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Mark Wahlberg film "Broken City" casting call for extras in New Orleans

Broken City New orleans Casting Call

"Broken City" hits theaters on January 18, 2013.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation's feature film "Broken City" is currently shooting in the New Orleans area and the extras casting director is seeking people to work on the film in December and January. This is fully paid work and no prior experience working as a background performer is necessary. Candidates must be located within reasonable driving distance of New Orleans.

"Broken City" is a political thriller with a very impressive cast that includes two-time Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg in the lead role of of a detective contracted by a corrupt Mayor to learn the identify of his wife's lover. Academy Award winner Russell Crowe plays the corrupt Mayor with Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones as his wife. Golden Globe nominee Barry Pepper has been cast to portray a rival Mayoral candidate and Primetime Emmy winner Kyle Chandler plays his right hand man. Rounding out the cast is Golden Globe winner Jeffrey Wright, Griffin Dunne (After Hours), James Ransone (Inside Man), Justin Chambers (Grey’s Anatomy), Natalie Martinez (Death Race), and the stunning beauty Alona Tal (Supernatural) as Katy.

Filmmaker Allen Hughes will produce and direct "Broken City" from a screenplay written by Brian Tucker. Hughes has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, Image Award, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award, and three Black Reel Awards one of which he won for directing "Book of Eli" with his brother Albert Hughes. The Hughes Brothers are also known for directing the 2001 film "From Hell" starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham.

Randall Emmett and George Furla will produce for Emmet/Furla Films, Stephen Levinson will produce for his company Leverage, and Teddy Schwarzman is producing for Black Bear Pictures. Sakonnet Capital Partners' Michael Corso and Anthony Gudas are executive producing and financing. Co-Executive Producers are Daniel Wagner and Fredrik Malmberg of Paradox Entertainment, along with Spencer Silna and Adi Shankar.

Current Casting Call

Here is what the extras casting director is currently seeking:

• Men and Women (21 years and older) to play a Midtown Lunch Crowd for a restaurant scene and a YMCA Audience Scene.

• Pay rate is $80 for 10 hours plus overtime.

• No costume fitting required.

Film Date: Monday January 23, 2012 (NOTE: This will be a split day/night shoot, meaning they will film some scenes during the day and some at night).

Once the casting directors receive your email they will contact you to confirm that you have been booked for this scene if you have been selected. If you are not selected for this role, they will consider you for future dates and roles.

If you live within reasonable driving distance of New Orleans, Louisiana and would like to be considered, submit a recent color snapshot and all contact information to the following:

rbcasting@cox.net

Please state that you are available for the "Broken City January 23rd Shoot".

Once they receive your email, they will contact you to confirm that you have been booked for this scene if you have been selected. If you are not selected for this role, we will consider you for future dates and roles.



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

The 2012 Louisiana Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to audition for "Broken City" or work as an extra on the film:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Louisiana Child Performer Law Information Sheet
• Louisiana Child Performer Trust Act Sheet
• Louisiana Minor Trust Deduction Guidelines
• Louisiana Minor Intention To Employ Form
• Louisiana Employment of Minors in Theatrical Performances or Exhibitions
• Louisiana Film, TV, and Commercials Minor Labor Law Summary
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Louisiana Actors Resources:

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

The 2012 Louisiana Actors Resource Guide eBook is available here.

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:

Sheila Jaffe
Walker/Jaffe Casting
43 Oyster Bay Road
Locust Valley, NY 11560

Extras Casting

New Orleans:

Jason Landry
Batherson Casting
"Broken City" Extras
920 Poeyfarre Street
Penthouse
New Orleans LA 70130

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.

"Broken City" Production Office
Georgia Film Fund Seven, LLC
935 Gravier Street
5th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112

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

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

Leverage
3030 Pennsylvania Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Underworld Entertainment
6404 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1505
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Black Bear Pictures
185 Franklin Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10013

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

Producers:

Allen Hughes
Randall Emmett
George Furla
Stephen Levinson
Teddy Schwarzman

Director:

Allen Hughes

Starring:

Mark Wahlberg
Russell Crowe
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Kyle Chandler
Michael Beach
Alona Tal
Natalie Martinez
Barry Pepper
Justin Chambers
James Ransone
Griffin Dunne
Jeffrey Wright

Story:

Seven years after being forced to resign in a scandal for a questionable shooting, former New York City police detective turned private investigator Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg), is hired by the city’s Mayor, Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe), the same man who ended his police career, to investigate his wife’s (Catherine Zeta-Jones) suspected infidelity. When the wife’s lover turns up dead things become more twisted than Taggart could have ever predicted. As he begins to question Hostetler’s motives, Taggart is courted by both the mayor’s wife and his old police chief to turn the focus of his investigation on the Mayor. Taggart quickly discovers that he has been a pawn in a larger game, and seizes the opportunity to make up for his past mistakes, as he navigates the dark intersection between the criminal, political and business worlds, playing all sides to take down the mayor.

Summit Entertainment major feature film 'Now You See Me' auditions and extras casting

Now You See Me Auditions Extras Casting

"Now You See Me" will shoot in Louisiana and New York from January 16 - March 20, 2012.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

The production company Kurtzman/Orci and Summit Entertainment will begin shooting the magician-heist thriller feature film "Now You See Me" in New Orleans and New York beginning January 16, 2012. The main roles are being cast in Los Angeles, and some supporting roles as well as day players are being cast in New Orleans. All of the film's extras, photo doubles, and stand-ins for the films stars will be cast in Louisiana and New York.

"Now You See Me" is about about a team of FBI agents that track a group of illusionists called "The Four Horsemen" who perform a pair of high-tech magic shows, first astonishing audiences by robbing a bank on another continent, and then exposing a white-collar criminal and funneling his millions into the audience members' bank accounts.

The film has a great cast in Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg playing the lead role of Atlas, an arrogant leader of a group of illusionists called the Four Horsemen. Academy Award winners Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine star along with Academy Award nominees Mark Ruffalo and Woody Harrelson. The two female leads are played by Isla Fisher and Mélanie Laurent. Dave Franco, the younger brother of James, has joined the cast as one of the Four Horsemen.

French filmmaker Louis Leterrier will direct "Now You See Me" from a script written by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt. Leterrier has directed such films as "The Transporter 1 & 2," "Unleashed," "The Incredible Hulk," and "Clash of the Titans". He also served as executive producer on the Titans sequel "Wrath of the Titans", which will hit theaters on March 30, 2012.

Here are the following casting needs in New Orleans at this time:

• Males and Females, 18 years and older. Any ethnicity. Prefer FBI, Police, or Military training. Clean cut and physically fit appearance. Will be portraying FBI Agents.

There will be three groups of FBI agent extras that can only work dates in that group.

Tentative Shoot Sates in 2012:

Group 1: January 18 and 19 - February 1, 2, 8, 9, 10 - March 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Group 2: February 15, 16 and 17
Group 3: February 7, 28 and 29

If interested in any of these dates and you have the training listed above, send an email with a current snapshot (look FBI if you can in the photo - no sunglasses), all clothing sizes including shoe and hat, the training you have had, and all contact information including phone number. Add the dates from above that you are interested in. A booking in one group does not mean you will be working all the days in that group. Do not assume you are booked because you submitted. An assistant director will be picking who she wants from the submissions. Final decisions may not be made until early January, 2012.

Email the extras casting director Jay deFelice at: jay@gloriosocasting.com

Put "FBI Agent Extras" in the Subject Line of your email.

Also needed are the following for various days and nights in January, February, and March:

• Mardi Gras party goers.

• Magic Show Audience members, willing to be active and participate.

• Thousands of extras will be used.

• Upscale cars are also needed.

If interested the the General Background Extra roles, email a recent color snapshot, along with all clothing sizes and all contact information to: jay@gloriosocasting.com

Put "Now You See Me General Background Extras" in the Subject Line of your email.

Pay Rate is $88 for 10 hours, then time and 1/2. Some scenes will have to match absolutely, Those will be a slightly higher rate. This is roughly the industry standard for non-union extras in Louisiana. Depending on the production company, rates for extras may vary. Typically, the rate is $80 for 10 hours, though it can vary ($102 for 12 hours, for example). The rate will always comply with Louisiana Labor Law. The following is more information regarding working as an extra: General Background Extra Guidelines.

All filming is in the New Orleans area, and you MUST be located within reasonable driving distance.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States. Candidates must also be available for production various dates beginning February 13, 2012 through April 20 2012.

The 2012 Louisiana Resource Guide eBook includes the following documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to work on "Now You See Me":

• Louisiana Child Performer Law Information Sheet
• Louisiana Child Performer Trust Act Sheet
• Louisiana Minor Trust Deduction Guidelines
• Louisiana Minor Intention To Employ Form
• Louisiana Employment of Minors Informational Booklet
• Louisiana Film, TV, and Commercials Minor Labor Law Summary

In addition to the following Actors Resources:

• New Orleans Casting Directors List
• Baton Rouge Casting Directors List
• Shreveport Casting Directors List
• Louisiana Actors Unions and Resources
• General Talent Agent Information
• Louisiana Talent Agents List
• Louisiana Acting Classes and Schools List
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Actors Resources
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permit Information
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• PDF Users Guides

The 2012 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.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Carmen Cuba Casting
9601 Wilshire Blvd
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

New Orleans:

Ryan Glorioso, CSA
Glorioso Casting
2926 Canal Blvd.
2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70119

Extras Casting


New Orleans:

Jay DeFelice
Glorioso Casting
2926 Canal Blvd.
2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70119
Now You See Me Extras 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.

"Now You See Me" Production Office
See Me Louisiana, LLC
1231 Prytania Street
Suite 401
New Orleans, LA 70130

Kurtzman/Orci
100 Universal Plaza
Building 5171
Universal City, CA 91608

Summit Entertainment
1630 Stewart Street
Suite 120
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Producers:

Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Bobby Cohen
Boaz Yakin

Director: Louis Leterrier

Starring:

Jesse Eisenberg - Atlas
Mark Ruffalo - Dylan Hobbes
Isla Fisher - Henley
Woody Harrelson - Merritt Osbourne
Mélanie Laurent - Alma Cheval
Dave Franco - Four Horseman
Michael Caine - Arthur Tressler
Morgan Freeman - Thaddeus Bradely

Story:

An action film in the vein on "Ocean's 11", about four magicians who pull off a bank heist in Paris, while simultaneously performing on stage in Las Vegas. It follows a crack FBI squad in a game of cat-and-mouse against a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists, who pull off a series of daring bank heists during their Performances, showering the profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. Dylan Hobbes (Mark Ruffalo) is a special agent at the Las Vegas branch of the FBI who is desperately trying to find time to spend with his beloved, but estranged, daughter. When four master magicians begin robbing banks using illusions however, Dylan is forced away from his home and into a bizarre investigation. Dylan is joined by his partner, Agent Fuller and a Parisian liaison, Alma Cheval (Mélanie Laurent), but both find themselves unable to explain how the magicians are able to pull off the heists. They subsequently turn to legendary illusion-exposer Thaddeus Bradely (Morgan Freeman) who begins to instruct the detectives as to how the magicians are able to fool them all. Dylan and his crew finally think they have the jump on the magicians' final heist (robbing a money-printing factory in Los Angeles), but when the place is robbed despite Dylan's presence and extra security, he is thrown off the case. When the stolen money subsequently appears in Thaddeus' basement, Dylan makes the arrest, but reveals to the startled ex-magician that he works for a secret society known as "They Eye," a society tasked with protecting magicians from exposers just like Thaddeus. Dylan has been orchestrating the heists from day one and after Thaddeus is sent to jail for crimes he didn’t commit, Dylan heads home to finally start making up lost time with his daughter.

Indie feature film 'So This is Christmas' casting extras in Tulsa, OK

So This is Christmas Extras Casting

"So This is Christmas" is under SAG Low Budget Modified Affirmative Action contract.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Foster Entertainment and So This Is Christmas, LLC productions is currently filming the Indie feature film "So This is Christmas" in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma and its surrounding areas. The film has cast some of the lead actors in Los Angeles, and some leads and supporting roles in Oklahoma. The extras are being cast in Oklahoma.

"So This is Christmas" is a feature-length motion picture about choices and consequences, starring Oscar-nominated Eric Roberts, Emmy-nominated Lexi Ainsworth, Vivica A. Fox, and Titus Makin of Glee. The film is a story of redemption that follows a teenage girl who turns her empty life around and finds its meaning by giving to others. The story also focuses on the main character’s brother, who hits rock bottom and experiences real grace by reaching out to others. Additionally, it is a Christmas story that will include a comical children's presentation of the traditional story.

The original award-winning screenplay was written by producers Richard and Deborah Foster, and will be directed by Richard Foster as both director and cinematographer. The Fosters’ background includes many years of national and international television commercials, for which they have garnered numerous awards. "So This is Christmas" is utilizing the 35% Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate, so the production is using crew, supporting cast, locations, and many other resources in the state of Oklahoma.

If you are located in Oklahoma and are interested in being considered for acting or extra roles on "So This Is Christmas", email a recent color photo and resume (if available), all clothing sizes, and contact information to the following:

auditions@fosterent.com

Filming runs through November 12, 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 email only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Michael Donovan CSA
7805 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Oklahoma:

Chris Freihofer CSA
3750 W Main Street
Five Park A
Norman, Oklahoma 73072

Extras Casting

Oklahoma:

Chris Freihofer CSA
3750 W Main Street
Five Park A
Norman, Oklahoma 73072

Production Company:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production company, 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.

Foster Entertainment
7030 C South Lewis Avenue
PMB 333
Tulsa, OK 74136

Producers: Richard Foster, Deborah Foster

Director:Richard Foster

Starring:

Eric Roberts - Bill
Vivica A. Fox - Sharon
Lexi Ainsworth - Ashley
Titus Makin, Jr. - Jason
Bryan Massey - Mac
Cassidee Vandalia - Nicki
Erica Rhodes - Angelina
Justinh Avery - Jonathan
Daven Wilson - Hank
Derick Snow - Geo
Lemarc Johnson - Roach
Stan Gao - Pretty Boy
Don Taylor - Bob Blackman
Jillian Estell - Darlene
Campbell Casillo - Keven
Jonathan Harp - Joseph
Cameron Mcgarry - Wise Man
Evelyn Smith - Wise Woman
Michael Mandanas - Heron
Marcus Mauldin - Coach
Laurie Cummings - Physician
Leslie Hippensteel - Policewoman
Sasha the golden retriever - Willy

Story:

So This Is Christmas is a film about choices and consequences. Ashley, a disillusioned eighteen year old, lives life in the fast lane seeking acceptance with her streetwise friend, Nicki's quest for guys and alcohol until a handyman working around her house abruptly invades her blended family's life. Before she can shoplift another mini skirt, she finds herself writing and directing a Christmas play for over sixty underprivileged kids. At the same time she runs headlong into her ultimate soul mate. They may live happily ever after unless her stepbrother, the drugged out Jason, gets her killed first.

Steven Spielberg feature film 'Lincoln' seeking extras in Virginia

Steven Spielberg Lincoln Richmond Casting

Disney's Touchstone Pictures will release "Lincoln" in December, 2012
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Note: Have you been waiting to hear back from a Lincoln casting call or submission? Don’t give up yet! There might still be hope.

Today the Virginia Film Office said locals who attended extras casting calls for "Office Seekers" / the Lincoln film may still get a call-back. So don’t cut or trim your beards, aspiring Richmond celebs, Spielberg & Co, are calling actors as needed. The Virginia Film Office advises that everyone should plan on being on stand-by throughout the fall shoot. Filming is scheduled to run through early December. In short, just because you haven't heard back yet, doesn't mean you won't hear back at all.

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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg is set to begin production on the highly anticipated major feature film "Lincoln". The extras casting director is seeking adult Caucasian and African American men and women who are located within reasonable driving distance of the Richmond and Petersburg, VA areas to work as extras, photo-doubles, and stand-ins for the film's stars. Shooting begins mid-October, 2011.

Three-time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg will direct the film from a screenplay written by Academy Award nominated Tony Kushner. The adapted screenplay is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's bestseller "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," which follows Lincoln's leadership during the years of the American Civil War. While consulting on a Steven Spielberg project in 1999, Kearns-Goodwin told Spielberg she was planning to write "Team of Rivals," and Spielberg immediately told her he wanted the film rights. DreamWorks finalized the deal way back in 2001 and the film has been in development ever since.

Spielberg stated, "We start shooting in October. Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team Of Rivals is much too big a book to be a movie, so the Lincoln story only takes place in the last few months of his Presidency and life. I was interested in how he ended the war through all the efforts of his generals...but more importantly how he passed the 13th Amendment into constitutional law. The Emancipation Proclamation was a war powers act and could have been struck down by any court after the war ended...But what permanently ended slavery was the very close vote in the House of Representatives over the 13th Amendment - that story I'm excited to tell".

The "Lincoln" cast includes two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, and two-time Academy Award winner Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln, Golden Globe nominated Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robert Todd Lincoln, Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens, Academy Award nominated Jackie Earle Haley as Alexander Stephens, and two-time Golden Globe Award nominated Lee Pace as Fernando Wood. Liam Neeson was attached to play the role of Abraham Lincoln from the start, but withdrew from the project in 2010, at which point Daniel Day-Lewis agreed to play the role.

Note: "Lincoln" is also using the working title of "Office Seekers". A working title is the temporary name of a film used during its development. Working titles are used primarily for two reasons - the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon and the working title is being used as a filler for naming purposes, the second being to intentionally disguise the production of a high profile film. In some cases a working title may ultimately be used as the official title. This "title ruse" is now a very common practice by which these high-profile films or television series is given a fake working title to keep its production a secret, and to prevent price gouging by suppliers, casual theft and undesirable attention.

Here is what the casting director is seeking:

Caucasian and African American Men

• Height: 6’1” and under.
• Weight: 200lbs or less.
• Facial hair and longish hair a huge plus.
• No shaved heads, dreadlocks or braids.
• No piercings.

Caucasian Women

• Shoulder length or longer hair.
• Hair must be natural color.
• No bleached, dyed or streaked hair.
• Should be a dress size 6-12.

African American Women

• Any length hair but no dreads, braids, modern cuts or wigs.
• Should be a dress size 6-12.

If you are located within reasonable driving distance if Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia:

Please send a recent color snapshot to osextrascasting@gmail.com

Include height, weight and all contact information.

You may also mail in your info to the following:

Attn: Extras Casting
Office Seekers
8080 AMF Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Anyone who has previously applied or attended open casting calls for this film need not resubmit.

Filming runs from October 10, 2011 through December 16, 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.

New York:

Avy Kaufman
"Office Seekers" Casting
180 Varick Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10014

Extras Casting

Richmond, VA:

Attn: Extras Casting
Office Seekers
8080 AMF Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23111
osextrascasting@gmail.com

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.

Office Seekers Productions
8080 Amf Drive
Mechanicsville, VA 23111

DreamWorks SKG
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 10
Universal City, CA 91608

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

Touchstone Pictures
500 S Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

Imagine Entertainment
9465 Wilshire Blvd.
7th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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

The Kennedy/Marshall Company
619 Arizona Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401

The Weinstein Company
375 Greenwich Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013

"Lincoln" L.A. Production Office
Office Seekers Productions, LLC
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Producers:

Frank Marshall
Kathleen Kennedy
Laurie MacDonald
Walter Parkes

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Starring:

Daniel Day-Lewis
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sally Field
Tommy Lee Jones
Hal Holbrook
James Spader
John Hawkes
Tim Blake Nelson
Bruce McGill
Joseph Cross
David Costabile
Byron Jennings
Dakin Matthews
Boris McGiver
Gloria Reuben
Jeremy Strong
David Warshofsky
David Strathairn
Walton Goggins

Story:

The film will focus on the political collision of Abraham Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end of the Civil War. Daniel Day Lewis is cast as the bearded 16th president of the United States and Sally Field as his wife Mary Todd. Tommy Lee Jones will play Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican leader and congressman from Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives. Stevens was a staunch supporter of abolishing slavery and was critical to writing the legislation that funded the American Civil War. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been cast to play Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln.