Feature film '10 Things I hate About Life' auditions and casting calls

Filming on "10 Things I hate About Life" begins December 3, 2012.

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The production company Mad Chance is gearing up to begin filming the upcoming romance comedy feature film "10 Things I hate About Life," and casting directors are auditioning actors for co-starring, supporting, and featured roles. Extras will be hired starting late November and will continue to be cast throughout December. Shooting will commence on December 3, 2012 in Los Angeles. The film wouldn’t have been able to shoot in the state without help from the California Film Commission, which invested in the roughly $10 million budget.

Although "10 Things I hate About Life" reunites the producing and directing team that brought you the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You," this is not a sequel. This new film is about two desperate young souls saddened by childhood trauma who meet while each is attempting to commit suicide. Love develops and the pair realize life is worth living. Ben is a musician whose band is on the verge of being signed by Sony, and Willow is a photographer. The couples new love is thrown off course by the sudden re-appearance of Nadine, Ben's materialistic ex-girlfriend, who begins pursuing Ben now that he has a record deal.

Two-time Golden Globe Award nominated singer and actress Evan Rachel Wood has landed the female lead role of Willow. Wood is an extremely beautiful and gifted performer who is one of the best actresses of her generation. She grew up in an entertainment industry family and has an impressive resume that includes such films as "King of California" starring opposite Michael Douglas and Kathleen Wilhoite; "The Wrestler" starring with Marisa Tomei and Mickey Rourke; and "The Ides of March," co-starring with Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Paul Giamatti. She recently wrapped filming "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman" starring with Shia LaBeouf; "Barefoot," co-starring with Scott Speedman; and "A Case of You" where she had the lead role, also starring Vince Vaughn, Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell, Sienna Miller, and Brendan Fraser.

Primetime Emmy Award nominee Gil Junger will direct "10 Things I hate About Life" from a screenplay that he wrote himself. Junger made his directorial film debut in 1999 with the film "10 Things I Hate About You," starring Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Julia Stiles. He also directed twelve episodes of the ABC Family show of the same name. During his 30-plus year career directing, he has worked on such hit shows as "Empty Nest," "According to Jim," "Hope & Faith," "Greek," and "Rules of Engagement".

Andrew Lazar will produce for Mad Chance. His producing credits include "Lucky Numbers," "Space Cowboys," "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," and "I Love You Phillip Morris. Intandem Films CEO Gary Smith will also produce, while Senior VP of Production & Business Affairs for Intandem Films, Sepideh Haftgoli, will executive produce. Ben White will co-executive produce. Intandem is financing and selling the film, which will also be released in the UK by the company’s new distribution department.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

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Principal Actor Casting

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

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Erin Toner
Marcia Ross Casting
4444 Riverside Drive
Suite 103
Burbank, CA 91505

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central Casting, 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.

"10 Things I Hate About You"
Production Office
639 S. Glenwood Place
First Floor
Burbank, CA 91506

Mad Chance
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 81
Room 208
Burbank, CA 91522

Intandem Films
114 - 116 Charing Cross Road
London WC2H 0JR
UK

Producers:

Andrew Lazar
Gary Smith
Sepideh Bakhtiari
Ben White

Director:

Gil Junger

Starring:

Evan Rachel Wood
Janet Montgomery
Billy Campbell
Elodie Yung
Mitch Rouse
B.J. Britt
Ezra Masters

Story:

About a young man and woman who meet while each is attempting to commit suicide. Love develops and the pair realize life is worth living. Ben and Willow (Evan Rachel Wood), two desperate young souls saddened by childhood trauma, meet cute when they both try to commit suicide at the same "jumping off point," as it were, at a Mullholland Drive lookout. Ben, a musician whose band, "On The Verge," is on the verge of being signed by Sony, and Willow, a photographer, instantly but warily connect; however, their new love is thrown off course by the sudden re-appearance of Nadine, Ben's materialistic ex-girlfriend, whose relentless pursuit of Ben, now that he has a record deal, plays havoc with the new lovers' feelings.

Acting auditions and extras casting for Dimension Films 'Kristy'

Filming on "Kristy" begins November 15, 2012 in New Orleans.

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Dimension Films and The Weinstein Company in association with David Kirschner Productions and Electric City Entertainment are in production on the new psychological thriller film "Kristy," and casting for lead and supporting roles is taking place in Los Angeles. Additional principal casting and all extras casting will take place in New Orleans throughout production. Shooting commences on November 15 and continues through December 21, 2012. "Kristy" is the working title of this film, and the release title may or may not be different.

"Kristy" centers on a pretty co-ed named Justine and a few of her friends who spend the weekend in their college dormitory while the rest of the campus is home for the Thanksgiving holiday: studying, relaxing and gleefully unaware of the terror that is about to unravel outside in the cold. Suddenly, confronted by a gang of violent outcasts who's leader keeps calling her Kristy, Justine’s quiet long weekend becomes one long lesson in survival as her and her classmates are terrorized in increasingly bizarre and brutal ways, leaving it up to her to figure out who her attackers are... and if they can be stopped.

Singer and actress Haley Bennett has been cast in the film's lead role of Justine Wills. The extremely beautiful and talented 24 year old rising star has been writing songs and poetry since the age of 14, and has several books accumulated with her words and thoughts. Her acting credits include "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" starring opposite Chace Crawford and AnnaLynne McCord; "Untitled Terrence Malick Project" co-starring alongside Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman; and "Music and Lyrics" co-starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. She also recently starred in the FX Network crime thriller/family drama television series pilot movie "Outlaw Country" starring opposite Mary Steenburgen and Luke Grimes.

New York University's Tisch School of the Arts alum Olly Blackburn is directing "Kristy" from an original screenplay written by two-time Writers Guild of America WGA Award nominee Scott Rosenberg and Gary Fielder. Anthony Jaswinski Anthony has written the most recent draft of the script. Blackburn directed commercials and music videos before directing films. He co-wrote and directed the extreme thriller "Donkey Punch," which was his first film to be shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

Primetime Emmy Award nominee David Kirschner will produce under the banner of David Kirschner Productions, while Lynette Howell and Jamie Patricof will produce for Electric City Entertainment. Corey Sienega will also produce. Matthew Stein, former Dimension Films executive vice president of production, will executive produce. Stein now has a non-exclusive production deal with Dimension.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States.

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• Louisiana Employment of Minors Informational Booklet
• Louisiana Film, TV, and Commercials Minor Labor Law Summary

In addition to the following Actors Resources:

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• Louisiana Acting Classes and Schools List
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
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• Sample Actors Resume
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• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Actors Resources
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permit Information
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• PDF Users Guides

The Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

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

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Wendy O'Brien
2233 Barry Avenue
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Extras Casting

New Orleans:

My Casting File

Film Crew Members

New Orleans:

Experienced film crew members in the New Orleans area who wish to work on "Kristy" can send resumes to the following: crewkristy@gmail.com

ABSOLUTELY NO ACTOR OR EXTRA SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS!

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.

Co-Ed Productions, LLC
1231 Prytania Street
Suite 618
New Orleans, LA 70130

David Kirschner Productions
1242 N. El Centro Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038

Electric City Entertainment
8409 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Dimension Films
99 Hudson Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10013

The Weinstein Company
375 Greenwich St
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013

Executive Producer:

Matthew Stein

Producers:

David Kirschner
Corey Sienega
Jamie Patricof
Lynette Howell

Director:

Olly Blackburn

Starring:

Haley Bennett - Justine Wills

Story:

Thriller about an extremely beautiful student is trapped on a deserted college campus who comes under attack by a malevolent group of intruders. Justine Wills (Haley Bennett)), decides to stay back over the thanksgiving break to finish a poetry assignment, rather than accompanying her boyfriend Aaron to his parents place. He gives her a few opportunities to change her mind, but she’s determined to play catch up. Driving along an empty highway is where we first encounter our bad guys. They approach Justine in the opposite direction, hauling ass with headlights blazing on highbeam. Justine flicks her own highbeams to either alert or scold the driver. Big mistake.

Casting continues on Steven Spielberg sci-fi epic feature film 'Robopocalypse'

Robopocalypse is basad on the NY Times best selling novel by Daniel H. Wilson.

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Robopocalypse: A Novel
DreamWorks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox are in pre-production on the feature film "Robopocalypse", based on the New York Times best selling science fiction novel of the same name by Daniel H. Wilson. Principal actor casting is taking place in Los Angeles, and additional casting will take place in Montreal, Canada where shooting will take place beginning in March, 2013. All of the film's extras, stand-ins, and photo-doubles will be hired in Canada.

Three-time Academy Award winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg will direct from an adapted screenplay written by Primetime Emmy Award nominee Drew Goddard. "Robopocalypse" explores the fate of the human race following a robot uprising. The robots of the novel were inspired by real-world robotics research, and author Daniel H. Wilson has a PhD in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. The film rights to the unpublished manuscript of the novel were acquired by Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures in November, 2009. Published by Doubleday on June 8, 2011, the book soon appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Spielberg has hired Academy Award nominated production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas to help create the visual tone for the film and conceptualize its robotic elements.

DreamWorks Studios and Twentieth Century Fox are co-financing "Robopocalypse", and Fox will also handle non-USA distribution of the film. The movie will be released in North America by DreamWorks through Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group's Touchstone Pictures. Disney entered into a long-term, 30-picture distribution deal with DreamWorks by which DreamWorks' productions would be released through the Touchstone Pictures banner over the course of five years.

In addition to directing "Robopocalypse", Steven Spielberg will also produce the film with his production company Amblin Entertainment. Amblin is strictly an independent production company, and does not distribute its own movies, nor does it fully finance its productions. Although Universal Pictures distributes many Amblin productions, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group has also collaborated with Amblin in such films as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit,"  "Arachnophobia," "Noises Off," "A Far Off Place" and "War Horse". Outgoing Fox chairman Tom Rothman will produce with Spielberg.

Set construction is underway at La Cite du Cinema studios in Montreal - Canada's largest film production facility. The budget for "Robopocalypse" is reported to be approximately $200 million. The release date has been set for April 25, 2014.

Principal Actor Casting

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

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Tannis Vallely
Debra Zane Casting
5225 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 536
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Montreal:

Andrea Kenyon
Randi Wells
Kenyon Wells Casting
7535 St. Denis
Montreal, QC H2R 2E7
Canada

Extras Casting

Montreal:

Jane Rogers Casting
155 Kiowana Beach Rd
Meaford, ON N4I 1W5
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.

Amblin Entertainment
100 Universal Plaza
Building 5121
Universal City, CA 91608

DreamWorks Pictures
100 Universal Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

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

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Producers:

Steven Spielberg
Tom Rothman

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Starring:

Chris Hemsworth
Anne Hathaway
Ben Whishaw

Story:

Roughly twenty years from now, our technological marvels unite and turn against us. A childlike but massively power ful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and kills the man who created it. This first act of betrayal leads Archos to gain control over the global network of machines and technology that regulates everything from transportation to utilities, defense, and communications. In the early months, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans - from a senator and single mother disconcerted by her daughter’s “smart” toys, to a lonely Japanese bachelor, to an isolated U.S. soldier - but most are unaware of the growing rebellion until it is far too late. Then, in the span of minutes, at a moment known later in history as Zero Hour, every mechanical device in our world rebels, setting off the Robot War that both decimates and for the first time in history, unites humankind.

Feature film 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' casting call for good looking males and females

*** Casting on this project has been completed ***

Next Up: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay"

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" will film from September 4 - January 15.

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Note 2: The first film in this Suzanne Collins trilogy, "The Hunger Games" used the working title of "Artemis". According to the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Commission, "Catching Fire" is using the working title "The Idiom". 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 is given a fake working title to keep its production a secret, and to prevent price gouging by suppliers, casual theft and undesirable attention. The working title for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is subject to change.

The second film in The Hunger Games series, "Catching Fire", is now in production and casting for the film's extras is ongoing. Casting has been underway in Los Angeles for new co-starring and supporting roles. The day players, extras, photo doubles, and stand-ins are being hired in the Atlanta, GA area where shooting is taking place. Additional casting will take place on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and Kauai, and possibly in North Carolina. The studio is fast tracking this project because Jennifer Lawrence has a contract commitment with 20th Century Fox for "X-Men: Days of Future Past" which starts shooting in late January 2013. Filming on "Catching Fire" began on September 4, 2012 and runs through January 15, 2013.

Vienna, Austria born filmmaker Francis Lawrence is directing "Catching Fire" from an adapted screenplay rewritten by Academy Award winner Michael Arndt (from original drafts by Simon Beaufoy). Lawrence took over directing duties from Gary Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay and directed the first film in this series, "The Hunger Games". Ross stated that he would not have the time needed to write and prep the movie the way he would have wanted to because of the fixed and tight production schedule. Ross has stayed on board as one of the producers.

Francis Lawrence is known for directing countless music videos for such artists as Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, and Avril Lavigne. His feature film directing credits are "Constantine" starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, and Shia LaBeouf; "I Am Legend" starring Will and Willow Smith; "Water for Elephants" starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. Lawrence finished directing the ABC pilot "Gotham" in New York on April, 2012.

Writer Michael Arndt's first produced screenplay "Little Miss Sunshine" earned him an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. In 2012 he was nominated for a Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for "Toy Story 3". In addition to "Catching Fire," Arndt is also writing the screenplay for the Walt Disney Pictures feature film "Phineas and Ferb" starring Ashley Tisdale and Alyson Stoner to be released July 26, 2013. "Catching Fire" is based on the second book in a trilogy by author Suzanne Collins.

The "The Hunger Games" budget was estimated at $78 million, and the film has grossed over $619 million worldwide as of May 6, 2012. The movie was released on March 23, 2012. After two days of release, it became the studio's highest grossing film ever. "Catching Fire" is scheduled to hit theaters on Friday November 22, 2013. The third novel in the series "Mockingjay" will be filmed back-to-back and released as two separate films. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" will be released in theaters on November 21, 2014. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" will arrive on November 20, 2015.

Catching Fire Featured Acting Roles and Extras Casting Details

The director for "Catching Fire" is hand-picking people from photos submitted, and has looked past many many people because their photos are not appropriate. They have been out-of-focus, people wearing hats and/or sunglasses, other people in the photo, poor lighting, too dark, standing in front of a mirror with a cell phone, etc. The photos need to be recent, clear and in focus, good lighting, no one else in the photo, no hats or sunglasses, against a white background preferred.

Principal Actor Casting

Los Angeles:

John McAlary
Debra Zane Casting
5225 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 536
Los Angeles, CA 90036
NO PHONE CALLS OR PERSONAL DROP OFFS

Atlanta:

Craig Fincannon
Fincannon & Associates, Inc.
500-D Amsterdam Avenue
Atlanta, GA 0306
NO PHONE CALLS OR PERSONAL DROP OFFS

Extras Casting

Atlanta:

Jamie Lynn Catrett
Jennifer Rose Locke
CL Casting
1525 Whitfield Street
Smyrna, GA 30080
NO PHONE CALLS OR PERSONAL DROP OFFS

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.

GGX Productions, Inc.
1175 Chattahoochee Avenue
NW Atlanta, GA 30318

GGX Productions, Inc.
12700 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 400
Studio City, CA 91604

GGX Productions, Inc.
150 Fayetteville Street
Box 1011
Raleigh, NC 27601

Ludus Productions, Inc.
2700 Colorado Ave
Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Color Force
9100 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 1000 West
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Producers: Suzanne Collins, Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik, Robin Bissell, Gary Ross

Director:

Francis Lawrence

Starring:

Jennifer Lawrence - Katniss Everdeen
Liam Hemsworth - Gale Hawthorne
Josh Hutcherson - Peeta Mellark
Sam Claflin - Finnick Odair
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Plutarch Heavensbee
Jena Malone - Johanna Mason
Willow Shields - Primrose Everdeen
Woody Harrelson - Haymitch Abernathy
Donald Sutherland - President Snow
Jeffrey Wright - Beetee
Amanda Plummer - Wiress
Lynn Cohen - Mags
Meta Golding - Enobaria
Bruno Gunn - Brutus
Alan Ritchson - Gloss

Story:

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. "Catching Fire" continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the fictional, futuristic nation of Panem. Due to events that occurred in "The Hunger Games", a rebellion against the ruling Capitol has begun, and Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta are forced to return to the arena. They help each other to survive. As a matter of fact, they want the other one to survive more than they do themselves. After overpowering the first rebellion, the Capitol sets up rules in order to restrict and control the citizens' lives. There are now "new" rules that cause Katniss and Peeta to be in danger once again. More "Peacekeepers" are placed in districts to smash any hope that the citizens began to have.