A remake of the hit 1996 blockbuster tornado movie “Twister” is coming soon. According to reports, the upcoming remake will be directed by “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski. Frank Marshall is producing the film and the studios are currently hiring a screenwriter to work on the project.
The original “Twister” movie starred Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt as two storm chasers in the midwest whose relationship is on shaky ground but work together to create a weather alert system. However, the only way they can do it is by chasing deadly tornados. Plot details for the next movie were not released.
The 1996 movie made $494 million worldwide at the box office and nominated for two Oscars including Best Visual Effects.
Jamie Foxx is getting ready for what could potentially be another Oscar-winning biopic. The actor confirmed he will star as Mike Tyson in an upcoming film.
“It’s a definitive yes,” Foxx said in an interview on Wednesday (June 17). “Doing biographies is a tough things sometimes it takes 20 years to get ’em done but we officially got the real ball rolling.”
White actresses call for animated shows to hire Black actors to play Black characters.
Amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter conversation, actresses Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate announced Wednesday they will no longer voice mixed-race characters on animated series, so those roles can be given to Black actors.
Jenny Slate first created the shift when she announced she would stop voicing Missy Foreman-Greenwald, the character she’s played on Netflix’s ‘Big Mouth’ since the show debuted on Netflix in 2017.
The actress said she previously told her self that she was allowed to play the character because her mother was Jewish and white, just like her own mother. She realized that Black characters should be played by Black actors.
“I acknowledge how my original reasoning was flawed,” Slate said, “that it existed as an example of white privilege and unjust allowances made within a system of societal white supremacy, and that in me playing ‘Missy,’ I was engaging in an act of erasure of Black people.”
She apologized to anyone she’d hurt and promised to take better actions in the future.
Nick Kroll, one of the show’s creator said, “We wholeheartedly agree.” Kroll apologized for the show’s decision to cast a white actor in the role and promised to do better for the show’s character.
“We are proud of the representation Missy has offered cerebral, sensitive women of color, and we plan to continue that representation and further grow Missy’s character as we recast a Black actor to play her,” he said.
Netflix renewed the series in July and the show was renewing, which aired its third season last year, through the sixth season.
Jenny Slate is not alone.Bell plays Molly on Apple TV+’s new series ‘Central Park’. In a statement from the show, she said the “entire creative team recognizes that the casting of Molly is an opportunity to get representation right — to cast a Black or mixed race actress and give Molly a voice that resonates with all of the nuance and experiences of the character as we’ve drawn her.” They added Bell would continue to be part of the show.
Bell released her own statement saying she showed a “lack of awareness of my pervasive privilege” and considered the casting “wrong”.
Zendaya opens up on being a young black actress in Hollywood and her “ultimate goal” to create opportunities for Black talent.
Recently, Zendaya joined Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Janelle Monáe, Helena Bonham Carter, and Rose Byrne for the Hollywood Reporter’s Drama Actress Roundtable, where she opened up about being a young Black actress in Hollywood.
Zendaya was a teenager when she got her first big break on the Disney Channel’s‘Shake It Up.’ The actress revealed she has a “heavy responsibility” by having a large fan base over the years.
“I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, but I’m appreciative of that because, with that, there’s a lot of good that I can do, and I know who is watching,” the Spider-Man: Homecoming star shared. “Now more than ever, specifically with Black Lives Matter and everything, I feel an obligation to make sure that I’m aware and putting out the right things and in line with organizers and people who are on the ground.”
Zendaya has avoided being typecast over the years, and she explained before HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ that she did not know what was next for her acting career.
“I think, like a lot of artists, I’m my biggest critic, so some of it was internal — not wanting to make a mistake or worrying that maybe I didn’t have the room to make a mistake and want to make the right next move. But I also wanted to prove myself,” she noted. “When Euphoria came along, I was very grateful because all those fears melted away, and I felt like it was something that I had to be a part of. So the fear became just, like, push yourself. If you go to work and you’re scared, that’s a good thing. You should be worried about whether you can do it.”
Zendaya attends HBO’s series “Euphoria” Los Angeles Premiere at Cinerama Dome, Los Angeles, CA on June 4, 2019 – Image (Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com)
She further explained what it means for her to not “make a mistake.” saying, “It’s a constant thing. Being a young Disney actor, that’s one level, being a young Black woman is one level, and then being very hard on myself is another level. It’s also just a personal fear,” she explained. “I want to do a good job, and sometimes that can cause you to be fearful of things. But I will say that there’s something that happens when a special character comes along, for me at least, and those fears melt away. They don’t come back until it starts airing, which is when I started to get a little scared again. But now I’m excited to go back because the motivation is to work harder and become a better actress. I just want to get better.”
Zendaya says she pushed her agents to get her auditions, even if the role was not necessarily written for a Black woman. She said while that is still “absolutely” the case, she wanted to acknowledge her privilege.
“I also think it’s important being a light-skinned woman to recognize my privilege in that sense as well and make sure that I’m not taking up space where I don’t need to,” she notes.
“I think that’s been a choice for myself. Our creator [Sam Levinson] wrote Rue based off his own experiences with addiction, and he is a white man so that Rue could have been that. Rue had no description,” Zendaya revealed. She said her “ultimate goal” is to create opportunities for more Black people in the entertainment industry.
“I’m very grateful, and hopefully, I’ll be in a space like these ladies where I can create things and make space for women who look like me and women who don’t look like me,” she added. “That’s the ultimate goal, to make room, [because] for a lot of Black creatives, it’s not a lack of talent but a lack of opportunity.”
Following the killing of George Floyd by police officers, there is a new Black renaissance we have not seen since the Civil Rights Movement of the late 60s and 70s. Now, after many Hollywood studios announced their support for Black Lives Matter, writers are calling for better accountability and the end of systemic racism in the film industry.
According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Black writers are looking for Hollywood to redo their hiring practices to allow for more progress among writers and content creators of color in the industry.
“We Black writers who have ‘made it’ in Hollywood have still been denied jobs at all levels, passed over for opportunities we were qualified for, rejected from writers’ rooms because of a ‘lack of experience,’ unsupported when seeking to create content specifically for Black audiences, critically underpaid and mistreated compared to white counterparts, and historically ignored during awards season,” the CBW wrote in the letter.
YouTube is spending $100 million to support Black creators. “At YouTube, we believe Black lives matter, and we all need to do more to dismantle systemic racism,” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki wrote in a blog post where she revealed the multiyear fund “dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators and artists and their stories.”
“The execution of George Floyd — and Breonna Taylor and Ahmad Arbery — has led to unprecedented protests for racial justice in every part of our nation — and globally. And it started in part because 17-year-old Darnella Frazier defiantly and courageously recorded the video that has forced us all to confront what we were seeing and name it,” said Malika Saada Saar, a civil and human rights lawyer and social impact human rights lead at YouTube. “Video can be a powerful human rights tool for bearing witness to injustice, and Bear Witness, Take Action will be part of that hope and urgent call for change.”
Are you looking for a job? Starz is now hiring Administrative Assistants in Santa Monica, California.
According to the job posting, “The Administrative Assistant will handle the day-to-day administrative duties for the VP, Original Programming.”
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
General assistant duties including, answering phones, scheduling and setting up conference calls, meetings, lunch meetings, after-work-hour meetings, copying, printing, compiling documents, creating binders, creating and distributing agendas and itineraries, sending and receiving mail and faxes, ordering supplies maintaining organizational grids and filing systems, etc.
Manage calendar and scheduling meetings using Outlook
Arrange domestic & international travel and prepare expense reports, code, scan, reconcile and submitting any other relevant documentation for corporate submission
Manage task lists
Manage a high level of communication with internal and external contacts including, internal staff and management, agents, studio executives, executive producers, creative talent, etc.
Coverage of creative samples, submissions and development material
Starz delivers subscribers over 7,500 distinct premium television episodes and feature films, including STARZ Original series, first-run movies, and other programming. Featuring new hit original series ‘The Rook’, ‘Sweetbitter’, Power, The Spanish Princess, Vida, Outlander, Wrong Man, American Gods, Now Apocalypse and other hit Series.
According to the job posting, The Apprentice Program is a 12-month, “The Late Show Apprentice Program is a 12-month, fast-track opportunity specifically targeted to individuals who have a Bachelor’s degree, have at least a year of experience and are interested in developing their writing and production skills.”
The ‘Black-ish’ creator will play an over-the-top version of himself alongside Rashida Jones as his wife Joya.
Netflix ordered #blackAF (originally titled Black Excellence) as the first series under Barris’ deal with them. Announcing the production of the show, Netflix said, “Inspired by Barris’ irreverent, highly flawed, unbelievably honest approach to parenting, relationships, race, and culture, Black Excellence looks to pull the curtain back and reboot the ‘family sitcom’ in a way we’ve never seen before.”
BlackAF received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 41% based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 6.96/10. The website’s critical consensus states: “Solid one-liners and some sharp social critiques can’t save #blackaf from feeling more like a stale retread than a fresh step forward for creator Kenya Barris.”
Barris is arguably one of the most powerful content creators in Hollywood. The news for renewal comes after Deadline reports he was teaming up with Pharrell Williams to develop a Juneteenth musical feature for Netflix. He explained to Deadline, “I won’t really, really, really get into it until we’re in the room because I want it to be fresh, but I definitely know I want to talk about real shit. We want it to be really special.”
#BlackAF is a comedic and honest perspective to parenting as a Black man in Hollywood and explores race, relationships, and culture. The series explores the world of becoming a rich Black family and trying to get it right while exploring cultural norms.
Barris, Jones, and Hale Rothstein exec produce the single-camera comedy through Barris’ production company, Khalabo Ink Society.
Imagine Impact from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, is looking for submissions as part of their deal with Netflix. The open submissions are looking to identify and help develop feature film ideas in four different genres, over the next year. The first four genre-specific application windows open Wednesday. The first round of projects is considered “large scale action-adventure movies for all audiences.” Applications will be accepted now until July 6th.
Imagine Impact from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, is looking for submissions as part of their deal with Netflix. The open submissions are looking to identify and help develop feature film ideas in four different genres, over the next year. The first four genre-specific application windows open Wednesday. The first round of projects is considered “large scale action-adventure movies for all audiences.” Applications will be accepted now until July 6th.
It’s been nearly 20 years since ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ last aired. Now, Netflix is rebooting the series and in the first official trailer for the docuseries, there has been no shortage of scary or mysterious disappearances or incidents that need solving.
The Season 1 preview released on Tuesday and gives fans a preview of the six new episodes, which will hit Netflix on Wednesday, July 1st.The minute-long video features several scary incidents including a potential UFO sighting in Massachusetts, a French “house of horrors” that cannot be solved and bizarre newlywed death.
‘Unsolved Mysteries’ was hosted by Robert Stack and aired on NBC for nine seasons in the 80s and 90s. Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, who co-created the original series, are on board for Netflix’s version, so is Shawn Levy (StrangerThings, Last Man Standing).
Imagine Impact from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, is looking for submissions as part of their deal with Netflix. The open submissions are looking to identify and help develop feature film ideas in four different genres, over the next year. The first four genre-specific application windows open Wednesday. The first round of projects is considered “large scale action-adventure movies for all audiences.” Applications will be accepted now until July 6th.
An upcoming feature film is now casting speaking roles in Vancouver, Canada.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming from July 27th through August 12th in Vancouver, Canada.
Producers are seeking the following types:
BONNIE (Supporting)
30s-early 40s, Ava’s slightly older sister and widower. She’s very different from Ava, more laid back but a real supporter to her sister. Bonnie meets John at a Tai Chi event at the resort, instantly connecting and a new romance blooms.
KYLE (Supporting)
30s, handsome and athletic. He runs a jet ski shop, meets Ava and they go for walks along the beach. They win a Heart Hunt scavenger hunt bringing them closer. He invites her on a trip but before they leave Brett shows up and Ava must decide which man is best for her.
CHUCK (Large Principal)
40s-50s. He’s a balding, schlubby, paunchy guy who asks Ava for a coffee. After reluctantly going with him, Chuck tried to sell Ava time shares.
MC (Principal)
Mid 20s-30s. He works at the resort and invites the newlyweds to play games such as “How Well Do You Know Me?” and a scavenger hunt.
JOHN (Principal)
30s-early 40s. He gets a leg cramp at the Tai Chi class which Bonnie attends. She guides him to a bench to help rub his calf and they start talking. He has been divorced for 3 years. They spend time together and a new romance flourishes.
TAN HANDSOME GUY (Small Principal)
30s. He starts talking to Ava who, in an attempt to avoid him, pretends she doesn’t speak English. After it’s known that she doesn’t speak French, he asks her if she wants to go jet skiing. Ava thinks he’s asking her out and says yes, but he’s really just asking her if she wants to jet ski since he runs the shop.
CLERK (Small Principal)
Male or Female. 30s-50s. Works at the hotel where Ava’s honeymoon was to be, and checks Ava and Bonnie in for their stay. The clerk is very enthusiastic about the honeymoon suite until the sisters just ask for a regular room leaving the clerk confused.
HANDSOME MAN (Actor)
30s. He approaches Ava and Bonnie while they’re lounging by the pool and offers to bring them a glass of wine. His offer is rejected.
How to apply:
To audition for a role in the upcoming feature film, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Vancouver Casting Call
ANGELA QUINN CASTING is currently casting actors for our next union MOW scheduled to shoot in the Kelowna area from July 27-August 12. Vancouver-based actors and all submissions from actors who can work as a local to the Okanagan are to submit directly to Angela Quinn Casting by email. Local hires must be able to self-drive to & from set.
BC ACTORS ONLY!
AUDITIONS: Self-Tape
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, June 26 (noon)
DEADLINE FOR SELF-TAPE SUBMISSIONS: Monday, June 29 (noon)
Note: only those selected for a self-tape will be contacted after the submission deadline.
Union & Non-Union talent are welcome to submit!
STORYLINE: Interior designer, Ava Downey, has her whole life planned out, everything from her future wedding to her high school sweetheart, Brett, to the names of their future children. Ava’s complete opposite and easy-going sister, Bonnie, puts up with the challenges of having a super planner sister as they attend the sure-to-be engagement of Ava and Brett. Everything is working as planned until Ava and Bonnie are at the bridal store admiring Ava’s wedding dress (the one she bought three years ago after meeting Brett) when suddenly Brett appears and says he doesn’t want to marry Ava. Bonnie takes care of her completely devastated sister and they decide to go on the honeymoon trip since it was paid for 18 months ago. Soon after arriving both women meet new men, Ava meets Kyle and Bonnie meets John. As the sisters enjoy the men’s company, Brett comes to his senses and arrives at the resort to proclaim his love for Ava and hopes she’ll forgive his past huge mistake. After Brett proves he’ll do whatever it takes to win back his bride, Ava must decide if she will start a new chapter of her life with Kyle or give love another chance with Brett.
WE ARE CURRENTLY CASTING THE FOLLOWING SPEAKING ROLES:
BONNIE (Supporting)
30s-early 40s, Ava’s slightly older sister and widower. She’s very different from Ava, more laid back but a real supporter to her sister. Bonnie meets John at a Tai Chi event at the resort, instantly connecting and a new romance blooms.
KYLE (Supporting)
30s, handsome and athletic. He runs a jet ski shop, meets Ava and they go for walks along the beach. They win a Heart Hunt scavenger hunt bringing them closer. He invites her on a trip but before they leave Brett shows up and Ava must decide which man is best for her.
CHUCK (Large Principal)
40s-50s. He’s a balding, schlubby, paunchy guy who asks Ava for a coffee. After reluctantly going with him, Chuck tried to sell Ava time shares.
MC (Principal)
Mid 20s-30s. He works at the resort and invites the newlyweds to play games such as “How Well Do You Know Me?” and a scavenger hunt.
JOHN (Principal)
30s-early 40s. He gets a leg cramp at the Tai Chi class which Bonnie attends. She guides him to a bench to help rub his calf and they start talking. He has been divorced for 3 years. They spend time together and a new romance flourishes.
TAN HANDSOME GUY (Small Principal)
30s. He starts talking to Ava who, in an attempt to avoid him, pretends she doesn’t speak English. After it’s known that she doesn’t speak French, he asks her if she wants to go jet skiing. Ava thinks he’s asking her out and says yes, but he’s really just asking her if she wants to jet ski since he runs the shop.
CLERK (Small Principal)
Male or Female. 30s-50s. Works at the hotel where Ava’s honeymoon was to be, and checks Ava and Bonnie in for their stay. The clerk is very enthusiastic about the honeymoon suite until the sisters just ask for a regular room leaving the clerk confused.
HANDSOME MAN (Actor)
30s. He approaches Ava and Bonnie while they’re lounging by the pool and offers to bring them a glass of wine. His offer is rejected.
TO SUBMIT:
Please send a current professional headshot (JPG), an updated actor resume (PDF) and any links to your work to: [email protected]. Sides will be sent out to those selected for a self-tape based on the submission materials received.
IMPORTANT: The information provided in this casting call has received approval for sharing as is posted and is not to be altered, edited, manipulated or shared without consent. Thank you!
“Unsubscribe”, A scary movie filmed on video-conferencing app Zoom topped the US box office with a $0 budget.
The movie industry has completed changed due to the Coronavirus COVID-19. The movie industry is attempting to resume production. But, one filmmaker filmed a horror movie on Zoom with literally no budget and topped the US box office.
The movie follows five YouTubers who join a video conference call before they are haunted by a disturbing figure. The movie is only 29 minutes long and each actor volunteered to work for free, and the movie can be rented through Vimeo.
Starring Eric Tabach (“Love Is Strange”), Charlie Tahan (“Ozark“, “I Am Legend”), Michelle Khare (HBO Max’s “Karma“), Zach Kornfeld (The Try Guys), Thomas Brag (Yes Theory), Sneako, Lauren Brodauf, and Tyler Brash. The movie is written and directed by Christian Nilsson.
But it begs the question, how does a low-budget movie with no budget, make the top of the box office? Apparently, the lack of competition has helped. The industry’s downturn allowed for “Unsubscribe” to reach number one in the box office due to “Four Walling”.
“Four walling is when distributors rent out a movie theatre and buy all the seats,” Rabach told the BBC. “So they pay a flat fee to the theatre, and any money they make off seats goes straight into their pockets. The moment we realized that was an option of distribution, we went for it.”
While the filmmakers did not make any money, it did make $25,000 at the box office on June 10, according to Box Office Mojo, as several theaters bought tickets for empty screenings.Rabach admits they did lose some money making the movie due to the four-walling loophole, but it is clear, a movie with no budget won the box office.
One of the best ways to get started in the film industry is arguably getting a job as a background actor. The position requires little to no acting experience and gives aspiring actors, filmmakers, and producers the opportunity to see what it is like to work on a production. However, due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 guidelines, movie and TV extras could become a thing of the past replaced with CGI and smaller scenes.
An upcoming voice over job is now hiring Japanese speaking actors.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on an upcoming voice over project in Los Angeles, California.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Japanese speaking women 40 – 55 years old
Either have a home VO studio or the ability to self-tape with a decent sound quality
How to apply:
To audition for the upcoming voice over job, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Voice Over Casting Call
Listen up all you Japanese speaking women 40 – 55 years old! We are currently casting a VO project seeking women who are FLUENT in JAPANESE and either have a home VO studio or the ability to self tape with a decent sound quality. If you speak JAPANESE as your first language and are a 40 – 55 year old woman with VO experience, email me directly and I’ll send you the breakdown and script. Self taped auditions are due by 5 PM PST/ 8 PM EST Wednesday 6/24 so email right away! This is scheduled to record on Friday 6/26 – a super fast turn around! Email with JAPANESE VO in the subject line ASAP to [email protected].
A photoshoot is now casting real healthcare workers in Chicago, Illinois.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on a photoshoot this July 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.
Project Description:
Portraits of healthcare workers and their loved ones at Chicago studio.
How to apply:
To audition for an upcoming modeling job, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Casting Call
Trigger Casting is working on a paid test shoot for July!
Please help spread the word. We are casting a test shoot for a wonderful female photographer in Chicago. Here are the details. Please submit a few CLEAR and CURRENT photos if you are interested. I am NOT looking for actors portraying healthcare workers. I am looking for REAL healthcare workers. (if you are also an actor, that is fine)
The photos will be BEAUTIFUL and it is a wonderful experience to work with a talented photographer=and get PAID!!!
Email submission photos to: [email protected], attn HEALTHCARE WORKERS
-include photos at work, home, and a description of your job and the relationship with the person you are submitting with
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (from photographer)
– portraits of healthcare workers and their loved ones at Chicago studio. Planning to photograph them OUTSIDE on our deck so they would not have to come inside at all and maintain social distancing, I would wear a mask as well. Parking in my back lot available – they would bring what they need in their car and then shoot on our deck on a sweep. Talent will do their own styling as they would going to work.
RATE for APPROX 1 HOUR – $200 for talent + loved one (so $100 per person), plus 15 selects from the shoot for their personal use (you can get a headshot for work from this too)
WHAT photographer would like to see for submission
photos of them and a loved one available to come with them, photo of work uniform options (scrubs, etc, what they wear) along with personal PPE they would wear
SHOOT DATE OPTIONS:
studio in Avondale July 6-14 them AND loved one to be shot together and separate
What photographer is using images for – personal portfolio, also will make available to clients for licensing if they are interested
SPECIFACTIONS:
Mostly non-caucasian, but open to all ethnicities
body diversity
age diversity – these three I want for sure, open to all others
a parent and young-ish child (5-8y)
a person with their spouse
a person with an elderly person they quarantine with.
I am open to friends, cousins, whoever they live or quarantine with and therefore can get close to could be some that do this wearing their masks.
An upcoming photo shoot is now casting older models in London, England.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes between July 7th between July 17th in London, England.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Beautiful woman aged between 55-75, with long grey hair for a shoot on 7th & 8th July & 13th-17th July
How to apply:
To audition for a role in the upcoming fashion modeling job, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Fashion Brand Photo Shoot
We need to find a beautiful woman aged between 55-75, with long grey hair for a shoot on 7th & 8th July & 13th-17th July. (£1000 per day)
This is for a well-known fashion brand… Please send me 2-3 snap shots along with ALL contact details and your sizes (height, bust, waist, hips, shoe) and email TODAY to [email protected]
Thanks Y’All!
A commercial is now hiring actors for a speaking role in Montreal, Canada.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on four days in Montreal, Canada this July 1st through the 5th.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Male, 35 yrs, handsome, lean, fit
English speaking role – no accents, please
How to apply:
To audition for a role in the upcoming commercial, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Commercial Casting Call
COMMERCIAL CASTING ~
4 day shoot in Montreal – Non Union
Male, 35 yrs, handsome, lean, fit
*English speaking role – no accents please
Rate: $4000 / 4 day shoot (all included)
Usage: 1 year TV/web
Dates: UPDATE July 1-5th TBD
Submit headshot, demo reel, and CV to [email protected]
Candybar commercial is now casting real security guards in Toronto, Canada.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming in Toronto, Canada.
Producers are seeking the following types:
– You are a Security Guard with a uniform.
– People approximately 20-45 yrs of age. Open to all ethnicities.
– Must be able to be filmed in uniform (we can cover any logos if preferred).
– Must not be a member of ACTRA!
How to apply:
To audition for a role in the upcoming commercial, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Candybar Commercial Casting Call
URGENT — Milo Casting is seeking Security Guards for a Candybar Commercial!
About You
– You are a Security Guard with a uniform.
– People approximately 20-45 yrs of age. Open to all ethnicities.
– Must be able to be filmed in uniform (we can cover any logos if preferred).
– Must not be a member of ACTRA!
Details & Submission Information
Those chosen for this campaign will be paid approx. $1250 for their time and usage!
If interested, you must submit in order to be considered for this project.
Please email the following to: [email protected]
1. Your name, age, contact information and confirmation you are not a member of ACTRA
2. Tell us your location and the locations you service. (Must be outside the GTA.)
3. A brief description of your duties at work.
4. Include recent photos of yourself and photos of you in uniform
5. Please write “Project Hungry-Security Guard” in the subject line followed by your name. (i.e.: Project Hungry-Security Guard)
Shooting will take place ONE day in August. You MUST have availability during this time.
**If you are currently NOT working due to Covid-19 please let us know where you would/will be working when it is safe to do so.**
Please submit as soon as possible!
**If an agent represents you please allow them to submit you for this project
Questions or Concerns
Please email [email protected]
An upcoming commercial is now casting African American families in Atlanta, Georgia.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming for four hours in Atlanta, Georgia this Monday, June 29th. Talents will be compensated $150.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Individuals MUST be living together or quarantining together as they will be together on-camera without a mask, but away from everyone else except for their familial unit. When off-screen, masks can be put back on! All GA COVID-19 filming guidelines will be strictly followed.
Casting an African American family or African American couple to work as background in a commercial. All ages are welcome to apply
How to apply:
To audition for a role in the upcoming commercial, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Atlanta Casting Call
Casting an African American family or African American couple to work as background in a commercial. All ages are welcome to apply!
Rate: $150 for four hours (per person) in Atlanta, GA.
Date: Monday, June 29th, 2020
?Individuals MUST be living together or quarantining together as they will be together on-camera without a mask, but away from everyone else except for their familial unit. When off-screen, masks can be put back on! All GA Covid filming guidelines will be strictly followed.
To apply: please send ONE EMAIL FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY OR couple. Please include a minimum of three pictures (family or couple pictures are best) all ages, heights, weights, and contact info in the email. ?Very Important: Please include the statement that you are a family or couple and that you are quarantining together and none are currently sick. If you forget to confirm your quarantine statement, we will either skip the submission or request to confirm this information.
To submit:
Email: [email protected]
Subject: QUARANTINE FAMILY (For families)
Subject: QUARANTINE COUPLE (For couples only)
According to the job posting, The Apprentice Program is a 12-month, “The Late Show Apprentice Program is a 12-month, fast-track opportunity specifically targeted to individuals who have a Bachelor’s degree, have at least a year of experience and are interested in developing their writing and production skills.”
The Apprentice Program is set up to create talented individuals who have a passion for comedy, and create a pipeline for diverse talent for future roles within the Late Show. “Program participants will rotate through different job assignments within The Late Show in a structured process that will provide them with valuable opportunities to learn about comedy writing, research, production from inside a fun and dynamic late night talk show. This is much more than a behind-the-scenes look at the entertainment business!”
Moreover, those hired will have the chance to rotate through different departments including Research, Production, Editorial, and Talent.
Eligibility Requirements:
Must have proven passion for late-night comedy.
1-2 years professional experience. Related experience/internships a plus.
Must be 21 years or older.
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in United States
Must be willing to work overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends, often with short notice.
Imagine Impact from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, is looking for submissions as part of their deal with Netflix. The open submissions are looking to identify and help develop feature film ideas in four different genres, over the next year. The first four genre-specific application windows open Wednesday. The first round of projects is considered “large scale action-adventure movies for all audiences.” Applications will be accepted now until July 6th.
‘30 Rock‘ blackface episodes are being removed from streaming platforms.
Networks around the world are changing their programming following the growing Black Lives Matter protests. As a result, Tina Fey has asked several episodes of the show ’30 Rock’ get removed from syndication due to the use of blackface.
According to Variety, Fey, and the show’s co-creator Robert Carlock wrote to the streaming platforms hosting the show to ask for the removal of four episodes.
The note reads, “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation. I understand now that ‘intent’ is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. I thank NBCUniversal for honoring this request.”
’30 Rock’ aired from 2006 to 2013, with a core cast including Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey. The show became popular for its guest stars and humor. Guests include Oprah Winfrey, Matt Damon and Jennifer Aniston. The removed episodes featured Krakowski and guest actor Jon Hamm wearing blackface.
All of the episodes will be removed, while some were already removed from streaming platforms. Viewers will no longer be able to purchase the episodes on iTunes or Google Play.
On Juneteeth, industry actors and directors including Sterling K. Brown, Gabrielle Union, Cynthia Erivo, Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins, Nia DaCosta, Trevor Noah, Lena Waithe, Justin Simien, Lee Daniels, Dee Rees, Franklin Leonard, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Niecy Nash, Thandie Newton, Janet Mock, and others signed their names to an artists’ statement for the collective Black Artists for Freedom.
The goal is to “amplify the movement’s work and to call out our own industries for what they are: institutions the promote colonialism, capitalism and racism, and that function in exploitative and destructive ways.” In addition, the statement adds those signed are looking to “eliminate” racist stereotypes of Black people in media.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 11 out of 12 tv pilots were unable to complete production due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. NBC has decided they will film five pilots this season.
Once it is safe to resume production, NBC has picked five top pilots to film this fall. They are reportedly the “most promising of all of NBC’s drama and comedy scripts”. The shows include the following:
Langdon – a drama based on the Dan Brown novels
Ordinary Joe – Matt Reeves drama exploring three parallel lives of the leading star
Grand Crew – a comedy based around a group of Black friends.
NBC, ABC, and CBS are betting on production on new and returning series to resume sooner rather than later once production can resume in shooting locations including Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Currently, the various guilds are figuring out the best safety protocols to restart productions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the film industry, especially, pilot season. A majority of the 50 pilots, which are the opportunity for unemployed actors to land major roles on TV shows, were not completed. Networks were forced to order new scripts to fit in line with the Coronavirus filming guidelines. Networks also handed out series to shows that had limited footage.
One of the best ways to get started in the film industry is arguably getting a job as a background actor. The position requires little to no acting experience and gives aspiring actors, filmmakers, and producers the opportunity to see what it is like to work on a production. However, due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 guidelines, movie and TV extras could become a thing of the past replaced with CGI and smaller scenes.
Many guilds including SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and the Cinematographers Guild released rules planned to protect their guild members from infection. However, many of the guidelines suggest guidelines that say to reduce background extras and increase production expenses to hire background actors.
Now hiring casting producers for an upcoming game show.
Pitman Casting is now hiring Game Show Casting Associate Producers for several game shows that are now ramping up production. Applicants must have high-volume game show casting experience and “upbeat, fun, playful, personable” and can handle phone work and interviews.
How to apply:
To apply for the job, check out the job posting below.
Game Show Casting Associates
Looking for people with Strong High Energy Game Show Casting Experience. Please do not email me without having high volume Game Show Casting Experience. MUST BE…upbeat, fun, playful, personable, Lots of phone work, and Interviews. Email me directly [email protected]
An upcoming major TV commercial is now casting twins and triplets in South Australia.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming in South Australia.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Heesom Casting is URGENTLY looking for twins or triplets aged EITHER 6-12 months OR 3-5 years, for a major TV Commercial we are casting.
How to apply:
To audition for a role in the upcoming commercial, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Commercial Casting Call
MAJOR CASTING CALL FOR TWINS & TRIPLETS living in South Australia!!!
Heesom Casting is URGENTLY looking for twins or triplets aged EITHER 6-12 months OR 3-5 years, for a major TV Commercial we are casting.
This is a beautiful project, great paying work, will be lots of fun for the family. Parents, if you have twins or triplets within these age groups, we want to hear from you ASAP.
To apply, please email the below information A-A-ASAP to [email protected] with:
– Parent’s / legal guardian’s name
– Parent’s / legal guardian’s contact phone number
– Photo(s) of your children SMILING
– Ages & names of your children
** VERY IMPORTANT **
Please title your email “TWINS/TRIPLET – insert your family name – insert their ages”. IE: “TWINS – Smith Family – Aged: 3”
Submissions Close: Friday June 26 at midday so get in quick! All applicants must CURRENTLY live in S.A. Great paying work.
Thank you so much and can’t wait to see your gorgeous photos!
Love,
Heesom Casting xox
NB: Please send reduced size photos no larger than 2MB total. Due to the volume of emails we receive, we can only respond to those successful in the application process.
An upcoming dentures commercial is now casting firefighters.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming in Poland this Summer 2020.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Female / Principal / African American, Asian, East Indian, Latino, Middle Eastern, Ethnically Ambiguous, Native American, Pacific Islander /
Ages:29 – 50 years old.
Looking for a woman with a partial denture who also looks like a firefighter (physically fit) and can read lines for this spot. Must have a vaild passport as this spot will likely shoot overseas.
How to apply:
To audition for a role in the upcoming commercial, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Commercial Casting Call
COMMERCIAL CASTING ASAP
Genuine: Powered by Strickman-Ripps Casting/Partial-denture spot/Women of Color with Partial Denture (not full) to play a firefighter. Female / Principal / African American, Asian, East Indian, Latino, Middle Eastern, Ethnically Ambiguous, Native American, Pacific Islander /
Ages:29 – 50 years old.
Looking for a woman with a partial denture who also looks like a firefighter (physically fit) and can read lines for this spot. Must have a vaild passport as this spot will likely shoot overseas. This is a NON-UNION spot that will likely be shot in Poland in late July/early August. However, the spot will be shown in the US.
Pay Rate: Shoot day:$500
Travel Day: $250
Usage: $5000
Contact [email protected] and feel free to share.
