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Auditions for Paramount Pictures feature film 'Flight' starring Denzel Washington

Paramount Pictures Flight Auditions Casting

Filming will take place in Atlanta starting on October 6, 2011
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It looks like Paramount Pictures will have a strong contender in the 2012 Oscar race with the upcoming feature film "Flight" starring Denzel Washington. Shooting will begin on October 6, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. Casting for the lead and supporting roles are being done in Los Angeles, while smaller speaking roles, extras, stand-ins, and photo-doubles will all be cast in Atlanta.

Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis will direct from a screenplay written by John Gatins. Laurie MacDonald and Walter F. Parkes will produce for Parkes/MacDonald Productions. Academy Award winner Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke will produce for Imagemovers. Primetime Emmy winner Cherylanne Martin will executive produce and also serve as Unit Production Manager.

The main cast is quite impressive and includes Academy Award nominated Don Cheadle, Golden Globe winner John Goodman, Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones, and James Badge Bale whose career is on fire as he is set to appear in a number of upcoming movies including "Shame," "The Grey" and "World War Z". Kelly Reilly, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, and Garcelle Beauvais round out the cast so far.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in Atlanta and the United States. Candidates must also be available for production beginning in October, 2011.

The 2012 Atlanta Actors Resource Guide includes the following documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to work on the film "Flight":

• Georgia Child Labor Entertainment Employment Information Sheet
• Georgia Child Labor Summary Sheet
• Georgia Employment Certificate Guide for Minors Under 18
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Atlanta Actors Resources:

• Casting Directors List
• Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Acting Classes and Schools List
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Atlanta Actors Unions and Professional Organizations
• PDF Users Guides

The 2012 Atlanta Actors Resource Guide eBook is available here.

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:

Scot Boland
Victoria Burrows
Burrows / Boland Casting
333 West Washington Blvd
Suite 309
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

Atlanta:

Lisa Mae Fincannon
Fincannon & Associates, Inc.
500-D Amsterdam Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30306

Extras Casting

Atlanta:

Bill Marinella Casting
500 Bishop Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318-4366
Click Here to register with Bill Marinella Casting Atlanta.

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.

"Flight" Atlanta Production Office
1175 Chattahoochee Avenue NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Parkes/MacDonald Productions
1663 Euclid Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Imagemovers
12641 Beatrice Street
Los Angeles, CA 90066

Producers:

Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes
Steve Starkey
Jack Rapke
Cherylanne Martin

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Starring:

Denzel Washington
Kelly Reilly
Melissa Leo
Don Cheadle
Bruce Greenwood
Frances McDormand
Tommy Lee Jones
Brian Geraghty
John Goodman
James Badge Bale
Garcelle Beauvais

Story:

The fictional tale revolves around a commercial airline pilot named Whip Whitaker (Washington). When his plane malfunctions and a crash seems imminent, he saves the day with some heroic flying and manages to land the plane with minimal casualties. He's instantly hailed as a hero, but as an investigation into the cause of the crash unfolds, it becomes clear that he was flying under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The film is the pilot's journey as he is encouraged to wear a hero label he thinks he doesn't deserve, while the pilot's union and airline try to keep the facts under cover because of the high stakes involved.

Nu-Image star studded film 'The Expendables 2' auditions and casting calls

The Expendables 2 Auditions and Casting Calls

"The Expendables 2" will film almost entirely in Bulgaria.
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The sequel to the mega-hit ensemble action film "The Expendables" is nearing the start of filming in October, 2011. The casting director is currently casting supporting roles and smaller speaking roles, and the extras casting company is registering extras to work on the film. The original film had a budget of $80 million and made over $274 million dollars at the box office.

"The Expendables 2" has a lineup of major action movie veterans that includes Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Wills, John Travolta, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. It also has some more recent stars such as Randy Couture, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, and Steve Austin.

Sylvester Stallone has decided not to direct or write the script this time around, and stick to acting only. Simon West will direct "The Expendables 2" from a screenplay written by David Agosto and Ken Kaufman. Jason Constantine and Jon Feltheimer will executive produce for Lionsgate. Boaz Davidson will executive produce for Nu-Image Films while Avi Lerner will produce for Nu-Image. John Thompson will oversee production for Millennium Films, and Kevin King Templeton will co-produce.

The vast majority of the 14-week production for "The Expendables 2" will take place in and around Bulgaria, in addition to locations in Paris, Moscow and China. Nu Boyana Film Studios, which is owned by Nu Image Films, will be the main filming location and is the largest film production studio in Bulgaria, 14 stages and outdoor sets from NY to Paris and ancient Rome. 180 feature films have been made there. Cast and crew who do not hold Bulgarian or European Union passports require a work permit which is easy to obtain. Apply at your nearest Bulgarian Embassy:

Unites States of America
United Kingdom

"The Expendables 2" will hit theaters on August 17, 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.

Bulgaria:

Mariana Stanisheva
"The Expendables 2" Production Office
c/o Nu Boyana Film Studios
Cinema Center
84 Kumata Street
Sofia, 1616, Bulgaria, Boyana

Extras Casting

Bulgaria:

Alexander Kossev
Talent Partners Casting
100 Evlogi Georgiev Blvd
Sofia 1505
Bulgaria

Click Here to register with Talent Partners.

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 Expendables 2" Production Office
c/o Nu Boyana Film Studios
Cinema Center
84 Kumata Street
Sofia, 1616, Bulgaria, Boyana

Nu Image Films
6423 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Millennium Films
6423 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Simon West Productions
3450 Cahuenga Blvd. West
Suite 510
Los Angeles, CA 90068

Lionsgate
2700 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Producers:

Jon Feltheimer
Jason Constantine
Avi Lerner
John Thompson
Kevin King
Trevor Short
Boaz Davidson
Robert Earl

Director:

Simon West

Starring:

Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Tamara Ecclestone
Bruce Wills
Jason Statham
Dolph Lundgren
Mickey Rourke
Terry Crews
Scott Adkins
Jet Li
Chuck Norris
John Travolta
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Liam Hemsworth

Story:

The Expendables are back and this time it's personal. After Tool (Mickey Rourke), the heart and soul of the Expendables, is brutally murdered on a mission, his comrades swear to avenge him. They're not the only ones who want blood. Tool’s beautiful young and wild daughter Fiona (Tamara Ecclestone) embarks on her own revenge mission, complicating matters when she is captured and ransomed by a ruthless dictator plotting to destroy a resistance movement. Now Barney and the Expendables must risk everything to save her and humanity.

Casting calls for 'The Frozen Ground' starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and Vanessa Hudgens

The Frozen Ground Auditions Casting Calls

"The Frozen Ground" will be hiring speaking roles and hundreds of extras in Alaska.
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The feature film "The Frozen Ground" will begin shooting in Anchorage, Alaska on October 17, 2011. The casting director is hiring as many as 45 Alaska actors for speaking roles, as well as several hundred background extras. They are especially seeking state troopers and members of the police department who are interested in acting and extras roles. The film's main starring roles are being cast out of Los Angeles.

Written by New Zealander Scott Walker, who will also make his directing debut, the film is based on the true story of Alaska's most notorious serial predator, Robert "butcher baker" Hansen, who abducted some two dozen women and flew them into the Alaskan wilderness where he released and then hunted them. John Cusack plays the role of Robert Hanson, Nicolas Cage plays the State Trooper who hunts Hanson, and Vanessa Hudgens plays a victim of Hanson's who survives and helps bring him to justice.

Brandt Andersen will executive produce with a $27 million budget for Emmett/Furla Films while George Furla and Randall Emmett will produce for the company. Jane Fleming and Mark Ordesky will produce for Amber Entertainment. Curtis "50 cent" Jackson has come onboard to play a substantial role as a 1980s-era pimp, and will also executive produce the film with Envision.

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 or email only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Anne McCarthy
"The Frozen Ground" Casting
c/o Engine Media Group
PO Box 1859
Venice, CA 90291
(casting lead and supporting roles only)

Alaska:

Deborah Schildt
"The Frozen Ground" Casting
11050 Cange Street
Anchorage, AK 99516

Frozen Ground is asking that those interested in auditioning first e-mail an acting resume and headshot, plus contact info. IF you match the description of who is being cast, you will be given lines to memorize and a specific appointment to audition (about a 15 to 30 minute process). They are auditioning those with acting resumes first.

The casting e mail is: frozengroundcasting@gmail.com

Write "Actress" or "Actor" in the subject line.


Extras Casting

Alaska:

Deborah Schildt
"The Frozen Ground" Extras Casting
11050 Cange Street
Anchorage, AK 99516

If anyone wants to be an extra - you do not need to audition. In that case, you still need to send an e-mail with a current snapshot and contact information. Again, if you match the look of the extras they need AND have a very flexible schedule and availability of at least 12 open hours in a day (not weekends), then you MAY be called in for extras work.

The casting e mail is: frozengroundcasting@gmail.com

Write "Extra" in the subject line.


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 Frozen Ground"
Production Office
1001 Northway Drive
2nd Floor
Anchorage, AK 99508

Voltage Pictures
662 N. Crescent Heights Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Amber Entertainment
6030 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Emmett/Furla Films
8200 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Producers:

Randall Emmett
George Furla
Jane Fleming
Mark Ordesky
Curtis Jackson

Writer/Director:

Scott Walker

Starring:

Nicolas Cage
John Cusack
Vanessa Hudgens
Curtis Jackson

Story:

Based on true events surrounding Alaska's most notorious serial predator, Robert Hansen (John Cusack), a respected family man, who over the course of twelve years abducted, tortured and raped over twenty four women, flying them to the Alaskan wilderness and hunting them down before killing them. Story will follow an Alaska State Trooper (Nicolas Cage) who finds one of Hansen's victims (Vanessa Hudgens) alive on the street who becomes the key in an unlikely partnership that brings Hansen to justice. Hansen was arrested in 1983 and charged with four murders and, as part of a plea bargain, agreed to show police where the graves of the murdered women were. He was sentenced to 461 years in prison and is currently imprisoned at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Alaska.

Universal Pictures auditions and casting calls for 'The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking' starring Vin Diesel

Universal Pictures Riddick Auditions Casting Calls

Vin Diesel's character is more powerful and dangerous in "Riddick".
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The upcoming Universal Pictures Vin Diesel science fiction thriller film "The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" is set to begin filming in Montreal, Canada in mid-October, 2011. The films casting directors in Los Angeles and Canada are auditioning principal actors for supporting and day player roles, while the extras casting director in Monteal, Canada will be casting extras throughout filming. Additional shooting locations scouted include Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada.

Although "Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles of Riddick" are the first two films in the Riddick series, this next installment is actually a direct sequel to the "Pitch Black" film. The events in "The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" return to the mystery and monsters at the center of "Pitch Black." The script for "The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking", is a tighter, intimate and more suspenseful ride than the last film in the series - "Chronicles of Riddick". The story has Riddick left for dead on a desolate planet fighting for survival against alien predators. Bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy soon descend, only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge.

David Twohy will direct "The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" from a screenplay that he wrote himself. Twohy also wrote and directed the films "Pitch Black" and "The Chronicles of Riddick". He also wrote the script and scenario for the "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay" video game. Universal Pictures has agreed to let Twohy direct "Riddick" as an R-rated film.

Samantha Vincent and Vin Diesel will produce "The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" under the banner of Diesel's company One Race Productions, which was established in 1995. The companies production credits include "A Man Apart," "The Chronicles of Riddick," "Find Me Guilty," "Fast & Furious", and "Fast Five" among others. Scott Kroopf and Ted Field will produce for Radar Films.

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:

Anne McCarthy
"The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" Casting
c/o Engine
PO Box 1859
Venice, CA 90291

Montreal:

Randi Wells
"The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" Casting
c/o Andrea Kenyon and Associates
7535 rue Saint-Denis
Montreal, QC H2R 2E7
Canada

Extras Casting

Montreal:

Johanne Titley
"The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" Extras Casting
c/o Casting Quarters
7301 Beaubien East
Suite 407
Montreal, Québec H1M
Canada

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 Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" Production Office (Montreal)
1777 Carrie-Derick
2nd Floor
Montreal, PQ H3C 6G2

"The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking" Production Office (Los Angeles)
3000 Olympic Blvd.
Suite 1433
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Lionsgate
2700 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404

One Race Productions
9100 Wilshire Blvd
East Tower
Suite 535
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Radar Films
10900 Wilshire Blvd
Ste 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Producers:

Ted Fields
Samantha Vincent
Vin Diesel
Scott Kroopf

Writer/Director:

David Twohy

Starring:

Vin Diesel

Story:

Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick (Vin Diesel) fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.