HBO Open Casting Call in Nova Scotia for new series 'Meet Phil Fitz'

The extra casting directors of a new HBO series titled 'Meet Phil Fitz' are holding an open casting call for background actors in Nova Scotia, Canada. There will be 13 weeks of shooting through mid-January and many TV extras are needed. Filming will take place entirely in and around the town of New Minas, just outside of the Kentville area. All ages and types of TV extras are needed. Both ACTRA and non-union TV etras are being considered. The series will air on HBO, Movie Network, and Movie Central, is 2010.

In addition, due to the number of workers (actors, film crew, and so on) who will be converging on the area, MPF Productions is looking for rented rooms and apartments for them to live while the shooting is going on. They have set up a Rental Hot Line (300-9387) for anyone who might have a room or an apartment to rent.”

Anyone interested in the TV extras casting call is asked to bring along a recent photo (snapshot in fine) of themselves that can be kept on file. There is no need to call ahead or book an appointment, just show up with your picture in hand.


Open Extra Casting Call Details

Where:

Cornwallis Inn Ballroom
325 Main Street
Kentville, NS B4N, Canada‎
Click Here for directions.

When:

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
11:00am - 7:00pm


If you cannot make it to the open casting call, you can send a photo with contact information to the following (only people local to the New Minas and Kentville areas):

Meet Phil Fitz TV Extra Casting
MPF Productions
325 Main Street
Kentville, NS B4N 1K5


Production Company:

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.

E1 Entertainment
1801 Century Park East
Stuite 1910
Los Angeles CA 90067

in association with

Amaze Film and Television
6 Pardee Avenue
Suite 101
Toronto, ON M6K 3H5

and

MPF Productions
325 Main Street
Kentville, NS B4N 1K5

Producers:

Michael Souther
Teza Lawrence
Sheri Elwood

Principal Actor Casting (Completed)

Libby Goldstein
1041 N Formosa
Room 94
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Filming Location:

Halifax, Nova Scotia (New Minas)

Starring:

Jason Priestley
Ernie Grunwald
Kathleen Munroe
Tracy Dawson

Story:

Set against the backdrop of a family-owned car dealership, the series focuses on the exploits of Phil Fitz who, after he botches a test drive and puts a customer in a coma, finds himself faced with a new salesman on the lot. A do-gooder named Larry who claims to be Phil’s conscience.

New ABC series casting featured extras in the Dallas, TX area

The extra casting department for a new ABC television series 'The Deep End', starring Billy Zane, will be casting 20 regular television extras to appear in the background of each episode. The series will film through mid-November, 2009. This show is under AFTRA contract, however both AFTRA and non-union people are being considered. The series was formerly called 'David Hemingson Legal project' and 'The Associates.'

Some of the regular television extras will be aged 25-35, very pretty-handsome, Harvard/Yale types and a sprinkle of 35-40 professional/distinguished types. They will all play lawyers.

They will be selected by the extra casting director also producer Garry Brown as regular featured television extras and work 5-6 days of each episode. The pay will be $58 over 8 hours and time and a half for over-time.

They will also be casting stand-ins ($105 over 12 hours) and featured individual types ($105) as well.

Please email pictures to debi_cinematek@msn.com along with contact info and days of availability.


TEXAS RESIDENTS ONLY

Television Extra Casting (Dallas):

Debi Michaelis
4101 International Pkwy.
Carrollton, TX 75007
debi_cinematek@msn.com

Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):

Gilmore/McConnell Casting
10201 W. Pico Blvd
Bldg. 214, Room 2
Los Angeles, CA 90035


Production Company:

20th Century Fox Television
10201 W Pico Blvd
Bldg 103, Rm 5286
Los Angeles, CA 90035

in association with

ABC Productions
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521-4551

Story:

The illusions of law school grads are blown when they join a prestigious law firm.

Major Feature Film looking for 1985 to 1997 vehicles in Pittsburgh

"Love & Other Drugs" the film directed by Ed Zwik will be shooting this fall in and around Pittsburgh, with Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway set to star in the romantic comedy for Fox 2000/ New Regency. Pottersville Pictures is looking for vehicles from 1985 to 1997 to be featured props in their movie. Filming will take place through December 1st, 2009. If you have a vehicle from these time periods and would like to make your car a star as a featured prop, please call Marc Scott at "Pottersville Pictures" at (412)572-5232. Please leave your name, phone number, year and make of your vehicle and someone from the Transportation Department will contact you.

Production Companies:

Fox 2000 Pictures
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Bldg. 78
Los Angeles, CA 90035

in association with

New Regency
10201 W. Pico Blvd,
Bldg. 12
Los Angeles, CA 90035

and

Bedford Falls Productions
409 Santa Monica Blvd
Penthouse
Santa Monica, CA 90401

and

Pottersville Pictures, Inc.
100 W. Station Square Drive
Suite 625
Pittsburgh PA 15219

Producers:

Scott Stuber
Marshall Herskovitz

Director: Edward Zwick

Starring:

Jake Gyllenhaal
Anne Hathaway
Josh Gad
Gabriel Macht
Hank Azaria
Oliver Platt
Judy Greer

Story:

A humorous expose of the highly competitive and cutthroat world of pharmaceuticals, where salesmen schmooze doctors, nurses and hospitals to get them to use their brand of drugs. Gyllenhaal will play the salesman, who begins a relationship with a woman who has Parkinson's (Hathaway) while on one of his sales calls. Their love story plays out in the political and social context of the time.

Open Casting Call for feature film 'Mistaken Identity' in Cranston, RI

Griffin & Lee Entertainment and LDI Casting is seeking local background actors for the feature film "Mistaken Identity", which will be filmed in Rhode Island throughout the month of October, 2009. Both SAG members and non-union background actors are being considered. All ages and types are needed. They are also casting for a High School band, a “townie” local band, and also clowns. Please bring a non-returnable recent snapshot of yourself.


Where:

Mistaken Identity Production Office
Background Actor Casting Call
275 Atwood Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Click Here for directions.
(For all the Rhode Islander’s – it’s the old
Cranston Police Station across from Stop & Shop)

When:

Saturday, September 26, 2009
12:00pm - 3:00pm


If you are living in Rhode Island and can not make the background actor open casting call, please email a non-returnable snapshot and contact to the following:

ldicasting@cox.net (please put "Mistaken Identity Extras" in the subject line)

or send your photo to:

Mistaken Identity Extras
LDI Casting
P.O. BOX 9666
Warwick, RI 02889

No Phone Calls To LDI Casting


Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):

Linda Lamontagne
Lindsay Chag Casting
14611 Hartsook St.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Production Company:

Griffin & Lee Entertainment, LLC

Producers:

Kelli Sturges
Jandi Swanson

Director:

Kenn McRae

Starring:

Seth MacFarland
Nora Dunn
Joel David Moore

Story:

In a small Connecticut town, a young man romances a young woman, only every single one of his attempts to do something sweet wind up getting him mistaken for an infamous serial killer.