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Warner Bros. Pictures feature film 'Gangster Squad' auditions and casting calls

Gangster Squad Auditions Casting Calls

"Gangster Squad" stars the awesome trio of Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, and Josh Brolin.
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The major feature film "Gangster Squad" has begun production in Los Angeles and the casting directors are casting day players, extras, photo doubles, and stand-ins. The Warner Bros. Pictures film has an all star cast that includes Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Emma Stone, and Nick Nolte. "Gangster Squad" chronicles of the LAPD's fight to keep East Coast Mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s.

Ruben Fleischer will direct the period crime film from an adapted screenplay written by former LAPD officer Will Beall. The script is based on actual events, chronicled in a series of articles featured in the LA Times in 2008. Fleischer is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful "Zombieland," his first feature film. He followed it by making "30 Minutes or Less". Prior to directing feature films, Fleischer was a prolific director of television commercials and music videos, working for such brands as the Cisco, Eurostar, ESPN, and Burger King.

John Papsidera cast the film with his colleague Jennifer Cram at Automatic Sweat. Papsidera has won two Primetime Emmys Awards and was nominated for another two Primetime Emmys. He has also been nominated for twelve Casting Society of America Artios Awards, of which he has won four times. Some of Automatic Sweat's past and current credits include "Enchanted," "The Dark Knight," "Inception," "The Dark Knight Rises," and "Oz: The Great and Powerful".

Michael Tadross will oversee production for Warner Bros. Pictures, Dan Lin and Jon Silk are producing for Lin Pictures, and Kevin McCormick will produce for Langley Park Productions. Shooting will take place at The Lot Studios in Los Angeles and various outdoor locations around Southern California. The Lot Studios is the re-branded renovated version of Warner Hollywood Studios and can trace its history back to 1920.

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:

John Papsidera
Jennifer Cram
"Gangster Squad" Casting
c/o Automatic Sweat
5243 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Extras Casting:

Brandi S. Hawkins
Central Casting
220 S Flower St
Burbank, CA 91502
Do not send photos and resumes to Central Casting.
You must register in person.
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755

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.

"Gangster Squad"
Production Office
1041 N. Formosa Avenue
Pickford Building
West Hollywood, CA 90046

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

Langley Park Productions
4000 Warner Blvd.
Bldg 144
Burbank, CA 91522

Lin Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd
Bldg 143
Burbank, CA 91522

Producers:

Dan Lin
Kevin McCormick
Jon Silk

Director:

Ruben Fleischer

Starring:

Sean Penn
Mirielle Enos
Ryan Gosling
Josh Brolin
Anthony Mackie
Michael Peña
Giovanni Ribisi
Holt McCallanyRobert Patrick
Sullivan Stapleton
Mireille Enos
Frank Grillo
Jon Polito
Nick Nolte
James Carpinello

Story:

About the Los Angeles Police Department's off-the-books squad of mercenary cops who tried to chase infamous gangster Micky Cohen (Sean Penn) out of town in the 1940s. Cohen, started out as hired muscle for Al Capone in Chicago, but blossomed as a mogul after being sent to Los Angeles by Murder, Inc. kingpin Meyer Lansky to surveille Bugsy Siegel, who Cohen helped set up the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and ran it's sports betting operation. He also ran a panoply of L.A. businesses, presumably as fronts to launder money — including floral shops, paint stores, nightclubs, casinos, gas stations, a haberdashery, and an ice cream parlor — before getting busted for tax evasion in 1950 and serving four years in federal prison.

Auditions and casting calls for 'The Great Gatsby' starring Leonardo DiCaprio

The Great Gatsby Casting Calls Auditions

"The Great Gatsby" will film for seventeen weeks in Australia.
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The feature film "The Great Gatsby" starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire will be filming for 17 weeks beginning mid-late September 2011 near Sydney and Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia. The casting directors are casting supporting roles, day players, extras, photo doubles, and stand-ins to work various dates during production. Over 400 cast and crew are being employed during principal photography.

Also starring in the film is the beautiful and talented Academy Award nominated British actress Carey Mulligan, who has starred in such hit films as "Pride & Prejudice," "Public Enemies," "Brothers," "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," "Drive," and the recently completed "Shame". Mulligan is considered one of the most highly sought after actors today.

Academy Award nominee Baz Luhrmann is directing "The Great Gatsby" from a screenplay that he wrote with Craig Pearce. Luhrman is also producing with his Luhrmann/Bazmark Films partners Catherine Martin (who is also his wife) and Catherine Knapman, and Red Wagon partners Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher. Luhrmann has decided that he wants to shoot "The Great Gatsby" in 3D, and it has become one of the hottest upcoming films in Hollywood.

The film was originally slated to shoot in New York where writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's highly praised 1925 novel of the same name takes place. Director Bazz Luhrmann even moved with his family from Australia to Chelsea, New York in in September 2010. However he made the decision to film "The Great Gatsby" in New South Wales, and transform the Moore Park sound stages into an enclave of the super rich, Long Island in the summer of 1922. Scenes shot in Sydney will recreate New York's Plaza Hotel and Long Island's magnificent mansions. The movie will earn the New South Wales economy over $120 million.

In 2010, it was reported that the film would be set up by Sony Pictures Entertainment, but in early 2011 Warner Bros. Pictures closed a deal to finance and take over worldwide distribution of "The Great Gatsby".

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:

Ronna Kress
"The Great Gatsby" Casting
333 S. Beverly Drive
Suite 109
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Australia:

Nikki Barrett
Barrett Casting
"The Great Gatsby" Casting
3rd Floor
Regent House
61-63 Great Buckingham Street
Redfern NSW 2016
Australia

Extras Casting:

Australia:

"The Great Gatsby" Extras Casting
2 Darley Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia


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.

Luhrmann/Bazmark Films
"The Great Gatsby" Production Office
2 Darley Street
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia

Red Wagon
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Hepburn Building West
Culver City, CA 90232

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

Producers:

Catherine Martin
Catherine Knapman
Douglas Wick
Lucy Fisher

Producer/Writer/Director:

Baz Luhrmann

Starring:

Leonardo DiCaprio - Jay Gatsby
Isla Fisher - Myrtle Wilson
Carey Mulligan - Daisy Buchanan
Tobey Maguire - Nick Carraway
Joel Edgerton - Tom Buchanan
Jason Clarke - George Wilson
Elizabeth Debicki - Jordan Baker

Story:

The story is presented as a recollection of Nick Carraway (Toby Maguire), a young man from a patrician Midwestern family who lived in New York after graduating from Yale in the early 1920s. Nick declares that, following his father's advice, he avoids judging people: a habit that has caused trouble, exemplified by events concerning a man named Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Feature film 'The Story of Bonnie and Clyde' re-casting starring roles

Taryn Manning Bonnie and Clyde Mary O Dare

"The Story of Bonnie and Clyde" begins filming in November, 2011.
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The Cypress Moon Productions feature film "The Story of Bonnie and Clyde" is currently casting and re-casting a number of starring roles after Hilary Duff announced she is pregnant and was pulling out of the project. Duff was set to play Bonnie Parker. Kevin Zegers was set to play Clyde Barrow, however he also pulled out of the project due to scheduling conflicts. Shooting will begin in November, 2011 and take place in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Missouri.

In their statement regarding both Duff and Zegers’ departure from the film Cypress Moon Studios said, "While production has been pushed several times due to financial, scheduling and other factors such as tornadoes devastating some of our locations, we are currently gearing up to start production later this year. Unfortunately we are now faced with scheduling conflicts with our leads Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers. We were told that Duff would not be available until June, 2012 and that Zegers would not be available until January of the new year. Due to our obligations with investors and international buyers it is imperative that we stick to our current schedule. Therefore we are forced to explore other options for the two lead roles. Unfortunately this happens all the time in the world of filmmaking".

President and CEO of Cypress Moon Productions, Tonya S. Holly, will serve as executive producer, producer, director and writer of the film. The Story of Bonnie and Clyde is a new adaptation of the classic love story which tells the thrilling story of the notorious fugitives. Taking place during the 1930's Depression, the film follows the exploits of Bonnie and Clyde, uncovering many times in their lives that have never before been seen on the big screen.

Here are the roles being cast or re-cast:

This Role Has Been Cast. Bonnie Parker (Hilary Duff originally cast). Early 20's to mid-20's, with a pretty and kind face, petite, thin, blonde, and blue eyed, first seen in a simple cotton dress, Bonnie is a small town gal, a waitress who longs for love and romance. Easily enamored of the dashing and charismatic Clyde Barrow, Bonnie is soon swept off her feet. Throwing caution and common sense to the wind, uncaring of his outlaw status, she soon becomes his cohort in crime. Determined to live and die with the man she loves, she tells her concerned mother that she'll never leave him, adding, "I'm in too deep now." Later, she explains to her friend, "It's either with him or without him. I'll never spend another night without him." Lead role. RECOGNIZABLE NAME ACTORS ONLY.

• Clyde Barrow (Kevin Zegers originally cast). Early 20's to mid-20's, he is a charismatic young man with brown hair, brown eyes and a great smile. Dressed nicely, with a playful streak, he soon sweeps an impressionable young Bonnie Parker off her feet. Sent to prison for armed robber, Clyde learns the hard way that a life behind bars is hell -- and he never plans to return. However, that doesn't mean he plans to lead a virtuous life. In fact, he seems to revel in a life lived on the edge, pumped with adrenaline every time the gang takes down another bank. His passion for danger is matched only by his passion for Bonnie, the young woman who has clearly captured his heart. Lead role. RECOGNIZABLE NAME ACTORS ONLY.

Buck Barrow. 24-28, he is Clyde's older brother, thin and just a few inches taller than Clyde. Also imprisoned, Buck is later pardoned and soon joins Bonnie and Clyde and other members of the Barrow gang. He's an upbeat, fun-loving fellow, thrilled by his brother's exploits. He brings his wife, Blanche, along, and she, too, becomes part of the outlaw entourage. Buck clearly knows the stakes, and is eventually taken out by law officers. Lead role. RECOGNIZABLE NAME ACTORS ONLY.

Blanche. 35-30, a beautiful woman with dark hair, she is Buck's wife, eager to settle down and buy a house. Sweet, simple and caring, she is, nonetheless, not about to abandon Buck or the gang, upset and concerned when Bonnie suffers life-threatening burns. Later, as law officers move in and Buck is shot, she refuses to leave his side. Lead role. RECOGNIZABLE NAME ACTORS ONLY.
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Ralph Fults. In his early 20s, this prisoner befriends Clyde, who's behind bars for the first time. He shows Clyde the ropes, warning him of one particularly dangerous con. Prison-savvy, but with a temper when pushed too far, Ralph is beaten unconscious by a guard whom he insults. Later, after he's pardoned, he promises not to forget Clyde. Lead role. RECOGNIZABLE NAME ACTORS ONLY.

W.D. Jones. (Brendan Fletcher originally cast). 16 or 17, he is a good-looking, dark-haired kid, enamored of Clyde and his outlaw exploits. He's thrilled to made part of the gang, and excitedly tells Clyde that he can drive cars as well as hot wire them. Soon after, he's shaken to the core when he inadvertently kills a man. We later learn that W.D. is quite the card shark, and has been making money playing cards for as long he can remember. 4 speeches & 10 lines, 10 scenes. Supporting role. RECOGNIZABLE NAME ACTORS ONLY.

Mary O'Dare. (Taryn Manning originally cast). In her 20s, flamboyant and flirtatious, she is Raymond's silly and drunk girlfriend. She comes on to Clyde, angering Bonnie. Mary finds the whole bank robbing thing a rush. Supporting role. RECOGNIZABLE NAME ACTORS ONLY.

An open casting call took place in Joplin, Missouri on March 5, 2011 before the film was put on hold. You can read about the casting call here:

"The Story of Bonnie and Clyde" Open Casting Call

New open casting calls for extras will be posted here as soon as the information becomes available.

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:

Pam Gilles
"The Story of Bonnie and Clyde"
Pam Gilles Casting
14429 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 118
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Extras Casting

All Locations:

Tonya S. Holly
"The Story of Bonnie and Clyde"
Extras Casting
Cypress Moon Studios
1000 Alabama Avenue
Sheffield, AL 35660

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.

Cypress Moon Productions
1000 Alabama Avenue
Sheffield, AL 35660

Shoreline Entertainment
1875 Century Park East
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Producers:

Tonya S. Holly
Thomas Rogers

Director: Tonya S. Holly

Starring

Lindsay Pulsipher

Story:

Bonnie Parker wanted something different… something exciting. Clyde Barrow wanted to be remembered. When their worlds collided, the rest became history. In a small Texas town in the 1930’s Depression, Bonnie Parker had dreams of becoming an actress or perhaps a poet. She knew more than anything that she wanted out – out of poverty, away from Texas, and she wanted a love story that would never end. Clyde Barrow grew up poor. He loved guns, cars, and getting noticed. It was his love for the finer things that would cost him his freedom. It is his loss of freedom that changes the boy to a man, and a man into a killer. The Story of Bonnie and Clyde begins with a love that cannot be broken, but Clyde’s love of money and excitement and his fear of returning to the Texas prison system leads them both into a world of violence. The story unravels, revealing a love story that has surpassed the decades. Every moment leads the couple into a web of no return, which will leave the audience breathless. This is a new account of the lives of the infamous Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. This telling will uncover times in their lives that have never been seen on the big screen before. What began as a beautiful love story, ends as one of the most remembered ambushes in history. This film will take you into the life and times of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. This is The Story of Bonnie and Clyde.

Open casting calls in Vancouver Island for feature film 'Superman: Man of Steel'

Note: "Superman: Man of Steel" has been using the working title of "Autumn Frost". A working title is the temporary name of a film used during its development. Working titles are used primarily for two reasons - the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon and the working title is being used as a filler for naming purposes, the second being to intentionally disguise the production of a high profile film. In some cases a working title may ultimately be used as the official title. This "title ruse" is now a very common practice by which these high-profile films or television series are given a fake working title to keep its production a secret, and to prevent price gouging by suppliers, casual theft and undesirable attention. The release title of this film will be "Superman: Man of Steel" or simply "Man of Steel".

The Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Entertainment, and Legendary Pictures feature film "Superman: Man of Steel" will be holding open casting calls in Nanaimo and Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. The film is seeking local people to work as background artists in scenes to be filmed in early October. This is fully paid work. There will be some casting for speaking roles in Vancouver, however this open casting call is for extras only. "Superman: Man of Steel" is currently filming in the Chicago, Illinois area and shooting will move to British Columbia on September 21, 2011. Filming will continue in Vancouver and surrounding areas through January 20, 2012.

Actor Henry Cavill is playing the starring role of Clark Kent/Superman. Cavill is best known for playing Charles Brandon on the Showtime series "The Tudors". He is the first non-American actor to be cast in the role. Three time Academy Award nominee Amy Adams stars as Lois Lane, Academy Award winner Russell Crowe is playing Superman's Kryptonian father Jor-El, two time Academy Award winner Kevin Costner and Academy Award nominee Diane Lane are playing Clark Kent's adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent.

Zack Snyder is directing "Man of Steel" from a screenplay written by David S. Goyer. Snyder's directorial credits include Universal Pictures' "Dawn of the Dead," as well as the the Warner Bros. Pictures feature films "300," "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," and "Sucker Punch".

Legendary Pictures Chairman and CEO Thomas Tull are executive producers, Lloyd Phillips is co-executive producer. Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas are producing for Syncopy, Charles Roven is producing for Atlas Entertainment, and Deborah Snyder is handling production for Cruel and Unusual Films. "Man of Steel", which has an estimated budget of $175 million, is scheduled for a theatrical release on June 14, 2013.

Open Casting Call Details


Here is what the extras casting director is seeking:

• Males and Females, all ages.

• Especially seeking older character faces and those who could be passed off as loggers for Nanaimo and commercial fishermen in Ucluelet.

• No children are required for Nanaimo, some are required for Ucluelet, with accompaniment by a legal guardian.

• All applicants must be legal residents of Canada to be considered.

• The time commitment would be a day or two.

Nanaimo, BC

Where:

Coast Bastion Hotel
Benson Room
11 Bastion Street
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5H9, Canada
Click Here for directions.

When:

Saturday August 20, 2011
2:00pm - 6:00pm


Ucluelet, BC

Where:

Black Rock Ocean Front Resort
596 Marine Drive
Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0, Canada
Click Here for directions.

When:

Sunday August 21, 2011
2:00pm - 6:00pm

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.

Vancouver:

Michelle Allen
"Man of Steel" Casting
c/o Vancouver Production Office
2880 Underhill Avenue
2nd Floor
Burnaby, BC V5A 3C5


Los Angeles:

Los Angeles principal actor casting has been completed.

"Man of Steel"
Kristy Carlson - VP Feature Casting
Lora Kennedy - EVP Features Casting
Warner Bros. Pictures
Burbank, CA:
4000 Warner Blvd
Burbank, CA 91522

Extras Casting

Vancouver:

Andrea Brown Casting
Click Here for information regarding working in Canada as an extra!

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.

"Man of Steel"
Los Angeles Production Office
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 139
2nd Floor
Burbank, CA 91522

"Man of Steel"
Vancouver Production Office
2880 Underhill Avenue
2nd Floor
Burnaby, BC V5A 3C5

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

DC Entertainment
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 138
Suite 1104A
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

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

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

Kava Productions
3000 W. Olympic Blvd.
Suite 2333
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Third Act Productions
4000 Warner Blvd
Building 139
2nd Floor
Burbank, CA 91522

Producers:

Christopher Nolan
Emma Thomas
Charles Roven
Deborah Snyder
Thomas Tull
Lloyd Phillips

Director:

Zack Snyder

Starring:

Amy Adams - Lois Lane
Henry Cavill - Clark Kent/Superman
Russell Crowe - Jor-El (Kryptonian father of Superman)
Julia Ormond - Lara Lor-Van (Kryptonian mother of Superman)
Diane Lane - Martha Kent
Kevin Costner - Jonathan Kent
Laurence Fishburne - Perry White
Michael Shannon - Non
Antje Traue - Faora
Harry Lennix - General Swanwic
Christopher Meloni - Colonel Hardy

Story:

In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone’s imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain peace or ultimately used to divide and conquer? Clark must become the hero known as "Superman," not only to shine as the world’s last beacon of hope but to protect the ones he loves.