Open casting call for Indy feature film 'Sweethearts N' Angels'

Bailee Madison plays the lead role of Ida Clayton in "Sweethearts N' Angels".

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The casting directors for the independent family feature film "Sweethearts N' Angels" will be holding an open casting call on Saturday, April 16, 2011 for people interested in working on the film as background extras.

This is a rodeo-themed movie starring 11-year-old Bailee Madison as strong-willed Ida Clayton who is recruited into a young female trick-riding rodeo group. Madison recently starred as Jennifer Aniston's daughter in "Just Go With It," and can be seen with Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce in the Guillermo del Toro-produced "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". She also has been cast to co-star in "Dance of the Mirlitons" with Kristen Bell. She played Maxine Russo on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place".

Timothy Armstrong wrote the screenplay and will direct "Sweethearts N' Angels" with Ben Feingold producing.

Open Casting Call Details

All ages including children and senior citizens are needed, as well as any ethnicity, type, size, and shapes. This is a rodeo themed film, so rodeo crowd types are especially needed. Also general extras such as restaurant patrons, people walking down the street, etc. This is paid extra work, no prior experience is required.

Filming begins in the Stillwater, Oklahoma area on May 2, 2011 and will continue through mid-June, 2011.

Where:

Stillwater Community Center
Lowry Activity Center
315 West 8th Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074
Click Here for directions.

When:

Saturday April 16, 2011
10:00am - 5:00pm

Please bring a pencil and be prepared to fill out a form with your physical stats and clothing sizes. There are no fees whatsoever to be considered or hired to work as an extra on "Sweethearts N' Angels".

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:

Mary Jo Slater
Shannon Makhanian
"Sweethearts N' Angels" Casting
232 N. Canon Dr.
Beverly Hills CA 90210

Extras Casting

Oklahoma:

Chris Freihofer, CSA
Freihofer Casting
"Sweethearts N' Angels" Extras
3750 W Main Street
Suite 139
Norman, OK 73072

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.

Sweethearts, LLC
12268 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604

Armstrong Moving Pictures
910 Geneva Street
Glendale, CA 91207

Producers:

Ash Shah
Jim Busfield
Ben Feingold

Writer/Director:

Timothy Armstrong

Starring:

Bailee Madison
James Cromwell

Story:

Eleven-year-old Ida Clayton (Bailee Madison) comes from a broken home and yearns to become a Cowgirl Chick, even though her burned-out mother, Elaine, tells her there’s no way she could ever ride a horse and do stunts like that. Ida dreams of seeing her father, who she has never met and her mother won’t tell her anything about.

Marvel Studios first official open casting call for 'The Avengers'

Scarlett Johansson will play Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow in "The Avengers".

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Walt Disney Company's Marvel Studios is currently in pre-production on the upcoming superhero blockbuster film "The Avengers". The film will be directed by Academy Award nominated Joss Whedon, and shot in 3-D. Whedon also re-wrote a script that was originally written by scribe Zak Penn. There will be an official open casting call being held by Marvel Studios in Albuquerque, NM in late March 2011.

Marvel Studios Co-Presidents Kevin Feige and Louis D'Esposito, VP Development and Production Jeremy Latcham, Executive Vice President of Visual Effects Victoria Alonso, and Executive of Animation Development Joshua Fine will all oversee production for the studio. Jon Favreau will co-executive produce "The Avengers" under his Fairview Entertainment banner.

"The Avengers" will be filmed almost entirely in New Mexico, and will become the state's largest feature film production ever with an estimated budget surpassing $200 million. New Mexico has a 25 percent rebate program intended to bring major film and television productions to the state.

Marvel also chose New Mexico due to the close propinquity to Los Angeles, heterogeneous landscape and the fact that the studio recently enjoyed filming scenes for another film there - "Thor." The picture was originally slated to start filming in February, 2011 but Marvel Studio executives pushed the production start date back to April, 2011 to accommodate the change in filming location.

All of the main principal actors have been cast. There will still be casting for day players and extras, mainly in Albuquerque, Cleveland, and New York - where filming will take place starting April 25, 2011 and continue through late June, 2011. There will also be additional casting in Cleveland, Ohio and New York, the other two filming locations. Shooting will run through September 2010. The exact shooting dates for Cleveland and New York have not been officially released. Filming will also take place in Los Angeles.

"The Avengers" has a scheduled release date of May 4, 2012.

Open Casting Call Details

NOTE: The open casting call that was held in Santa Fe, NM on February 16, 2011 WAS NOT a Marvel Studios official casting call for "The Avengers," but was rather simply part of of New Mexico's Film and Media Day. The following open casting call is the first official Marvel Studios open casting call specifically for "The Avengers".

Where:

Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
Weavers Room
800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Click Here for directions.

When:

Friday, March 25, 2011
12:00pm - 4:00pm

and

Saturday, March 26, 2011
10:00am-3:00pm

• As many New Mexico local residents as possible will be cast.
• This is a PAID job.
• No experience working as an extra or actor is required.
• All ages and types are needed, but must be 18+ to attend.
• Will accept non-returnable photos of kids that can obtain work permit.
• Come to the open casting call well groomed, and well dressed.
• Please bring a pen and photo ID.
• Photos will be taken at NO CHARGE at the open casting call.
• NO PHONE CALLS to the casting call venue.

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 and New York:

Randi Hiller
Sarah Finn
"The Avengers" Talent Submission
721 1/2 N. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Note:

Randi Hiller formed her own company "Randi Hiller Casting" in 2008, however she still works closely with former business partner Sarah Finn and Marvel Studios, and they are teamed up for this project.

Cleveland:

TBA

Extras Casting

All Locations:

Maryellen Aviano
"The Avengers" Extras Casting Coordinator
1000 Flower Street
Glendale, CA 91201

Open Casting Calls will be held in each of the cities where filming is to take place. Details will be posted here as soon as they are available.

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 Avengers Production Office (Albuquerque)
Marvel Easter Productions LLC/Group Hug
5650 University Blvd. SE
Bldg. C, 1st Floor
Albuquerque, NM 87106

The Avengers Production Office (Los Angeles)
Marvel Easter Productions, LLC
1600 Rosecrans Avenue
Building 6A
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

The Walt Disney Studios
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Jon Favreau
Fairview Entertainment
1323 Miller Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Zac Penn's Company
6240 W. Third Street
Suite 421
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Producers:

Kevin Feige
Louis D'Esposito
Jeremy Latcham
Victoria Alonso
Jon Favreau
Alan Fine
Stan Lee

Writer/Director:

Joss Whedon

Starring:

Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man
Scarlett Johansson - Black Widow
Chris Evans - Captain America
Chris Hemsworth - Thor
Don Cheadle - War Machine
Jeremy Renner - Hawkeye
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Mark Ruffalo/Lou Ferrigno - The Hulk
Clark Gregg - S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson
Samuel L. Jackson - S.H.I.E.L.D. Director General Nick Fury

Story:

A superhero team called "The Avengers" do battle against two separate alien extraterrestrial humanoid life forms. The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of a group of Marvel Comics heroes aka "Earth’s Mightiest Heroes". The aliens that The Avengers will fight are called "The Kree" and "Skrulls". These two extraterrestrial races become embroiled in a war for ages that ultimately makes its way to Earth, and the Avengers unite to intervene with all their power and might combined.

Universal Studios direct-to-DVD film 'Beethoven Saves Christmas' casting 1,000 extras

The beautiful and talented Kim Rhodes is starring opposite Beethoven

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Original Pictures are teamed up filming the 7th movie in the family comedy Beethoven film series. The casting directors are seeking upwards of 1,000 people of all ages including children to appear the film as background performers.

John Putch is directing his second film for Universal Home Entertainment. He previously directed Universal's direct-to-DVD move "America Pie: Book of Love". Putch began his career as an actor in 1973, and began directing films and television series in 1985. His TV directing credits include "Scrubs ," "Ugly Betty," "10 Things I Hate About You," "Zeke and Luther," "Cougar Town," "Friends with Benefits" among many others. Some of his film directing credits include " Waiting to Act," "Intrepid," "Pursuit of Happiness," "Mojave Phone Booth," "Route 30," and "Route 30, Too!".

Two Disney Channel stars are playing lead roles in "Beethoven Saves Christmas". Kim Rhodes was a series regular on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", and Kyle Massey was the star of "Cory in the House". Canadian actor Munro Chambers, who plays Eli Goldsworthy on the television series "Degrassi: The Next Generation" is co-starring. And Primetime Emmy nominated actor Robert Picardo plays a lead role.

Here is what the extras casting director is seeking:

• All ages, male and female, any ethnicity.

• Families, moms, dads, kids, grandmas, grandpas.

• Ice skaters.

• People to play attendees and participants in a Santa Claus parade.

• People to play Christmas shoppers.

• Must be willing to work mostly exterior winter scenes.

• Must be willing to work on a set where dog(s) are in most scenes.

• Must commit to 1-2 complete days of filming.

• Must be located within a reasonable driving distance to Winnipeg.

• Must be legally able to work in Canada.

There will possibly be upwards of 1,000 extras hired for these scenes. Filming will take place on Monday through Fridays only. A typical day of shooting is between 10-12 hours. Pay rate is $11.00 per hour when hired.

If you fit the criteria above and are interested in being considered to work on the film, here are the steps to take:

• Download the extras application form HERE.

• Fill out the form and attach a color recent color photo.

• Photo does NOT have to be professional, can be a snapshot.

• Include all contact information, including your location.

• Specify if you can ice skate and own skates.

Send all of the above to the following ASAP:

Kari Rieger
Kari Casting
Beethoven Saves Christmas Extras
PO Box 68043
RPO Osborne Village
Winnipeg, MB R3L 2V9
Canada

Filming is taking place 15 miles north of Winnipeg in the small town of Stonewall, Manitoba. Shooting will continue through March 18, 2011.

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:

Jeff Gerrard
Beethoven Saves Christmas
4704 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Suite 202
Studio City, CA 91607

Winnipeg:

Jim Heber
Beethoven Saves Christmas Casting
PO Box 1907
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R2
Canada

Extras Casting

Winnipeg:

Kari Rieger
Beethoven Saves Christmas Extras
PO Box 68043
RPO Osborne Village
Winnipeg, MB R3L 2V9
Canada

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.

Beethoven Saves Christmas
Winnipeg Production Office
889 Erin
Winnipeg MB R3G 2W6
Canada

Universal Studios Home Entertainment
10 Universal City Plaza
33rd Floor
Universal City, CA 91608

Original Pictures
191 Lombard Ave
Suite 602
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X1
Canada

Producers:

Jeff Freilich

Director:

John Putch

Starring:

Kim Rhodes
Robert Picardo
Kyle Massey
Munro Chambers

Story:

The big lovable Saint Bernard Beethoven is back again for another warm family fun romp. This time he saves Christmas. Beethoven is shipped off to participate in a set in a non-descript quaint American small-town Christmas parade. A youngster named Mason is assigned the responsibility of keeping an eye on Beethoven. Together, they get into to all kinds of doggone mischief.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a Division of NBC Universal.

Columbia Pictures feature film 'Men In Black 3' casting background performers in New York

"Men In Black 3" is currently on hold due to script rewrites.

Shooting will continue on March 23, 2011.

Men In Black III will hit theaters May 25, 2012
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The feature film Men In Black III is currently filming in New York and the extras casting director is currently seeking the following:

• SAG Caucasian women to play 1960s young, attractive secretary types.
• Must be available for filming between February 28 and March 9.
• Must have natural-looking hair with no obvious highlights or roots.
• Please do not submit if you've previously worked on the film.

Email a recent picture and contact information to mib3@gwcnyc.com

Write "SAG Secretary Types" in the subject line of your email.

Men In Black III is being directed and co-produced by Primetime Emmy Award winning Barry Sonnenfeld, who has helmed such films as Get Shorty, Wild Wild West, and of course the first two installments of Men In Black. Steven Spielberg is also on board as co-producer with Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald of the Los Angeles based Parkes/MacDonald Productions.

Ethan Cohen has penned the script, and rumors of him being replaced by David Koepp were untrue, although Koepp did some brief work on the script. Cohen's writing credits include Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Tropic Thunder.

The principal actor casting director is auditioning actresses in their 20's to play a younger version of Emma Thompson. The character has a good sense of humor, is alluring, and is very secure with her level of intelligence.

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.

New York:

Ellen Chenoweth
161 Avenue of the Americas
11th floor
New York, NY 10013

Extras Casting

New York:

Grant Wilfley Casting
123 West 18th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10011
mib3@gwcnyc.com

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end being thrown away), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Men In Black 3 Production Office
Kaufman Astoria Studios
34-37 36th Street
2nd Floor
Astoria, NY 11106

Columbia Pictures
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Amblin Entertainment
100 Universal Plaza
Bldg 477
Universal City, CA 91608

Right Coast Productions
289 Springs Fireplace Road
East Hampton, NY 11937

Parkes/MacDonald Productions
1663 Euclid Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Producers:

Steven Spielberg
Walter Parkes
Laurie MacDonald
Barry Sonnenfeld

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Starring:

Will Smith
Tommy Lee Jones
Josh Brolin
Jemaine Clement
Emma Thompson
Nicole Scherzinger

Story:

The Men In Black duo of Agent Jay and Agent Kay are back in action. When the world is threatened by an evil alien, Agent Jay travels back in time to 1969, where he teams up with the younger Agent Kay to stop an evil villain named Boris (Clement) from destroying the world in the future. Brolin will play the younger version of Jones' Agent Kay character.