*** Important Update ***
A wild rumor has spread all over the internet that this casting call is to "Star with Robert Pattinson". This rumor is FALSE. The casting notice was NOT posted by the films producers, rather it was posted by the film's contracted EXTRAS casting director, Sande Alessi. These are NON-SPEAKING roles. The production company will not provide transportation or accomodations for extras. Please read the following post before working as an extra:
Fox 2000 Pictures and Flashpoint Entertainment are in pre-production for the feature film Water for Elephants, which will pair Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. The film is being directed by Francis Lawrence, who is also set to direct Snow and the Seven for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The extras casting directors are holding an open casting call for Los Angeles area extras to work on the film.
Open Extras Casting Call Details
CASTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
Where:
Sande Alessi Casting
13731 Ventura Blvd.
2nd Floor
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
When:
Saturday, April 17, 2010
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Here are some of the specific needs:
● African American males with short 1930's style haircuts. No shaved heads. Size 46 coat or less.
● Caucasian females with shoulder length hair or shorter. Size 6 or less.
● Caucasian males with very 1930's era looking faces. Size 46 coat or less.
● You must not have any tattoos, piercings, breast implants, artificial nails, or highlighted/colored hair. Natural looking color is okay.
● Both SAG and Non-Union extras are welcome to attend the open call.
● Please bring a 3"×5" current color snapshot, or they take one for $2.00 at the open call.
Pay for this film is standard pay for Los Angeles area extras:
Paid up SAG Members - $134 for 8 hours plus any overtime.
Non-Union - $64 for 8 hours plus any overtime.
Filming is set to begin May 17, 2010 in the Los Angeles, Fillmore, and Santa Paula, CA areas.
To submit for Principal Acting Roles, please visit the following site:
Acting Auditions
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
FOX 2000
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Building 78
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Gil Netter Productions
1645 Abbott Kinney Blvd.
Suite 320
Venice, CA 90291
Flashpoint Entertainment
9150 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 247
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Producers:
Andrew Tennenbaum
Gil Netter
Erwin Stoff
Director:
Francis Lawrence
Starring:
Reese Witherspoon
Robert Pattinson
Christoph Waltz
Story:
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.
