Feature film 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World' casting couples

Mandate Pictures and Indian Paintbrush are beginning principal photography on the feature film "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" on May 16, 2011. The extras casting director in Los Angeles is looking for real-life attractive strait or gay couples to work on the film in June.

"Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" stars Steve Carell and Kiera Knightley, and centers on the events surrounding an asteroid spiraling towards Earth, threatening to end all life. Carell plays a man whose wife leaves him as a result of the whole "the world is ending" news, and decides to seek out his high school sweetheart. Knightley stars as Carell’s neighbor who decides to accompany him on his journey.

Lorene Scafaria wrote the screenplay and is directing the movie. Scafaria wrote the screenplay for "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," and also has several high profile screenplay projects in development.

Production company Anonymous Content's Steve Golin and Joy Gorman are producing "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World," while Mandate Pictures and Indian Paintbrush are co-financing the project. Focus Features has acquired domestic distribution rights.

Here is what the casting director is seeking:

• Real-Life Couples, any ethnicity.
• Must be attractive.
• Must be between early 20's to early 30's.
• Must be comfortable kissing and making out on-screen.
• Must be available to work June 6 AND June 7, 2011 in Santa Clarita, CA.
• Can be Straight or Gay Couples.
• Scene takes place just before the world ends.
• Will be playing Restaurant Patrons.

If you fit the above descriptions and availability, please submit a candid color snapshot of you and your significant other to the following:

centralmovies@gmail.com

In the subject line of your email, put "COUPLES". Make sure to include all of your contact information. The film's writer/director, Lorene Scafaria, will be hand-picking the couples from the photos submitted.


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:

Jeanne McCarthy
Nicole Abellera
"Seeking a Friend" Casting
1750 Ocean Park Blvd.
Suite 208
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
"Seeking a Friend" Extras
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502

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.

"Seeking a Friend"
Production Office
10401 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

Mandate Pictures
2700 Colorado Avenue
Suite 501
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Indian Paintbrush
1660 Euclid Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Anonymous Content
3532 Hayden Avenue
Culver City, CA 90232

Producers:

Nathan Kahane
Nicole Brown
Kelli Konop
Jeff Sommerville
Steve Golin
Joy Gorman
Steven Rales

Director:

Lorene Scafaria

Starring:

Steve Carell
Keira Knightley
William Petersen
Adam Brody
Rob Corddry

Story:

With the world ending in 26 days, everyone is living out their most debauched and outrageous fantasies. But not Dodge (Steve Carell) and Penny (Kiera Knightley). As tempting as wild parties and anarchy sound, he’s on a mission to reconnect with his first love and she’s desperate to get home to her family. With all rules out the window, their journey together sparks a love that will endure to the world’s last hour.

Indy film 'The Baytown Disco' seeking child and adult background performers

Ravishing Beauty Serinda Swan has joined the cast of "The Baytown Disco".

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Shooting has begun taking place on the indy comedy feature film "The Baytown Disco" in Slidell, Louisiana. The casting director is seeking a fairly select group of people who are available to work on the film in the area as background performers. This is fully paid work.

The film's starring and co-starring roles have been cast out of the Betty Mae Casting office in Los Angeles, and the extras are being cast in Slidell, Louisiana. Slidell is located approximately 1/2 hour northeast of New Orleans.

"The Baytown Disco" stars Billy Bob Thornton, Eva Longoria, Serinda Swan, Thomas Sangster, Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmel, Daniel Cudmore. The comedy follows the three redneck Oddie brothers who get more than they bargained for when agreeing to help a woman get her son back from his seemingly abusive father.

Barry Battles is directing the film from a screenplay the he co-wrote with Griffin Hood. This will be Barry Battles first full lenghth feature film that he has directed. Battles and Griffin previously worked as actors with small roles on the feature film "Boys of Summerville," and decided to collaborate on a new project culminating with "The Baytown Disco".

Bill Perkins who optioned the script and controls rights to the project through his Lleju banner, is financing and producing "The Baytown Disco". Robert Teitel and George Tillman Jr. will also oversee production on the film for State Street Pictures. Tillman and Teitel are the producer and director team behind such films as "Men of Honor," "Barbershop 1 and 2," Notorious," and "Faster".

Background Performer Casting Details:

There will be no "cattle calls" as the extras casting for "The Baytown Disco" is limited to a fairly small amount of select local Slidell, LA area residents.

Here is what the casting directors are currently seeking:

• Basketball Players: Male, Hispanic, 20 – 30, Athletic.
• Brothel Patron: Male, Balding, Heavy Set.
• Carlos Heavies: Male, 40 - 60, Vinny Pastore Types. Muscle Men.
• Cleaning Lady: Female, Caucasian, 50 - 60.
• Cleaning Lady: Female, Hispanic, 50 – 60.
• Construction Workers: Male, Burly, 30s - 40’s.
• Coroner: Male or Female, 35 and Older.
• Neighbor Kids: Female and Male, 17 years and younger.
• New Anchor: Female or Male, Mid 20’s and older.
• Paramedics: Female or Male, 18 and older.
• Uniform Officers: Female or Male, Late 20′s and Older.

If you fit any of the above descriptions and would like to be considered to work on the film, please submit your information to the following:

thebaytowndiscocasting@gmail.com

In the SUBJECT LINE of your email, please put the character that you are submitting to. Include ALL of the following information:

NAME:

AGE:

GENDER:

ETHNICITY:

HEIGHT:

HAIR COLOR:

EYE COLOR:

WAIST:

INSEAM:

SHOE:

CHEST:

BUST:

HIPS:

DRESS:

HOME PHONE:

CELL PHONE:

WILL YOU ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES?

CITY:

STATE:

ZIP:

VEHICLE YEAR:

VEHICLE MAKE:

VEHICLE MODEL:

VEHICLE COLOR:

Extras get paid around $80 for a typical 10 hour day on set.

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:

Lindsay Graham
Mary Vernieu
"The Baytown Disco" Casting
1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd
2nd Floor
Venice, CA 90291

Extras Casting

Louisiana:

Brent Caballero
"The Baytown Disco" Extras
9522 Brookline Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

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.

Lleju Productions
3050 Post Oak Blvd.
Stuite 460
Houston, TX 77056

State Street Pictures
8075 W. Third Street
Suite 306
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Producers:

Robert Teitel
George Tillman

Director:

Barry Battles

Writers:

Barry Battles
Bill Perkins

Starring:

Serinda Swan
Clayne Crawford
Travis Fimmel
Daniel Cudmore
Billy Bob Thornton
Eva Longoria
Thomas Sangster
Meagan Good
Andre Braugher

Story:

Full of southern redneck pride, the Oodie Brothers - Brick (Clayne Crawford), McQueen (Travis Fimmel) and Lincoln (Daniel Cudmore) - are antiheroes accustomed to doing dirty jobs for the local sheriff (Andre Braugher) while under his protection. However, when they accept an outside job kidnapping Celeste's (Eva Longoria) godson Rob (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) back from her evil ex, Carlos (Billy Bob Thornton), they're quickly targeted by a group of crazed assassins, with no one watching their backs except each other.

Summit Entertainment film 'Gone' starring Amanda Seyfried seeking two sisters 4 and 2 years of age

Amanda Seyfried plays the lead role of Jill Parrish in "Gone"

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Lakeshore Entertainment and Summit Entertainment are in production on the upcoming feature film "Gone", and the extras casting director is looking for real sisters with blonde hair who are 4 and 2 years old. They are also open to seeing relatives, good friends, etc as long as the girls are the right age and are very comfortable with each other.

The film stars Amanda Seyfried, Emily Wickersham (I Am Number Four), Wes Bentley (Jonah Hex), and Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism of Emily Rose). Seyfried's career is in high gear, as she has two high profile films being released in 2011 - Catherine Hardwicke‘s fairy tale "Red Riding Hood" and Andrew Niccol‘s sci-fi thriller "Now".

Brazilian filmmaker Heitor Dhalia will make his English-language directorial debut with "Gone". Dhalia will direct from a screenplay written by Allison Burnett. Although Allison is a talented writer of films, novels, short fiction and essays, he has also worked as a producer and director in the past.

Lakeshore Entertainment's Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg will produce along with Sidney Kimmel of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Chris Salvaterra, and Dan Abrams. Summit Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to the project.

Principal Photography on "Gone" begins in Portland, Oregon on April 27, 2011 and will continue through June 30, 2011.

If you would like to submit your child or children for these roles, please email the following for each child to sally@extrasonly.com ASAP:

• Names and ages.
• Recent color snapshot.
• Contact information.
• Height and weight.

Filming is taking place in the Portland, Oregon area. Tentative shoot date is Monday May 2nd and the pay is $68/day.

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:

Tricia Wood
Deborah Aquila
1680 Vine Street
Suite 806
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Extras Casting

Portland:

Sally Gates
"Gone" Extras
c/o Extras Only
635 NW 16th Ave. Ste. A
Portland, Oregon 97209

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.

"Gone" Production Office
1010 SE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214

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

Lakeshore Entertainment
9268 W. Third Street
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
9460 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Producers:

Tom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
Sidney Kimmel
Chris Salvaterra
Dan Abrams

Director:

Heitor Dhalia

Starring:

Amanda Seyfried
Emily Wickersham
Wes Bentley
Jennifer Carpenter

Story:

The storyline revolves around a woman named Jill Parrish (Amanda Seyfried) who returns home from her night shift to find her sister's bed empty. She's convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years before has come back to finish the job. But the police do not believe her and Jill knows time is running out. With no one to turn to, Jill sets off to find her sister and face her abductor once and for all.

Universal Pictures romantic comedy 'Five-Year Engagement' casting calls

Emily Blunt plays cheating fiancee Violet in "Five-Year Engagement".

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The Universal Pictures feature film "Five-Year Engagement" is now in production in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area and the extras casting director is seeking local people of all ages and types including children to work as background performers, stand-ins, and photo doubles. Filming begins April 25, 2011 and will continue through early June, at which point the production will move to San Fransisco for the remainder of the shoot.

Nicholas Stoller will direct "Five-Year Engagement" from a script that he wrote with Jason Segel. Stoller's other two directorial credits are "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," and "Get Him to the Greek". His writing credits are "Fun with Dick and Jane," "Yes Man," "Get Him to the Greek," "Gulliver's Travels," and the recently wrapped "The Muppets".

Judd Apatow will produce under the banner of his company Apatow Productions, with Sara Scott and Rodney Rothman co-producing. Universal Pictures has acquired distribution rights to the film and will also produce. This will be the third collaboration between Judd Apatow, Nicholas Stoller, and Jason Segel.

"Five-Year Engagement" is the first production approved by Michigan under its new 2011 policy and guidelines for film incentives. Shooting will take place at University of Michigan as well as other various locations in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan.

All ages and types are needed, however here are some specific needs:

• Infant, must be 15 days to 3 months old on May 3rd, 2011. Caucasian. They will consider both boys and girls, but the infant will be wearing pink in the movie to reflect a girl infant. Infant and parent must be available on May 4th, 2011.

• Boys, 8-14. Hasidic Jews with payes -curls in front of their ears. Must be able to play Hackey Sack. Boys and parent or legal guardian must be available on Wednesday May 11, 2011.

People located in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area who would like to be considered to work as extras on "Five-Year Engagement" can email a recent color snapshot, physical stats, clothing sizes including hat and shoe, along with contact information to the following:

5yengagement@realstyleonline.com

You can also register on the extras casting website below.

Extras Casting

Ann Arbor, MI:

Rose Gilpin
Kathy Remski
Real Style Casting
"Five-Year Engagement" Extras
1030 N. Crooks
Suite C
Clawson, MI 48017
Click Here to register with Real Style.

San Fransisco:

TBA

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.

Jeanne McCarthy
Nicole Abellera
"Five-Year Engagement" Casting
1750 Ocean Park Blvd.
Suite 208
Marina Del Rey, CA 90405

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.

"Five-Year Engagement"
Production Office
Drunken Pig Productions LLC
4401 Varsity Drive
Suite D
Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Apatow Productions
11788 W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Producers:

Judd Apatow
Sara Scott
Rodney Rothman

Writer/Director:

Nicholas Stoller

Starring:

Jason Segel
Emily Blunt
Alison Brie
Chris Pratt
Rhys Ifans
Lauren Weedman
Jacki Weaver

Story:

A bawdy, couples comedy, charts the five-year engagement of Tom (Jason Segel) and his fiancee Violet (Emily Blunt), following the ups and downs of their relationship. Brie plays Suzie, Violet's sister who begins dating Alex (Chris Pratt) after they sleep together during the engagement party. Ifans plays Professor Winston Barnes, Violet's boss who is more cultured and intellectual than Tom. He begins dating Violet when her and Tom break up, but Violet discovers that he's closer to his ex-wife and family than she could ever be.