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Extras casting ongoing for 'Transformers 3' in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

LOS ANGELES FILMING HAS BEEN COMPLETED


Transformers 3 is currently filming in Los Angeles and extras casting is now ongoing. Director Michael Bay has signed on to direct his third Transformers picture, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has replaced Megan Fox in quick order. Pre-shoots took place April, 2010.

The filming locations are set for Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas, Africa, Moscow and China. Principal photography is scheduled to run through July 1, 2010 in Los Angeles before moving on to Chicago and Washington, D.C. The release date is scheduled for July 1st, 2011.

Los Angeles

The extras casting director for Transformers 3 in Los Angeles is looking for the following types:

● Seeking attractive 20-45 y.o. professional types, any ethnicity, who have not previously been to a wardrobe fitting or worked on Transformers 3. Seeking talent who are athletic, have great posture, and look very polished and professional. Photos in professional or trendy business attire are ideal. This will require a wardrobe fitting - fitting dates are TBD and the work dates are also TBD - sometime in late June, 2010 in Los Angeles. This will be multiple days of work for the majority of those fit for this group.

Email a current photo - you must list the date or approx date the photo was taken - along with your Union status and SAG number if applicable, contact numbers, Height, Weight, Age or Age Range, and accurate sizes (Men: Neck, Sleeve, Waist, Inseam, Jacket and Shoe) (Women: Bust, Waist, Hip, Dress, Shoe.) Emailed photos should be 3x4 in size and 72 dpi MIN but 150 dpi MAX and must be .jpg format. NO links to other websites, just submit the above to: TF3casting@gmail.com

In the subject line please put "TF3 Professional Types."

You may also mail in your submission to:

Carla Lewis
Headquarters Casting
3108 W. Magnolia Blvd
Burbank, CA 91505

Chicago

The extras casting director for Transformers 3 in Chicago is looking for the following types:

● Ukrainian men and women, 20 to 80 years of age. You do not have to be Ukrainian, MUST look Ukrainian.

● Ukrainian or Ukrainian looking types of men 5'10" to 6'1", clothing size 38 regular to 44 regular who know how to handle a gun. Please include a note in your submission that you know how to handle a gun.

If you fit one of the above descriptions, email a recent color photo non-professional photo to: jpextras@gmail.com

In the subject line please put "Ukrainian." Include your phone number, name, address and all your clothing/shoe sizes/hat sizes/etc.

You may also mail in your submission to:

Joan Philo Casting
PO Box 13084
Chicago, IL 60613

If you are mailing in your submission, fill out and send in an extras registration form. Click Here to download the Transformers 3 Chicago Extras registration form.

Please only respond if you are Ukrainian or Ukrainian-looking. Please do not send any headshots, comp cards or refer them to a link to look at your photos. These photos MUST be e-mailed as an attachment.

Washington, D.C.

Mail a current color 5x7 photo - you must list the date or approx date the photo was taken - along with your Union status and SAG number if applicable, contact numbers, Height, Weight, Age or Age Range, and accurate sizes (Men: Neck, Sleeve, Waist, Inseam, Jacket and Shoe) (Women: Bust, Waist, Hip, Dress, Shoe.)

Betsy Royall Casting
Attn: "Extras"
6247 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209

Filming dates in the DC area have not been announced yet. Open casting calls will be posted here when available.


Principal Actor Casting (Los Angeles):


Click Here for principal actor casting information for Transformers 3.

Extras Casting (Los Angeles):


Carla Lewis
Headquarters Casting
3108 W. Magnolia Blvd
Burbank, CA 91505
Registraton: Monday-Friday, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration information line: 310-556-2626

Extras Casting (Chicago):

Joan Philo Casting
PO Box 13084
Chicago, IL 60613

Extras Casting (Washington, D.C.):

Betsy Royall Casting
Attn: "Talent"
6247 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209

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.


DW Studios Productions LLC
Raleigh Studios Playa Vista
5600 Campus Center Drive
Playa Vista, CA 90094

Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Di Bonaventura Pictures
5555 Melrose Ave.
DeMille Building
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Bay Films
631 Colorado Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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

Director: Michael Bay

Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

Starring:

Shia LaBeouf
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Tyrese Gibson
Frances McDormand
John Malkovich
Ken Jeong

Story:

Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in "Transformers 3". Peter Cullen also returns as the voice of Optimus Prime. This 3rd installment in the series "won’t be as robot-heavy and there will be fewer explosions, as the film gets more into the robot character. The last time (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) you kind of met a few of the robots. In "The Transformers 3" you’re gonna get a much cooler landscape" according to director Michael Bay.

Open casting call for feature film 'Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding' in New York's Hudson Valley

The extras casting directors for the upcoming feature film "Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding" are holding an open casting call for local Hudson Valley people interested in appearing in the film. People of all ages and ethnicities are encouraged to apply. Please bring a headshot or recent photo.

Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding is directed by Academy Award nominated director Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant, Tender Mercies, Black Robe, Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy) and stars Jane Fonda, Chase Crawford, and Catherine Keener. Shooting will take place locally in the Hudson Valley from mid‐July through the end of August.


Open Casting Call Details

Where:

Woodstock Town Hall
76 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY, 12498

Where:

Saturday, June 26, 2010
12:00pm - 4:00pm

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.

BCDF Pictures
9 East 97th Street 3c
New York, NY 10029

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.


Principal Actor Casting:

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

Producers: Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Jonathan Burkhart, Lauren Munsch

Director: Bruce Beresford

Starring:

Chase Crawford
Jane Fonda Catherine Keener
Nat Wolff
Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Story:

A portrait of an unconventional family, Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding tells the story of Diane (Keener), a conservative New York City lawyer who is in desperate need of an escape after her husband asks for a divorce. Along with her two children (Olsen and Wolff), she takes refuge at her estranged hippie mother Grace's (Fonda) farmhouse, where she is exposed to a motley crew of free thinkers. What was meant to be a stress-free getaway quickly turns into a reminder of why Diane escaped her mother's hippie lifestyle in the first place, but the reunion forces her, her children, and Grace to search for peace with each other and with themselves.

Walt Disney Pictures feature film I am Number Four extras casting call

Dreamworks Studios and Walt Disney Pictures have teamed up to bring the Sci-Fi feature film I am Number Four to the silver screen. The extras casting director in Pittsburgh is seeking local people to work on the film as background actors. They are specifically looking for young men and women 18 years and older, looking younger to be able to portray high school students.

If interested please submit a color snapshot, age, weight, phone number, and location via email:



Filming will take place in Pittsburgh, PA from May 17, 2010 through August 20, 2010.

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.

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

Miller/Gough Ink
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Animation 1E17
Burbank, CA 91521

Dreamworks Studios
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 5121
Universal City, CA 91608

D.J. Caruso's Office
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Bay Films
631 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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

Producers:

Steven Spielberg
Michael Bay
Chris Bender
JC Spink

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Starring:

Diana Agron
Alex Pettyfer
Sharlto Copley
Teresa Palmer

Story:

The story line involves nine alien teens assimilating to high school on Earth after their planet is destroyed by an enemy species. The fourth of the group discovers that the enemy is now after him on Earth. The protagonist is 15. The rival race of aliens are from the planet Mogadore. They destroyed Lorien in order to strip the planet of its natural resources because Mogadore was dying, and still is, and they followed the Loric to Earth to finish the job. The Loric develop their "Legacies" (special powers) around their fifteenth year.

TNT hit series Leverage season 4 casting call in Oregon

The hit TNT series "Leverage" is currently in production in Portland, Oregon. The casting company Extras Only is seeking local people interested in working on the show as extras, featured extras, stand-ins and photo doubles for the third season.

Independent financial services group Winchester Capital is funding the series third season by investing $14 million, allowing for shooting to run through mid-August, 2010. Season 3 will begin airing Sundays beginning June 20, 2010. Leverage is a 1-hour show, and is under AFTRA contact.

Here is what the casting company Extras Only is seeking for upcoming episodes:

• Hispanic and Mediterranean adults

• People with small, older-model European cars, are especially needed.

This is for Portland, Oregon locals only. To be considered, you can register at the following website:

Leverage Extras Casting

Or you can request registration details by calling (503) 227-6055 - ask for Anami.

Extras Casting

Portland:

Danny Stoltz
635 NW 16th Ave.
Suite A
Portland, Oregon 97209

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, emails or personal drop-offs.


Los Angeles:

Barbara Stordahl
Angela Terry
121 W. Lexington Drive
Suite 206
Glendale, CA 91203

Portland:

Lana Veenker
Leverage Casting
2580 NW Upshur St
Portland OR , 97210
Please state if you are AFTRA or non-union.


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.

Electric Entertainment
940 North Highland Ave.
Suite A
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Turner Network Television
3500 W Olive Ave
15th Fl
Burbank, CA 91505-4630

Producers:

Dean Devlin
Chris Downey
John Rogers
Kearie Peak
Marc Roskin
Paul Bernard

Directors:

Dean Devlin.
Various other directors are used.

Starring:

Timothy Hutton
Christian Kane
Aldis Hodge
Gina Bellman
Beth Reisgraff

Story:

Leverage follows a five-person team of thieves, computer experts and con artists, headed up by former insurance investigator Nate Ford, who use their skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on common citizens.