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Indie Rob Lowe feature film 'Knife Fight' auditions and casting calls

The indie political drama "Knife Fight" is currently in production in San Fransisco. The film's starring roles are cast in Los Angeles, and smaller speaking roles, extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles are being cast out of San Fransisco throughout filming.

Knife Fight is a film about the dark side of political operatives. Rob Lowe stars as as a political crisis manager who specializes in playing hardball on behalf of scandal-plagued clients. Scheduled for release at the height of the 2012 presidential election season, "Knife Fight" will put Lowe back in the national political backdrop once again. He presently portrays uncommonly joyful town government official Chris Traeger on the NBC comedy series "Parks and Recreation," has played senior White House aide Sam Seaborn on "The West Wing" and California senator Robert McCallister on "Brothers and Sisters".

Two time Academy Award winner Bill Guttentag is directing and co-wrote the screenplay with writer Chris Lehane. Guttentag's Oscar wins came in the Best Documentary, Short Subjects category for "Twin Towers" and "You Don't Have to Die". He has also has three additional Oscar nominations in the same category. Daniel Davila and Catherine Davila will oversee production for Divisadero Pictures.

If you are located in the San Fransisco area and would like to be considered for general background extra work, submit a very recent color snapshot along with your physical stats, clothing sizes, and contact information to the following:

Marcy Guiragossian
c/o Nina Henninger Casting
"Knife Fight" Extras
250 Columbus Avenue
Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94133

You can also register on the following site:

"Knife Fight" Extras Registration Form

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:

Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu
"Knife Fight" Casting
Betty Mae Inc.
13375 Beach Avenue
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

San Fransisco:

Nina Henninger
"Knife Fight" Casting
250 Columbus Avenue
Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94133

Extras Casting

San Fransisco:

Marcy Guiragossian
c/o Nina Henninger Casting
"Knife Fight" Extras
250 Columbus Avenue
Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94133

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.

Divisadero Pictures
2898 Rowena Avenue
Suite 203
Los Angeles, CA 90039

Knife Fight, LLC
One Avenue Of The Palms
Building 1
Suite 234
San Francisco, CA 94130

Producers:

Catherine Davila
Daniel Davila
Guerrino De Luca

Director:

Bill Guttentag

Starring:

Rob Lowe
Jamie Chung
Julie Bowen
Connie Britton
Jennifer Morrison
Rebecca Mader
Titus Welliver

Story:

Political consultant Paul Turner (Rob Lowe) is a wheeling, dealing tactical genius who is called in when the ranking politicians of the day are caught, sometimes quite literally, with their pants down. But although Paul's dealings may be cutthroat, his motivations are surprisingly pure. In fact, he feels a moral imperative to put and keep the best person in office - but sometimes, considering the boneheaded and scandalous shenanigans of his high profile clients, that's not such an easy thing. Jamie Chung will play his assistant, who already has a savvy sense of how to spin a negative story. Julie Bowen will play an ambitious TV reporter who has no problem sleeping with Lowe's character for scoops. Connie Britton will play an earthy-crunchy liberal who runs a free clinic and is looking to run for public office. Titus Welliver will play a private investigator on Lowe's payroll. Rebecca Mader will play a masseuse and sometime prostitute who's trying to blackmail a Senator, while Jennifer Morrison will play one of her classmates.

Feature film 'The Place Beyond The Pines' casting calls in LA and NY

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment is producing and financing the feature film "The Place Beyond The Pines" starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper. Auditions for the co-starring and supporting roles are underway, and talent from Los Angeles and New York are being cast. Extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles will take place in New York during filming.

Sidney Kimmel, Jim Tauber and Matt Berenson are serving as executive producers for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Jamie Patricof will produce for Hunting Lane Films, and Lynette Howell will oversee production for Silverwood Films.

Derek Cianfrance will direct "The Place Beyond The Pines" from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Ben Coccio. Cianfrance previously directed Ryan Gosling in the hugely successful film "Blue Valentine," which was also produced by Hunting Lane Films and Silverwood Films.

Shooting on "The Place Beyond The Pines" starts July 25, 2011 in Schenectady, New York and will run through September, 2011.

Open Casting Call Details

The casting director for "The Place Beyond The Pines" is holding open casting calls for actors and extras in Schenectady, NY in June, 2011. The film needs all types and ages. Some special needs are high school kids, Hispanic mothers, cops, lawyers, politicians, judges, detectives, doctors, nurses, teachers, bank tellers, mechanics, and reporters. There is a lead role available for the character "Jason" - a multiracial teenage boy. Additional speaking roles, and numerous extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles will be cast.

People of any ethnicity are encouraged to attend the open calls. No previous acting or extra experience is required. These open casting calls are free to attend.

Where:

1473 Erie Boulevard
Schenectady, NY 12305
Click Here for directions.
Parking is in the rear of the building off Front Street.
NO PHONE CALLS!

When:

• Men 21 yrs and older - June 4, 2011 10:00am to 12:00pm
• Women 21 yrs and older - June 4, 2011 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Multi-racial, Hispanic, and African American boys are especially encouraged to attend because the casting director is seeking a 15-20 year old boy for a LEAD ROLE in this film, however people of any ethnicity are welcome:

• Boys 13 to 20 yrs - June 5, 2011 10:00am to 12:00pm
• Girls 13 to 20 yrs - June 5, 2011 1:00pm to 3:00pm

If you live near the Schenectady, NY area or will be in the area during filming (July 25, 2011 through late September, 2011) but can't attend the open casting calls, you can email a recent color snapshot, all contact information, clothing sizes, physical stats, and your exact dates of availability to the following:

BeyondThePinesCasting@gmail.com

Please put "BEYOND THE PINES EXTRAS" in the subject line of your email.

If anyone in the Schenectady, NY area would like professional headshots taken to submit to the film's casting directors, my long time good friend and photographer Rich Hogan is currently there visiting family. He is one of Hollywood's top headshot photographers. You can contact Rich at richhoganphotography@hotmail.com.

In addition to the open casting calls above, the films casting directors are conducting a national talent search for the role of "Jason". The character is a Hispanic, African American, or multi-racial 17 year old boy. Talent between the ages of 15 - 20 can submit. To upload your audition video, please go to the following official "The Place Beyond The Pines" role of "Jason" casting website:


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.

New York:

Cindy Tolan Casting
"The Place Beyond The Pines"
27 W. 20th Street
Suite 606
New York, NY 10011

Extras Casting

Grant Wilfley Casting
123 W 18th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10011

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.

Hunting Lane Films
8409 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
9460 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Silverwood Films
8899 Beverly Blvd.
Suite 819
West Hollywood, CA 90048

Producers:

Jamie Patricof
Alex Orlovsky
Lynette Howell
Sidney Kimmel
Jim Tauber
Matt Berenson

Director:

Derek Cianfrance

Starring:

Ryan Gosling - Luke Glanton
Bradley Cooper - Avery Cross

Story:

The drama takes place over a couple of generations, Luke Glanton (Ryan Gosling), a circus motorcycle stunt rider who turns to bank robberies to support his newborn son, but when he crosses paths with Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper), a rookie police officer their confrontation spirals into a generational feud.

New Line Cinema film 'Rock of Ages' extras casting calls in Miami

The upcoming feature film "Rock of Ages" is in production and the casting director in Miami is holding open casting calls for local people interested in working as extras on the film.

In "Rock of Ages," Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta play the lead roles. Malin Akerman plays a journalist doing a piece on Tom Cruise‘s character, Stacee Jaxx, and winds up sleeping with him and together they will sing Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is." Paul Giamatti plays Jaxx’s manager, Mary J. Blige as Justice Charlier, the owner of a strip club, Russell Brand as Lonnie, the manager of a rock club, Alec Baldwin as the owner of the same, Catherine Zeta-Jones as the villainess and Bryan Cranston as her husband and mayor of Los Angeles.

Two time Primetime Emmy award nominated Adam Shankman will serve as Producer, Director, and Choreographer. New Line Cinema and Shankman conducted an extensive talent search for the male lead role of Drew Boley before hiring Diego Boneta. American Idol's Constantine Maroulis played the lead role of Drew Boley on Broadway to fantastic reviews, and has expressed his displeasure with the studios choice not to cast him in the film version.

People in the Southern Florida region who would like to work on "Rock of Ages" as an extra must attend one of the following open casting calls to be considered:

Open Casting Call Details

Update (5/10/2011): I spoke with "Rock of Ages" casting director Ellen Jacoby regarding these open casting calls, and she informed me that principal actor casting has been completed. However, the following open casting call flyer is still being circulated for the films's extras:


http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2011/05/rock_of_ages_americas_backyard.php


Therefore I am providing the information below. Please refer to the contact information on the flyer for any additional information.

Casting Society of America Artios Award winning casting director Ellen Jacoby of Ellen Jacoby Casting International is holding open casting calls for adults to work as general background extras. Ellen Jacoby is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Casting Society of America, and was appointed to the Florida Film Advisory Board by Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Ellen's casting assistant is Kim Altman.

Here is who can attend the open calls:

• Males and Females, 20's to mid 30's. To play Rocker types.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.

Bring a recent color photo, all contact information including email address. Photo does NOT have to professionally taken or a comp card. It can be a snapshot printout.

Where:

America's Backyard
100 SW 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Click Here for directions.

When:

Friday, May 13, 2011 - 9:00am to 2:00pm
Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Friday May 20, 2011 - 9:00am to 2:00pm
Saturday May 21, 2011 - 9:00am to 2:00pm

You must attend one of the pre-casting open calls at America's Backyard to be able to attend the main casting at a later date. Once your photo and information has been submitted, you will be notified by emailor phone when the second casting will take place.

Principal photography on "Rock of Ages" will begin on May 19, 2011 in Maimi, FL and continue through August 17, 2011. Warner Bros. Pictures will handle the film's distribution, which is set to premier on June 1, 2012.

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.

Miami:

Ellen Jacoby
"Rock of Ages" Casting
Eden Roc
4525 Collins Avenue
Suite 139
Miami Beach, FL 33140

Los Angeles:

Los Angeles principal actor casting has been completed.

Juel Bestrop
Seth Yanklewitz
"Rock of Ages" Casting
4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd
Suite 303
Valley Village, CA 91607

Extras Casting

Miami:

Kim Altman
Ellen Jacoby Casting International
"Rock of Ages" Extras
Eden Roc
4525 Collins Avenue
Suite 139
Miami Beach, FL 33140
jacobycasting@gmail.com

New York:

TBA

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S 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.

Rock of Ages Production Office
420 Jefferson Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139

New Line Cinema
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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

Material Pictures
9220 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Offspring Entertainment
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Corner Stone Entertainment
9615 Brighton Way
Suite 201
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Producers:

Matthew Weaver
Scott Prisand
Jennifer Gibgot
Carl Levin
Tobey Maguire
Hillary Weaver
Jenno Topping
Janet Billig

Director:

Adam Shankman

Starring:

Diego Boneta
Julianne Hough
Malin Akerman
Tom Cruise
Mary J. Blige
Alec Baldwin
Russell Brand
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Bryan Cranston

Story:

The storyline takes place at a Hollywood, CA Sunset Strip rock club, where a man and woman fall in love but get torn apart by the rock lifestyle. The show is propelled by signature '80s rock anthems popularized by Journey, Twisted Sister, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Bon Jovi and REO Speedwagon.

Summit Entertainment film 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' casting actors and extras

The upcoming feature film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is currently holding auditions for supporting roles as well as casting extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles in the Pittsburgh, PA area. A stand-in for Emma Watson will be hired to work the entire duration of filming. This will be Watson's first major acting role outside the "Harry Potter" series.

John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, and Russell Smith all own a production company called Mr. Mudd, which is producing "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" with Summit Entertainment. Summit has also acquired distribution rights to the film.

Stephen Chbosky will direct from an adapted screenplay that he wrote based on his novel of the same name. Chbosky has one other directorial credit for the film "The Four Corners of Nowhere", which he also wrote. That film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Chbosky wrote the screenplay for Sony Pictures hit film "rent", and was also the Executive Producer/Creator/Head Writer on the CBS Primetime Emmy nominated TV series "Jerico".

The "Perks of Being a Wallflower" principal actor casting director in Pittsburgh is accepting photos and resumes from both union and non-union local actors, however she is giving strong preference to SAG members and/or formally trained talent. Those interested can email a headshot and resume to the following:

mossercasting@gmail.com

Please put THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER ACTOR SUBMISSION in the subject line of your email.

Details on how local Pittsburgh residents can be considered for work on the film as extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles is listed below. All types are needed, however they will especially be hiring a large amount of people between the ages of 18 - 22 years old who can play high school students. No prior experience working as an extra is needed, and non union people are welcome.

Principal photography begins in the Pittsburgh area on May 10, 2011 and will continue through July 12, 2011.

Extras Casting

Pittsburgh:

Katie Shenot
Nancy Mosser Casting
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" Extras
Blackbird Studios
3583 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Click Here to register for extra, stand-in, or photo double work.

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:

Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu
Betty Mae Inc.
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
19 Anchorage St.
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Pittsburgh:

Nancy Mosser
Nancy Mosser Casting
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Blackbird Studios
3583 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

mossercasting@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.

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Production Office
Wallflower, LLC
44 Mayview Road
Lawrence, PA 15055

Summit Entertainment, LLC
1630 Stewart Street
Suite 120,
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Mr. Mudd
137 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Suite 113
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Producers:

John Malkovich
Lianne Halfon
Russell Smith

Writer/Director:

Stephen Chbosky

Starring:

Emma Watson - Sam
Logan Lerman - Charlie
Mae Whitman - Mary Elizabeth
Paul Rudd - Bill
Nina Dobrev - Candace

Story:

Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a shy 15 year old boy, entering the daunting and exciting world of high school in Pittsburgh, PA. Still struggling with his best friends recent suicide, he is a wallflower who longs to step out of his shell. When Charlie meets the coolest group of outcasts in school, lead by Patrick and his amazingly gorgeous stepsister Sam (Emma Watson), they take Charlie under their wing and welcome him onto the Island of Misfit Toys. Charlie begins an exciting adventure of adolescence with his first love, first kiss, first drive with his best friends, and his first pot brownie. All set to the best mix tape and the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Charlie learns to face his haunting past, as his deep love for Sam, love for his family, and his friends, inspire him to finally step out of his shell and embrace his infinite life.