"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." is based upon the TV series that ran from 1964-68.
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Skyline Films and Wigram Productions in association with SKA Films and Davis Entertainment are now in production on the Warner Bros. Pictures spy-fi feature film "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", and the extras casting directors are hiring people for general extras and featured background actors. A casting call has gone out for people who have pre-1965 era automobiles to appear in the film with their car, for a memorable and iconic scene involving Grand Prix racing. The film is based on the 1960's NBC television series of the same name. Principal photography will take place in England, as well as Rome and Naples in Italy.
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." centers on a two-man troubleshooting team working for the secret international espionage and law-enforcement agency U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement): American CIA agent Napoleon Solo, and Russian KGB agent Illya Kuryakin. Teen Choice Awards winner Henry Cavill is playing the role of Napoleon Solo, while two-time Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Armie Hammer plays Illya Kuryakin. Other cast members include BAFTA Awards nominee Alicia Vikander, Golden Globe Award winner Hugh Grant, Primetime Emmy Award nominee Jared Harris, and rising star Elizabeth Debicki.
BAFTA Awards nominee Guy Ritchie is directing "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." from a screenplay that he wrote with his production partner Lionel Wigram, who is a former Warner Bros. executive. This is the first film produced by Ritchie/Wigram Productions under a first look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. Also producing is BAFTA Awards nominee Steve Clark-Hall of Skyline Films, Black Reel Awards nominee John Davis of Davis Entertainment, and former Paramount Pictures exec Jeff Kleeman. Warner Bros. will handle domestic and international distribution.
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Casting Call Details
The extras casting company for the Warner Bros. Pictures feature film "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." is seeking people who are located near London that have 1965 and earlier European cars that are in nice condition. This is for the owners and their cars to appear in the film as fully paid background actors in a memorable and iconic scene in the film. Filming will take place at Goodwood Motor Circuit for four days beginning October 16, 2013. You MUST be available all four days. The pay is £200 per day.
To be considered, submit a photo of you (and your wife/girlfriend) and a separate photo of your car, along with your location, all contact information including email and phone, your measurements, and your NI number.
Email to the following:
booker@2020casting.com
Put GOODWOOD in the subject line of your email.
All talent must be legally eligible to work in London and in the United Kingdom.
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Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit to casting directors for acting roles.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
London:
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton Casting
4 Windmill Street
London
W1T 2HZ
0203 397 3149
NOTE:
I highly recommend that your 8x10 color headshot and resume along with the cover letter be sent in a 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelope with the photo visible in the window.
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The casting directors address should be written in all capital letters on the solid side of the envelope, with the name of the project you are submitting for written directly above the casting directors name. If the role that you are submitting for is available, it should also be written above the casting directors name.
Example:
"Project Name"
"Role of _______"
CASTING DIRECTOR NAME
CASTING DIRECTOR ADDRESS
CASTING DIRECTOR CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Extras Casting
London:
"The Man from UNCLE"
2020 Casting
2020 Hopgood Street
Shepherds Bush
London
UK
Extras Registration Form
http://www.actorsresourceguides.com/uploads/8/5/8/3/85838/application.pdf
Email the registration form to booker@2020casting.com
Italy:
TBA
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 Man from U.N.C.L.E Production Office
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden
Warner Drive,
Leavesden,
Hertfordshire
WD25 7LP
UK
Skyline Films Ltd
Suite 316,
East Block,
Forum Magnum Sq,
London SE1 7GN
UK
Ritchie/Wigram Productions
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 81
Room 202
Burbank, CA 91522
Davis Entertainment
150 S. Barrington Place
Los Angeles, CA 90049
SKA Films Ltd
2nd Floor
6 Salem Road
London W2 4BU
UK
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Executive Producer:
David Dobkin
Producers:
Lionel Wigram
John Davis
Steve Clark-Hall
Jeff Kleeman
Writers:
Scott Z. Burns
Guy Ritchie
Lionel Wigram
Director:
Guy Ritchie
Starring:
Henry Cavill
Armie Hammer
Alicia Vikander
Elizabeth Debicki
Hugh Grant
Jared Harris
Story:
The story follows Napoleon Solo and Illya Kullyakin, two agents of the United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) who teamed on various adventures to fight evil, namely a group of bad guys called Thrush. The two team up on a joint mission to stop the mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.
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