Casting call for Warner Bros. Pictures feature film 'Transcendence' starring Johnny Depp

"Transcendence" is scheduled to hit theaters on April 18, 2014.

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Alcon Entertainment and Syncopy in association with Evolutionary Pictures and Straight Up Films are in production on the epic Warner Bros. Pictures sci-fi thriller feature film "Transcendence" starring Johnny Depp. Shooting will take place in New Mexico beginning mid-July. Two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner and four-time Casting Society of America Artios Award winner John Papsidera has cast the film's starring and co-starring roles in Los Angeles. Now the extras casting director has issued a casting call for all ages and types in New Mexico.

"Transcendence" centers on a scientific team consisting of husband and wife Will and Evelyn, and Max. The three are attempting work on stem cell and advanced computer technology, which will change the fundamentals of human life. After an anti-technology organization assassinates Will, Evelyn uploads his brain into a prototype supercomputer attempting to create the world's first machine that can think for itself. When the anti-technology organization finds out that the procedure was successful, they set out to take possession of the machine with the intent of demolishing it along with Will and the technology to ever create another like it.

Starring in "Transcendence" is the superlatively talented and incalculably popular actor, film producer, and musician Johnny Depp playing the role of Will. Only after completion of "Transcendence" will Depp concentrate on reprising Captain Jack Sparrow in Walt Disney Pictures "Pirates of the Caribbean 5". Johnny Depp's staggering acting accomplishments include being nominated for three Academy Awards, ten Golden Globe Award nominations with one win, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with a win. Golden Globe Award nominee Rebecca Hall is playing Johnny Depps' wife Evelyn. Hall recently completed playing the role of Maya Hansen in "Iron Man 3". Also joining the cast is Kate Mara, Paul Bettany, and Cole Hauser.

Academy Award winning Cinematographer Wally Pfister is making his feature film directorial debut from a screenplay written by newcomer Jack Paglen. Pfister has been the long time director of photography for three-time Academy Award nominated director Christopher Nolan. Among their collaborations are "Insomnia" starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, "Batman Begins" starring Christian Bale, "The Prestige" also starring Christian Bale along with Hugh Jackman, "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises," and "Inception" starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Christopher Nolan and Academy Award nominee Emma Thomas are executive producing "Transcendence" under the banner of Nolan's production company Syncopy, Inc. Academy Award nominees Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove are financing and producing for Alcon Entertainment. Johnson and Kosov are also producing under the banner of Evolutionary Pictures. Straight Up Films co-CEO's Marisa Polvino and Kate Cohen are producing with partner Regency Boies. Scott Andrew Robertson is co-producer. Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the film.

Transcendence Extras Casting Call Details

The local extras casting director in Albuquerque is seeking people of all ages and types to work as fully paid background performers. Interested talent must be available to work in the Belen, New Mexico area beginning mid-July, 2013.

Send a recent clear color snapshot along with all clothing sizes, contact information, and your location to the following:

Transcendence Extras
304 Washington SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108

All talent must and be legally eligible to work in New Mexico and the United States.

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• New Mexico Work Permit Requirements
• New Mexico Child Employment Entertainment Law Sheet
• New Mexico Child Labor Laws Brochure
• New Mexico Child Performer Pre-Authorization Certificate
• New Mexico Child Extras Pre-Authorization Certificate
• New Mexico Minor Trust Deduction Guidelines
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

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• New Mexico Casting Directors List
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• New Mexico Talent Agents List
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• New Mexico Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
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• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
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• PDF Users Guides

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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:

PRINCIPAL ACTOR CASTING HAS BEEN COMPLETED

Hannah Cooper
John Papsidera, CSA
Automatic Sweat, Inc.
5243 W Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Extras Casting

New Mexico:

Elizabeth Grabel
304 Washington SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108

EG Casting

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.

Transcendence Production Office
Evolutionary Pictures, LLC
1201 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Alcon Entertainment
10390 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Straight Up Films
435 West 19th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10011

Syncopy, Inc.
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 81
Room 203
Burbank, CA 91522

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

Executive Producers:

Christopher Nolan
Emma Thomas

Producers:

Marisa Polvino
Kate Cohen
Broderick Johnson
Andrew Kosove
Annie Marter

Director: Wally Pfister

Starring:

Johnny Depp - Will
Rebecca Hall - Evelyn
Kate Mara - Bree
Paul Bettany - Max
Cole Hauser - Military Officer

Story:

A present-day science fiction film, in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Inception. The story follows three scientists Max and the husband and wife team, Will (Johnny Depp) and Evelyn (Rebecca Hall), attempting work on stem cell and advanced computer technology, which will change the fundamentals of human life. Depp plays Will, a scientist whose brain is uploaded into a supercomputer with the aim of creating the world's first machine that can think for itself. A group of anti-technology terrorists assassinate Will, Evelyn uploads his brain into a prototype supercomputer. Although she at first finds the experiment seems to have gone wrong, before too long Evelyn finds Will responding in computer form. She goes on to connect Will to the Internet so he can help make further scientific breakthroughs. Will asks Evelyn to connect a microphone and a camera up to the computer so he can see and speak to her as well. When the anti-technology organization finds out, they try to steal the supercomputer and destroy it.

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Huge casting call for feature film 'Kill The Messenger' starring Jeremy Renner

"Kill The Messenger" will film in Atlanta July/August, 2013.

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Bluegrass Films and Harlan Films in association with Nick Wechsler Productions and The Combine are getting set to begin shooting the Focus Features true-story drama feature film "Kill The Messenger", which is based on Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist Gary Webb's series of articles. The principal actor casting directors are busy auditioning talent for many speaking roles, and now the extras casting director has issued a large casting call for all types of people interested in working on the film as fully paid background performers. Filming will take place beginning mid-July in Atlanta, GA.

"Kill The Messenger" centers on investigative reporter Gary Webb, who made a splash with his brilliant reporting on the clandestine CIA-backed Nicaraguan contra rebellion, which was funded by massive amounts of crack cocaine flooding into this country. Though the story was true, the CIA effectively discredited Webb and his reporting, ultimately silencing Webb, who "committed suicide" with two bullets to the head, only a few years before the CIA quietly released their own admission of their complicity.

Starring in "Kill The Messenger" is two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner playing the lead role of Gary Webb. Renner has starred in such hit films as "The Hurt Locker" for which he earned an Oscar nod, "The Avengers," "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol," "The Bourne Legacy," and "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters". He recently wrapped filming on "American Hustle" starring alongside Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. Also starring in Messenger is two-time Independent Spirit Awards nominee Rosemarie DeWitt portraying Gary Webb's wife Sue. Spanish actress Paz Vega has joined the cast playing Coral Baca, the girlfriend of wealthy drug dealer Raffie Cornejo.

Golden Globe Award winning filmmaker Michael Cuesta will direct from an adapted screenplay written by Peter Landesman based on Gary Webb's series of articles written for the San Jose Mercury News, and Nick Schou's novel. Cuesta's previous feature film directorial credits are "L.I.E.," "Twelve and Holding," "Tell Tale," and "Roadie". He is also an accomplished television series director. Producing "Kill The Messenger" is BAFTA Award nominee Nick Wechsler, Scott Stuber, and Naomi Despres. Don Handfield will executive produce under the banner of "The Combine", a production company that he partners with Michael Cuesta. Michael Bederman will also exec produce.


All talent must and be legally eligible to work in Atlanta, GA and the United States.

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• Georgia Child Labor Entertainment Employment Information Sheet
• Georgia Child Labor Summary Sheet
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• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
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• Sample Actors Resume
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• Entertainment Industry Terminology
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The 2013 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.

New York/Los Angeles:

Avy Kaufman
180 Varick Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10014

Extras Casting

Atlanta:

Jamie Lynn Catrett
Jennifer Rose Locke
CL Casting
1525 Whitfield Street
Smyrna, GA 30080

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.

Harlan Films, LLC
3110 Maple Drive NE
Suite 300
Atlanta GA 30305

Bluegrass Films
100 Universal City Plaza
Bungalow 4171
Universal City, CA 91608

The Combine
1660 Euclid Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Artina Films
1416 North La Brea Avenue
Building B, Suite 115
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Nick Wechsler Productions
1437 7th Street
Suite 250
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Focus Features
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 9128
Universal City, CA 91608

Executive Producers:

Don Handfield
Peter Landesman

Producers:

Scott Stuber
Naomi Despres
Nick Wechsler

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Starring:

Jeremy Renner - Gary Webb
Rosemarie DeWitt - Sue Webb
Paz Vega - Coral Baca

Story:

The true story of investigative reporter Gary Webb, who made a splash with his reporting on the clandestine CIA-backed Nicaraguan contra rebellion, which was funded by massive amounts of crack cocaine flooding into this country.

Casting call for feature film 'Stretch' starring Chris Pine and Brooklyn Decker

"Stretch" is set for a March 21, 2014 release date.

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Universal Pictures and Defender Entertainment in association with Blumhouse Productions and IM Global are now in production on the action comedy feature film "Stretch". The extras casting director has issued a casting call seeking people to work as background performers in an upscale high-end nightclub scene. Shooting will be taking place in Los Angeles starting June 30, 2013. In addition to the extras casting call, the principal actor casting director is auditioning talent for speaking roles. "Stretch" is scheduled to hit theaters on March 21, 2014.

"Stretch" centers on limo driver Stretch, who is trying to climb out of a tailspin over the loss of his girlfriend, but at least he's gotten clean from his drug/alcohol/gambling addictions. After messing up at work, nearly getting fired, and having the screws put on him for the six grand he owes his bookie, Stretch decides to take things into his own hands, and winds up chauffeuring around a certifiable nut job in the hopes that he'll receive $6,000 as a tip. Things go from bad to worse - involving enforcers, FBI agents, crazy celebs, and vindictive rival limo drivers - but Stretch somehow manages to find the moxie to survive and even triumph.

Starring in "Stretch" is Critics Choice Award nominee Chris Pine playing the lead role of limo driver stretch. Pine, a Los Angeles native, has enjoyed a very successful career starring in such films as "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement," "Smokin' Aces," "Star Trek," "Unstoppable," and "Star Trek Into Darkness". He is also set to star alongside Johnny Depp in the Disney feature film "Into The Woods". Also starring in "Stretch" is Teen Choice Awards nominee Brooklyn Decker, Golden Globe Award nominee Patrick Wilson, and Screen Actors Guild Awards winner Ed Helms.

Independent Spirit Awards nominee Joe Carnahan will direct from an original screenplay written by himself. Carnahan previously directed Chris Pine in the film "Smokin' Aces". Other directing credits include "Narc," "The A-Team," and "The Grey". Upcoming projects include the feature films "White Jazz," "Undying Love," "Nemesis," "Killing Pablo," and "Continue". Carnahan also wrote the screenplay for the feature film remake of the 1974 crime thriller film "Death Wish". Producing "Stretch" is Blumhouse Productions' Jason Blum and Tracy Falco. Jerry Corley, Rob Rose and Charles Layton will executive produce.

"Stretch" Extras Casting Call Details

The extras casting director is seeking adults 18-30 years of age and older to work as background performers in a very high-end nightclub scene. This will shoot sometime in July, 2013 in Los Angeles. Talent must provide their own transportation and wardrobe. To be considered email full name, phone number, age and recent color photo wearing Hollywood nightclub attire to: stretchcasting@gmail.com

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

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• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
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• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
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• Actors Unions
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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:

Dixie Webster-Davis
4924 Balboa Street
Suite 431
Encino, CA 91316

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.

Blumhouse Productions
2401 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057

Defender Entertainment
100 Universal City Plaza
Bungalow 5165
Universal City, CA 91608

IM Global
8322 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Executive Producers:

Jerry Corley
Rob Rose

Producers:

Jason Blum
Tracy Falco

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Starring:

Chris Pine
Brooklyn Decker
Patrick Wilson
Ed Helms
Matthew Willig
Ryan O'Nan
Ben Bray
Rad Daly
Kaleti Williams

Story:

A chauffeur takes a job for a billionaire who makes his life hell.

Casting call for extras to work regularly on NBC hit series 'Revolution'

"Revolution" season two premiers on September 25, 2013 at 8/7c on NBC.

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The hit NBC science fiction television drama series "Revolution" has been renewed for a full 22-episode second season, and the show has moved shooting locations from Wilmington, North Carolina to Austin, Texas. The series casting directors are auditioning actors for new recurring, guest starring, and day player roles. In addition, the local Austin casting director is seeking talent to work as series regular extras for the entire second season. Shooting will take place from July 5, 2013 through April 30, 2013.

"Revolution" takes place in a post-apocalyptic world 15 years after a technological blackout causes computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights to stop working. The show centers on a "family" - both biological and chosen - that struggles to reunite with one another. Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson is a strong-willed young woman who's brother Danny is kidnapped by Monroe Republic Militia and eventually killed by random helicopter gunfire. Charlie must team with a rogue band of survivors to overthrow the militia, and attempt to re-establish the Unites States of America. The underlying mystery is always there... why did the power fail, and will it ever return?

Returning for season two of "Revolution" is the beautiful and talented Saturn Award nominated Greek-Canadian actress Tracy Spiridakos playing the role of Charlie Matheson. Also starring in the series is Saturn Award nominee Billy Burke in the role of former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant Miles Matheson; Primetime Emmy Award nominee Elizabeth Mitchell plays Ben's wife and Charlie and Danny's mother Rachel Matheson; Zak Orth portrays the character Aaron Pittman, a former Google executive and friend of Charlie's father Ben; Primetime Emmy Award nominee Giancarlo Esposito is Major Tom Neville; Imagen Award nominee JD Pardo plays the role of former Monroe Militia Lieutenant Jason Neville; and Logie Award nominee David Lyons plays President/General Sebastian "Bass" Monroe.

Eric Kripke serves as executive producer and showrunner. Also executive producing is two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee J.J. Abrams, Primetime Emmy Award winner Bryan Burk, and Rockne S. O'Bannon. Co-executive producing is Hugo Award nominee Anne Cofell Saunders, Kathy Lingg, David Rambo, Phil Sgriccia, and Trey Callaway. Producers are Athena Wickham, Bob Williams, Charles Beeson, Paul Grellong. The production companies behind "Revolution" are Bonanza Productions, Bad Robot, and Kripke Enterprises.

Extras Casting Call Details

The extras casting director in Austin, Texas is casting background performers and stand-ins to work on the second season of the hit NBC series "revolution". Selected talent will work regularly on the show on various dates between July 5, 2013 and April 30, 2014. You MUST be available EVERY DAY from monday-friday, and ALL DAY/NIGHT on the dates booked. The shoots typically run from very early in the morning and often go into the night and even the following morning. The pay rate is $125.00 for 12 hours, with overtime pay after 12 hours. Shooting takes place in the Austin, Bartlett, Martindale areas. Occasionally shooting takes place in other locations in Texas.

To be booked talent must register with the following extras casting database:

"Revolution" Extras Registration

Note:

There is NO FEE REQUIRED to be booked, and you do NOT need a paid level membership on the extras registration database to be booked on "Revolution". If you already have a profile, it MUST have been updated within the last 6 months in order to be booked.

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

The 2013 Austin Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Texas and the United States:

• Child Labor Laws in Texas
• Summary of the Texas Child Labor Law
• Texas Child Labor Law FAQ
• Texas Limitations on Employment of Child Actors
• Texas Application for Child Actor - Performer Authorization
• Texas Application Exceptions for Child Extras
• Texas Workforce Commission Teen Application for Certificate of Age
• Texas Child Labor Complaint Form
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Austin Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Austin Casting Directors List
• Austin Extras Casting Directors List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Austin Talent Agents List
• Austin Acting Coaches, Classes, and Schools List
• Austin Headshot Photographers List
• Headshot Mass Printing Photo Labs
• Actors Unions
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Austin Resources
• PDF Users Guide

The 2013 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:

Erica Silverman
April Webster & Associates
2600 W. Olive Avenue
6th Floor
Burbank, CA 91505

Extras Casting

Austin:

Tina Kerr

On Location Casting

"Revolution" Extras Registration

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.

Bonanza Productions
3727 Magnolia Blvd
Suite 255
Burbank, CA 91505

Bad Robot
1221 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Kripke Enterprises
1880 Century Park E
Suite 950
Los Angeles CA 90067

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

Executive Producers:

J.J. Abrams
Bryan Burk
Eric Kripke
Rockne S. O'Bannon

Co-Executive Producers:

Jon Favreau (pilot episode)
Kathy Lingg
David Rambo
Anne Cofell Saunders
Phil Sgriccia
Trey Callaway

Producers:

Athena Wickham
Bob Williams
Charles Beeson
Paul Grellong

Directors:

Various directors work different episodes during the season. In television shows composed of individual episodes, the television director's role differs from that of a film director in that he or she may work only on some television episodes as opposed to the director of an entire film production. In episodic television productions, the major creative control resides with a producer of the show. The television producer with creative control is called the showrunner (in this case, Eric Kripke).

Starring:

Billy Burke - Miles Matheson
Tracy Spiridakos - Charlie Matheson
Giancarlo Esposito - Captain Neville
Tim Guinee - Ben Matheson
Maria Howell - Grace
David Lyons - Bass/Sebastian Monroe
Elizabeth Mitchell - Rachel Matheson
Zak Orth - Aaron
J.D. Pardo - Nate
Graham Rogers - Danny Matheson

Story:

Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why? Now, 15 years later, life is back to what it once was long before the industrial revolution: families living in quiet culde-sacs, and when the sun goes down lanterns and candles are lit. Life is slower and sweeter. Or is it? On the fringes of small farming communities, danger lurks. And a young woman’s (Tracy Spiridakos) life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously – and unbeknownst to her – had something to do with the blackout. This brutal encounter sets her and two unlikely companions off on a daring coming-of-age journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future.