 4 had been cancelled due to Raimi's withdrawal from the project. Raimi reportedly ended his participation due to doubt that he could meet the planned May 6, 2011 release date while upholding the film creatively. Simultaneous with the cancellation of Spider-Man 4, Sony announced that the franchise would be rebooted with a new director and new cast.
The film has had the working titles of "Untitled Spider-Man Reboot," and "Spiderman 2.0," but is currently being referred to as simply "Spider-Man". This of course is subject to change.
Shooting will take place in Los Angeles beginning December 6, 2010. The release date is scheduled for July 3, 2012.
Principal Actor Casting:
Principal actor casting has been completed.
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.
Francine Maisler & Associates
Spider-Man Casting
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Poitier Building
Suite 3200
Culver City, CA 90232
Extras Casting:
Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Information: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central, 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.
Columbia Pictures
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
Marvel Studios
1600 Rosecrans Ave.
Building 7A
Suite 110
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Arad Productions
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Bowtruss Building
Suite 200
Culver City, CA 90232
Laura Ziskin Productions
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Astaire Bldg.
Suite 1310
Culver City, CA 90232
Spider-Man Production Office
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Durante Building
Room 207
Culver City, CA 90232
Producers:
Laura Ziskin
Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
Director:
Marc Webb
Starring:
Andrew Garfield
Emma Stone
Rhys Ifans
Martin Sheen
Sally Field
Denis Leary
Story:
The reboot plot puts Peter Parker back in high school, that focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. It will feature both of Spidey’s most prominent love interests, the red-headed Mary Jane Watson and blonde Gwen Stacy.
