Open casting call for 'Pain and Gain' from 'Transformers' director Michael Bay

"Pain and Gain" is based on a true story that took place in Miami in 1994.

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The Paramount Pictures star studded major comedy thriller feature film "Pain and Gain" is beginning production April 6th in Miami, FL and an open casting call is scheduled for all types of people ages 18 and over who are interested in working as extras on the film. The story is based on true events surrounding a group of bodybuilders who engage in a campaign of kidnapping, extortion and murder in Florida during 1994. Also needed are vehicles from that era, any color, make or model.

And now Directors Guild of America DGA Award winning filmmaker Michael Bay has done it again. First it was the super sexy Megan Fox lighting up the big screen in Transformers 1 and 2 - later replaced by the intensely seductive Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers 3, and now Bay has cast the astonishingly ravishing treasure Bar Paly. She will play a lead role as Sabrina Petrescu. It can be said with absolute certainty that Micheal Bay has a terrific eye for beauty and talent. Paly is an international supermodel and actress who is from Tel Aviv, Israel and now has the attention of the entertainment industry as well as fans world wide. She has appeared on shows like "CSI: NY," "How I Met Your Mother," and "The Starter Wife". Film credits include DreamWorks "The Ruins," "Stiletto," and Roman Coppola's "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III".

Bay will produce and direct "Pain and Gain" from a screenplay written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Two-time Writers Guild of America WGA Award nominee Scott Rosenberg was brought in to make final script revisions. Rosenberg’s writing credits include "Con Air," "High Fidelity," "Gone in Sixty Seconds," "Impostor," "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead," "Kangaroo Jack," and the upcoming Michael Bay film "The Hauntrepreneur" starring Russell Brand. "Pain and Gain" is scheduled to hit theaters in 2013.

Also starring in "Pain and Gain" are two-time Academy Award nominated Mark Wahlberg as Daniel Lugo; Teen Choice Award winner and WWE Superstar Wrestler Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson as Adrain Doorbal; four-time Academy Award nominated Ed Harris plays private eye Ed Du Bois; and Golden Globe Award winner Tony Shalhoub portrays Marc Schiller. Dwayne Johnson will next star opposite Liam Hemsworth and Emma Roberts in another true story feature film "Empire State". Auditions and casting information for that film is posted here:

"Empire State" Casting Calls and Auditions

Aside from studio interiors and various locations around Miami, filming for "Pain and Gain" Sun Gym scenes will take place inside and outside of a building at 8000 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami. The three-story, 38,937-square-foot office/industrial space has been painted with teal-colored "Sun Gym" logos to the building's eastern and northern facades, while a half-dozen crew members have assembled thousands of dollars worth of 90s era Nautilus weightlifting and exercise machines in the glass-encased top story. The location is also a favorite of Michael Bay's. Ten years ago, he transformed the building into a bank for one of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence's Shoot'Em Up scenes in "Bad Boys II".

Extras Open Casting Call Details

This is for fully paid background talent who are located within reasonable driving distance of the Miami area.

Here is what the casting director is seeking:

• All types, looks, any ethnicity.
• Talent must be ages 18 and over.
• Pre-1994 vehicles - any color, make or model.

Please come to the open casting call with hairstyles, makeup and clothing from the mid-1990's era if possible. If you have a vehicle that fits the description, bring photos of vehicle exterior and interior. Also bring two forms of legal ID with you. (Passport or Drivers License and Social Security Card)

Where:

The Harvey Center Building
10200 NW 25th Street
Doral, FL 33172
Click Here for directions.

When:

Saturday, March 31, 2012
10:00am - 2:00pm

If you are in the Miami area but can not attend the open casting call, you can submit recent cellphone pics, height, weight, along with wardrobe, availability, and contact number to the following:

paininmiami@gmail.com

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

The Miami Resource Guide eBook 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 Miami and the United States:

• Links for Child Labor Information
• Florida Child Labor Laws
• Employment of Minors by the Entertainment Industry
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• Non-Immigrant USA Visa Application

In addition to the following Miami Actors Resources:

• Miami Casting Directors List
• Miami Extras Casting Directors List
• South Florida Talent Agents
• Florida Talent and Modeling Agency Information
• General Talent Agent Information
• Miami Acting Schools and Classes List
• Miami Headshot Photographers List
• Miami Performers Unions
• Miscellaneous Miami Resources
• Miami Sound Stages
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Casting Director and Talent Agents Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides

The 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:

Ania Kamieniecki-O'Hare
Denise Chamian Casting
1438 N. Gower Street
Building 35, Suite 270
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Extras Casting

Miami:

Bill Marinella Casting

Miami Online Extras Registration Form

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.

Platinum Dunes
631 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401

De Line Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 66, Room 147
Burbank, CA 91522

Paramount Pictures
5555 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Producers: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Bradley Fuller, Donald De Line, Ian Bryce

Director: Michael Bay

Starring:

Mark Wahlberg - Daniel Lugo
Dwayne Johnson - Adrain Doorbal
Bar Paly - Sabrina Petrescu
Ed Harris - Ed Du Bois
Tony Shalhoub - Marc Schiller
Rob Corddry - John Mese
Tony Plana - Capt. Al Lopez

Story:

"Pain and Gain" centers on the true story of Miami's Sun Gym gang, led by the general manager Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) and Adrian Doorbal (Dwayne Johnson) in Miami during the mid-90s. In the beginning, they established ten phony medical companies and mailed fraudulent bills to the government for nonexistent medical services, making a fortune in the process. Then the two local bodybuilders developed a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. And they became expert in the use of a peculiar motivational tool: Torture. They obtained merchandise designed to electrocute, incapacitate, imprison, and eavesdrop. Other members of the Sun Gym gang were Carl Weekes, Stevenson Pierre, corrupt corrections officer John Raimondo, Jorge Delgado, and John Mese. The police could have stopped them before they killed somebody. But they didn't. The gang botched their first kidnapping/torture/murder for extortion by failing to kill their victim, Marc Schiller (Tony Shalhoub), who hires crack private detective Ed Du Bois (Ed Harris) after the Metro-Dade Police do not believe his story. Danny Lugo then lures in a stunning illegal immigrant stripper named Sabina Petrescu (Bar Paly) under the guise of being a C.I.A. agent. She was a 25-year-old Romanian born dancer who'd modeled for Penthouse. Petrescu became lovers with the married Lugo as well as an unsuspecting participant in his next crime. After the disappearance of wealthy couple Frank Griga and Krisztin Furton, the slumbering Metro-Dade Police Department awakens and the Sun Gym gang is in their sights.

The Hallmark Channel casting extras for Michael Landon Jr's 'The Confession'

Michael Landon Jr. will direct this secong movie in the trilogy.

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The Hallmark Channel telefilm "The Confession" is currently shooting in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area and extras are needed for scenes being filmed March 14th, 16th, and 20th, 2012. The movie is based on the second novel of "The Heritage of Lancaster County" trilogy from New York Times best-selling author Beverly Lewis. The first movie, "The Shunning" made its World Premiere, Saturday, April 16, 2011 on Hallmark Channel.

Set in Lancaster County, with its quaint Amish setting, each novel addresses issues of family, belonging, and community, providing a powerful look into a life of faith, a search for truth, and a promise of peace. In this Hallmark Channel sequel, Katie Lapp is torn from her close-knit Plain community in the painful ordeal called the shunning. But as she strikes out alone into the strange and sometimes dangerous "English" world, she is unaware that the man she loves is planning to return to his Amish family...and to her.

Three-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe nominee Sherry Stringfield reprises her role of Laura Mayfield Bennett from "The Shunning". Katie Leclerc took over the role of Katie Lapp, played by Danielle Panabaker in the first film. The cast also includes Adrian Paul playing Sherry Stringfield's gambling addicted husband Dylan Bennett, and Cameron Deane Stewart plays the role of Daniel Fisher. Returning as Samuel and Rebecca Lapp are Bill Oberst Jr. and Sandra Van Natta respectively.

The extremely talented producer and filmmaker Michael Landon Jr. is directing "The Confession" from an screenplay written by himself and Brian Bird. Landon and Bird's company, Believe Pictures, is producing along with Lightworks Entertainment. This is the same production team that brought you the first movie in this trilogy, "The Shunning" - also filmed in the Winston-Salem and the surrounding areas.

Here is what the casting director in North Carolina currently needs:

March 14, 2012 - Hispanic actors to play estate gardeners.

March 16, 2012 - Approximately 50 males and females, 18 years of age and older. Any ethnicity. This will be a fancy party scene. At least 5 people who have nice cars may be included in exterior shots outside the party, with the owners also appearing as extras in those shots.

March 16, 2012 - Valets and kitchen staff for the fancy party scene. These extras MUST be also available to work on March 20th also.

Pay rate for all extras is $100 per day.

If you are located within reasonable driving distance of the Triad of North Carolina, email a recent color snapshot and contact information. People with upscale cars should also send pictures of their cars. Submit to the following ASAP:

cjcastingfilm@gmail.com

Put "Fancy Party Extras" in the subject line of your email.

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

The North Carolina Actors Resource Guide eBook 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 North Carolina and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• North Carolina Child Performer Labor Law Information
• North Carolina Youth Employment Certificate Instructions
• North Carolina Youth Approval To Work Late Hours Form
• North Carolina Minor Intention To Employ Form
• North Carolina Dept. of Labor Rules and Regulations Relative to Employment of Children under 16 Years of Age.
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• Links for Child Labor Information

In addition to the following North Carolina Actors Resources:

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

The 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:

Scot Boland
Victoria Burrows
333 W. Washington Blvd.
Suite 309
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

North Carolina:

Mitzi Corrigan
C&J Casting
3006 N. Davidson Street
Charlotte, NC 28205

Extras Casting


North Carolina:

Mitzi Corrigan
C&J Casting
3006 N. Davidson Street
Charlotte, NC 28205
cjcastingfilm@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.

Believe Pictures
2 Street Elias
Dove Canyon, CA 92679

Lightworks Entertainment
2 Rector Street
New York, NY 1000

The Hallmark Channel
12700 Ventura Blvd
Ste 200
Studio City, CA 91604

Producers: Michael Landon Jr., David Kappes, Mitchell Galin

Director: Michael Landon Jr.

Starring:

Sherry Stringfield - Laura Mayfield-Bennett
Katie Leclerc - Katie Lapp
Adrian Paul - Dylan Bennett
Cameron Deane Stewart - Daniel Fisher
Sandra Van Natta - Rebecca Lapp
Bill Oberst Jr. - Samuel Lapp

Story:

The continuing adventure of Katie Lapp, a young, shunned Amish woman who, upon learning the secret of her birth, leaves the Amish world behind to go on a journey into the English world to find her long-lost birth mother. Only when she finds her, she also finds an even deeper mystery she could have never expected, and that only she can solve, before she and the woman who gave her life can be reunited.

Extras open casting call for Major Universal Pictures film in Louisiana

This Tom Cruise starring vehicle will hit theaters on theaters July 19, 2013

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Universal Pictures is currently holding an open casting call for extras to work on a major feature film with a $100 million dollar budget starring Tom Cruise. Background performers who wish to be considered should attend the casting call, however emailed submissions are being accepted also. Shooting will take place mostly in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Additional filming will take place in Los Angeles, New York, and the country of Iceland. Principal photography will begin on March 19, 2012 and continue through August 12, 2012.

American television commercial and feature film director Joseph Kosinski will direct the film which is based on the graphic novel called "Oblivion" that he wrote himself. The title of this film was originally the same as the novel, then was being called "Horizons", and now is being referred to as "Untitled TC" or "Untitled Tom Cruise Project". In August 2010, Walt Disney Pictures acquired the rights to "Oblivion", but attempts at a PG rating were unsuccessful and Universal Pictures acquired the rights. Academy Award winning writer William Monahan and Karl Gajdusek wrote the first drafts of the script, with final rewrites by Academy Award winning scribe Michael Arndt.

Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark are producing through Chernin Entertainment, along with Joseph Kosinski, Steve Gaub, and Radical Pictures's Barry Levine. Jesse Berger, Executive Vice President of Radical Studios, will executive produce with Dave Morrison. Radical Studios has an impressive lineup of future film projects including the DreamWorks SKG Sam Raimi directed Sci-Fi "Earp: Saints for Sinners," the Bryan Singer directed "Freedom Formula," the Sam Worthington starring vehicle "Damaged," and the Brett Ratner directed action adventure "Hercules: The Thracian Wars".

"Untitled Tom Cruise Project" is a love story that is set against a post-apocalyptic landscape. It's about a soldier who's been court-martialed and as part of his punishment, he’s sent to patrol this planet and maintains a fleet of droids and probes that comb the surface, searching out a primitive alien race that’s been defeated. When he discovers a mysterious woman who left on a science mission 60 years earlier and crash lands, the two must traverse a chain of events that unfolds extreme mystery and adventure.

Starring with Tom Cruise is the beautiful Ukrainian-born actress and model Olga Kurylenko, who plays his right-hand woman and lover. Olga Kurylenko, best known for her role as Bond Girl Camille in "Quantum of Solace", has carved out an impressive acting resume with roles in such films as "Max Payne," "Land of Oblivion" which she also executive produced, "The Expatriate," "Empires of the Deep," "Seven Psychopaths," and a recently wrapped untitled Terrence Malik film. Gorgeous British actress Andrea Riseborough will play the Mysterious Woman who crash lands on Earth. Riseborough, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, is a rising star who's credits include "Resistance," "Shadow Dancer," and Madonna's Academy Award nominated film "W.E." Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman will play the role of Malcolm Beech. After a massive online talent search was conducted looking for an unknown talent, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ended up being cast as Sykes. Coster-Waldau is a regular on "Game of Thrones".

Open Casting Call Details

Here is what the extras casting director for "Untitled Tom Cruise Project" in Louisiana is seeking: 

• Males and Females, ages 18 - 60 yrs old. Any Ethnicity.
• Come to the open casting call dressed in casual every-day attire.
• You are welcome to bring a headshot/resume if you want, but it is not required.
• This casting call is for paid background players only.
• No prior experience working as an extra is necessary.

You MUST be located within reasonable driving distance on New Orleans or Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Where:

The Pontchartrain Center
4545 Williams Blvd.
Kenner, LA 70065
Click Here for details.

When:

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
12:00pm - 8:00pm

No appointment necessary, you can drop in anytime between these times. Bring a pen or pencil and be prepared to fill out a form with all contact information and clothing sizes including hat and shoe. This is the ONLY open casting call that will take place for extras to work on this film.

If you fit all of the above requirements but can not attend the open casting call, you can email a recent color snapshot, contact information, and clothing sizes to:

utcpcasting@gmail.com

Shooting begins March 19, 2012 in Louisiana.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States.

The Louisiana Resource Guide eBook includes the following documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to work on the "Untitled Tom Cruise Project":

• 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 Louisiana 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 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:

Jeffrey Gelber - Executive Director of Casting
Julie Hutchinson - SVP Features Casting
100 Universal City Plaza
Building 2160
Suite 8A
Universal City, CA 91608

Extras Casting

New Orleans/Baton Rouge:

Brent Caballero
Caballero Casting, LLC
9522 Brookline Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
NO phone calls.

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.

Crater Lake Productions
9336 Washington Blvd.
Building K
Culver City, CA 90232

Chernin Entertainment
1733 Ocean Avenue
Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Radical Pictures
7421 Beverly Boulevard
Suite 11
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Producers:

Joseph Kosinski
Peter Chernin
Dylan Clark
Barry Levine
Emily Cheung

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Starring:

Tom Cruise - Jack
Andrea Riseborough - Mysterious Woman
Olga Kurylenko - Victoria
Nikolaj Coster Waldau - Sykes
Morgan Freeman - Malcolm Beech

Story:

A former solider named Jack (Tom Cruise) is one of the two last people on an Earth devastated by a war with an alien race. Jack, who now works as a surface drone repairman along with right-hand woman and lover Victoria (Olga Kurylenko), lives in a future where the Earth’s surface has been irradiated beyond recognition and the remnants of humanity live above the clouds, safe from the brutal alien Scavengers that stalk the ruins. When Jack discovers a mysterious woman in a crash-landed pod, her story sets off an unstoppable chain of events that not only forces him to question everything he knows - it propels the two on an epic adventure that will alter both their destinies.

Open casting call for Leonardo DiCaprio film 'Django Unchained' in Louisiana

Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti western "Django Unchained" hits theaters December 25, 2012.

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The star-studded major feature film "Django Unchained" is currently in production and an open casting call for African American men, women, and children in being held near New Orleans, Louisiana on February 15, 2012. Additional casting calls will take place for other ethnic groups and types at a future date. "Django Unchained", which has been shooting in Mammoth Lakes and Santa Clarita, California and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, will be moving to New Orleans for the duration of filming. Principal photography will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana through April 27, 2012.

"Django Unchained" has an unbelievably impressive cast that includes three-time Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio; Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx; Golden Globe nominee Kurt Russell; two-time Golden Globe nominee Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz; Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson; Image Award winner Kerry Washington; Golden Globe nominee Dennis Christopher; Golden Globe winner Don Johnson; Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia; and many others.

Academy Award winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino will direct "Django Unchained" from a screenplay that he wrote himself. The story is set in the Old South, and follows Django (Jamie Foxx), a freed slave who treks across America with the German dentist turned bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) to retrieve his wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) from the charming but sadistic Francophile plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his entourage of ruthless slavers.

The Weinstein Company is backing the project with Harvey Weinstein producing, and both he and Bob Weinstein executive producing. Two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Shamberg will executive produce for Double Feature Films. James W. Skotchdopole will also executive produce. Shamberg's Co-Chair and Partner at Double Feature Films, Stacey Sher, will produce along with Pilar Savone. Sher and Savone also produced Tarantino’s "Pulp Fiction".

Open Casting Call Details

Here is what the casting director in New Orleans is currently seeking:

This film is being described as a "spaghetti western" set in America's Deep South during the slavery era.

• African American Men, Women and Children 6 - 65 years of age.
• NO visible tattoos or piercings.
• NO braces on teeth.
• NO hair braids or unnatural hair colors/highlights.
• Small clothing sizes are preferred.

There are NO FEES to attend this open casting call. This is fully paid background performer work. Filming will be taking place in Orleans and St.John The Baptist Parishes beginning late February / early March 2012.

Where:

Knights of Columbus
346 Fir St
LaPlace, LA 70068
Click Here for directions.

When:

Wednesday February 15, 2012
3:30pm - 7:00pm

No appointment is necessary. Minors MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Bring a pen or pencil and be prepared to fill out a form with your contact information, and all clothing sizes including shoe and hat. Bring a snack and bottled water.

It is HIGHLY recommended that you attend the open casting call to be considered, however if you are unable to attend the open casting call, you can register with the extras casting director on the following website:

Django Unchained Extras Casting Registration

Additional Casting Call

The casting directors are also casting men, women, and children for the film who can portray an 1800s look, and they are submitting photos to the director for various roles. There are no specific work dates yet. The director would like to see your best “look” from the 1800’s - two years before the Civil War.

The casting directors understand that most people will not have clothing from this time period, but give it your best shot with what you may have. Have fun with it! The more realistic you can make these photos the better. Feel free to use props and scenarios.

If you’re interested in participating, please upload your best 1800’s look onto your profile at BathersonCasting.com. You can upload a max of 3 photos onto your profile.

If you plan to participate and upload a photo, please send an email stating that you have uploaded your photo so they can submit it to the director: info@bathersoncasting.com

Put "1800s Look" in the subject line of your email.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States.

The Louisiana Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to work in the State of Louisiana:

• 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 Louisiana 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 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.

Los Angeles:

Vickie Thomas Casting
9021 Melrose Avenue
Ste 200B
West Hollywood, CA 90069
ATTN: Django Unchained

New Orleans:

Meagan Lewis
RPM Casting
Second Line Stages
800 Richard Street
Suite 225
New Orleans, LA 70130

Extras Casting:

Robin Batherson
Batherson Casting
920 Poeyfarre Street
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.

Django Unchained Production Office
Supercool Manchu Too, LLC
800 Richard Street
3rd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130

Double Feature Films
9320 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

The Weinstein Company (USA Distribution)
375 Greenwich Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013

Columbia Pictures (International Distribution)
10202 W Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

Producers: Harvey Weinstein, Michael Shamberg, Shannon McIntosh, James W. Skotchdopole, Stacey Sher, Pilar Savone, Reginald Hudlin

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Starring:

Jamie Foxx - Django
Christoph Waltz - Dr. King Schultz
Leonardo DiCaprio - Calvin Candie
Samuel L. Jackson - Stephen
Dennis Christopher - Leonide Moguy (Calvin Candie’s lawyer)
Kurt Russell - Ace Woody
Laura Cayouette - Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly (Calvin Candie’s sister)
M.C. Gainey - Big John Brittle
Tom Savini - Elvis Brittle
Cooper Huckabee - Roger Brittle
Don Johnson - Spencer "Big Daddy" Bennett
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Roy
Kerry Washington - Broomhilda
Anthony LaPaglia - Jano
Misty Upham - Minnie
Todd Allen - Franko Fish
James Remar - Ace Speck
James Russo - Dicky Speck
Tom Wopat - Marshall Gill Tatum
Rex Lynn - Tennessee Harry
Sacha Baron Cohen - Scotty
Gerarld McRaney - Villanious Plantation Owner
RZA - Thaddeus

Story:

Centers on Django (Jamie Foxx), who is a slave along with his beautiful Germanspeaking wife (Kerry Washington) on the Carrucan Plantation where she suffers abuse at the hands of the Brittle Brothers - Big John (M.C. Gainey), Elvis (Tom Savini) and Roger (Cooper Huckabee). Big John Brittle rapes Django's wife, Broomhilda, before branding Django's cheek with the letter "R," which stands for "Runaway". She is later separated from Django and sold. Django becomes freed from the Carrucan Plantation, and under the tutelage of German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), who is tracking Big John and his two brothers in order to collect a large reward, becomes trained and deputized as an equally cut-throat and eagle-eyed assassin himself. Schultz teams up with Django, who helps him find and identify the Brittle Brothers. Then, after assisting the bounty hunter in taking down some bank-robbing murderers that have a price on their head, he’s helped by him in tracking down his slave wife and liberating her from evil Plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). To add to this a bit, the verbose German bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz is empathetic to Django’s cause as he’s rather sickened by all the racism and slavery around him. After dispensing with the aforementioned bank robbers, posing as lawmen, Django explains his mission is to find his wife in the last place she was sold: Greenville, Mississipi. Schultz, more aware than the cavalier Django that this solo mission is one of sheer suicide, concocts a plan to train and then help him, as they masquerade under the pretenses of a duo who are looking to buy Mandingo fighting slaves. Calvin Candie purchases these fighting slaves to compete in underground, bloody and savage "Mandingo" fights to the death. Ace Woody (Kurt Russell) is a sadistic trainer who readies Candie's male slaves to fight in these death matches. What then transpires is a long, circuitous journey around the South in search of Broomhilda, Django’s slave wife and several encounters with hick, racist plantation owners (Don Johnson, Tom Savini, Gerald McRaney) that culminates at the Candyland plantation, the owners of which are part of a secret society that acquires African-American female slaves as girlfriends.