Feature film 'Touchback' casting call for cars and drivers in Coopersville, MI

Touchback comes to theaters in 2011

Emmett/Furla Films and Freedom Films are currently in production on the movie 'Touchback'. Emmett/Furla Films has produced such films as Street Kings, 16 Blocks, Home of the Brave, The Wicker Man, Lonely Hearts, and Rambo (2008). The film stars Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti. The film is about a man who looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player. Barry Sanders, the former Detroit Lions superstar and Hall of Fame running back, will play the role of the offensive coordinator for the fictional Cuyahoga High School football team.

The 'Touchback' casting directors are seeking people in the Coopersville, Michigan area with a 1995 and earlier model car, van, RV's or pickup trucks to portray tailgaters in the parking lot of a football game. Filming will take place at Coopersville High School. This job books for 4 days. To be considered, go to the following website and fill out the casting form:

Touchback Casting Cars & Drivers

Must be available to work August 12, 13, 16, and 17, 2010 in Coopersville, Michigan. Pay rate is $75/8 hours. Must be a Michigan resident with ID. 18 years of age and older only.

The following roles are also being cast:

FOOTBALL PLAYER - Paid position: If you're interested in being cast as a football player specifically, you need to go to the website sportsstudio.com to register for tryouts held the first few days in August and contact Aimee McDaniels about tryout details: aimee@sportsstudio.net

MARCHING BAND - If you want to be part of the marching bands, please contact Jeff Robke at (616) 450-2744, or Coopersville High School Band Director, Scott Struyk at (616) 997-3522.

In addition, the production is still looking for 2,000 extras for the shoot to fill the stands in the football stadium. Prize drawings will be held for those bringing the biggest group of extras each night. Be in the stands for football game scenes from 9:00pm - 6:00am the following 4 nights: Thursday Aug 12, Friday Aug 13, Monday Aug 16 and Tuesday Aug 17, 2010. If you'd like to volunteer to be an extra for one or more of these nights, please visit "Touchback Scott Murphy" at www.facebook.com/touchback and click the link on the left of the page titled, "Volunteer to be a Touchback Movie Extra" to fill out the automated form. Those interested in being extras can also e-mail touchbackextras@gmail.com with contact information and availability.

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.

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

Freedom Films
15300 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 320
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Touchback LLC
280 Ann Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Principal Actor Casting:

Principal Actor Casting Has Been Completed

Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee
Barden/Schnee Casting
150 West 28th Street
Suite 402
New York, NY 10001

Extras Casting:

Touchback Casting
JR Galactic
PO Box 1130
Okemos, MI 48805

Producers: George Furla, Randall Emmett, Lisa Kearns, Shannon Gardner, Derek Beumer, Rob Cowan, Adam Griffin, Ryan Bundra

Director: Don Handfield

Starring: Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Brian Presley, Drew Powell

Story:

Scott Murphy, a former football star turned farmer and family man attempts suicide to save his family from financial disaster; however, when he wakes up he finds himself back in the past, reliving the events that led up to his career-ending, life-altering injury. He is forced to choose between his simple life and the path to fame and fortune.

Legendary Pictures auditions and casting calls for 'The Hangover 2' actors and extras

*** Filming has wrapped on this project. See the trailer below ***

Jamie Chung will play Stu's Fiancee this time around.

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Production is set to begin on the Legendary Pictures feature film "The Hangover 2", and the extras casting director is currently casting all types and ages above 18 years to appear in the film as background performers in Los Angeles. Both union and non-union extras are welcome to register.

"The Hangover" was a huge success and ended up far exceeding expectations generating over $467 million in gross revenue. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and received multiple other awards and nominations. The plot for "The Hangover" was reportedly inspired by a true story that happened to Tripp Vinson, a producer friend of The Hangover executive producer Chris Bender. Vinson had gone missing from his own Las Vegas bachelor party, blacking out and waking up "in a strip club being threatened with a very, very large bill he was supposed to pay".

Shooting on The Hangover 2 starts September 30, 2010 in Los Angeles and runs through October 24, 2010. The production then moves to Thailand for most of the filming. The release date is set for May 26, 2011. Primetime Emmy winning casting director Juel Bestrop and Casting Society of America Artios Award nominated casting director Seth Yanklewitz are handling the principal actor casting.

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Justin Bartha will be reprising their roles as four hungover friends for the sequel.

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:

Justine Baddeley
Kim Davis-Wagner
Davis/Baddeley Casting
"The Hangover 2"
1641 N. Ivar
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Thailand:

Thitiya Thongbai
"The Hangover 2" Casting
191/150 Koolpunt Villa 5,
Chiangmai-Hang Dong Road
T. Mae Heia, A. Muang, Chaing Mai 50100
Thailand

Extras Casting

Los Angeles

Bill Dance Casting
4605 Lankershim Blvd.
Suite 110
North Hollywood, CA 91602
Do NOT send photos and resumes to Bill Dance Casting, You must register in person.
Click Here for registration information.

Thailand:

Thitiya Thongbai
"The Hangover 2" Casting
191/150 Koolpunt Villa 5,
Chiangmai-Hang Dong Road
T. Mae Heia, A. Muang, Chaing Mai 50100
Thailand


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.

H2 Productions
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 133
Room 105
Burbank, CA 91522

Green Hat Films
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 66
Burbank, CA 91522

American Work, Inc.
961 Sanborn Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029

Benderspink
5870 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Studio E
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

Producers:

Steve Bing
Scott Budnick
Jeffrey Wetzel
Joseph Garner
Daniel Goldberg
Jon Jashni
Chris Lowenstein
Todd Phillips
David Siegel
Thomas Tull

Director:

Todd Phillips

Starring:

Bradley Cooper
Jamie Chung
Liam Neeson
Zach Galifianakis
Ed Helms
Justin Bartha
Ken Jeong

Story:

A sequel that sees the characters from the 2009 hit comedy "The Hangover" traveling to Asia.

20th Century Fox extras casting call for 'The Big Valley' in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Filming begins the first week of August, 2010 on the 20th Century Fox feature film 'The Big Valley' in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Based on the hit 1960's TV series about a California ranching family in the Wild West days, The Big Valley is a Western period piece set in the late 1800's.

The extras casting company in Louisiana is currently casting Baton Rouge area locals to appear in the film as background actors. There is no requirement that you be able to ride a horse in this film, as stunt performers will be the only people on horseback. Ladies will be in CORSETS all day and men will be in WOOL all day. This is not for everyone. It will be hot.

Here is specifically what they are looking for:

Men: Rough looking, weathered, natural build, lean, tall, no tattoos, ages 18 and up. No muscular guys.

Women: No dyed hair, no bleach blondes, no visible tattoos, ages 18-up.

Size requirements:

Men: Slender, 5'10 - 6'3. Between 32 - 38 waist only. Must be able to grow facial hair.

Women: Sizes 4,6, and 8. Between 5'5-5'10. No bigger than size 8 shoes please.

To be considered for extra work on The Big Valley, email a color snapshot and contact information to the following:

bigvalleyextras@gmail.com

Please DO NOT submit if you are not located near Baton Rouge, Louisiana and fit the descriptions above.

Casting directors will be making selections and having fittings the last week of July.

Crew Member Hiring (Louisiana):

CREW MEMBER resumes ONLY should be sent to:

sanford2hampton@aol.com

Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):

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.

Sheila Jaffe
c/o Drama 3/4 Productions
6762 Lexington Ave., Ste. B
Hollywood, CA 90038

Extras Casting (Louisiana):

Caballero Casting, LLC
9522 Brookline Drive
Suite E
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
No phone calls or drop-offs.

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.

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Arclight Films
8447 Wilshire Blvd.
Stuite 101
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Fish Weir Filmworks
11377 West Olympic Blvd.
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Big Valley Films, LLC
6762 Lexington Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Big Valley Films, LLC
Baton Rouge Production Office
9522 Brookline Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Producers: Straw Weisman, Kate Edelman Johnson

Writer/Director: Daniel Adams

Starring:

Jessica Lange
Richard Dreyfuss
Ryan Phillippe
Travis Fimmel
Stephen Moyer
Lorraine Nicholson
Lee Majors
Bruce Dern

Story:

A feature film version of based on the 60's Western series, which ran on ABC from 1965-69, following Victoria Barkley the matriarch of a ranching family in the 1870s San Joaquin Valley. When a dispute between the Southern Pacific railroad and the lease holding ranchers along their train line sparks into open warfare, the Barkleys have to decide between siding with their neighbors, or siding with the all-powerful railroad.

Free 'The Business of Background Acting' Workshop for Michigan Residents

There is currently a large amount of filming that takes place in the State of Michigan due to the tax incentives given to the studios. The growth of the film industry in Michigan is expected to continue indefinitely. One of the top extras casting agencies in the state is offering free workshops for the community, giving people the opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of working as a background performer in film and television.

This is the 10th workshop JR Galactic will host in Michigan. They have been praised by members of the Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild of America, and the Michigan Film Office for preparing Michigan residents for work on a professional set.

Producers hire JR Galactic for Extras Casting support because they know their Talent is prepared and reliable. Thanks to the program, their Extras have proper set etiquette and arrive on set early, with the correct wardrobe and attitude. Participants of the workshop have priority casting consideration with JR Galactic.