Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on Tuesday, November 12th in Atlanta, Georgia.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Pilots & Co-Pilots: Men and Women who portray any ethnicity and appear ages 30’s-50’s. Max waist for men 36. Women 0-8. Clean Shaven.
Airport Personnel &Mechanics: Men and Women who portray any ethnicity and appear ages 30’s-50’s. Max waist for men 36. Women 0-8.
About The Resident:
The Resident centers around Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal) a young doctor who begins his first day working with senior resident Conrad Hawkins who pulls the curtain back on all of the good and evil in modern-day medicine. Lives may be saved or lost, but expectations will always be shattered.
How to audition?
***The Resident***
Work: Tuesday 11.12
Rate: $88/10
Location: Atlanta, GA
To be in a group of 10.
Pilots & Co-Pilots: Men and Women who portray any ethnicity and appear ages 30’s-50’s. Max waist for men 36. Women 0-8. Clean Shaven.
Airport Personnel & Mechanics: Men and Women who portray any ethnicity and appear ages 30’s-50’s. Max waist for men 36. Women 0-8.
If this is you please submit a clear photo(s), name, number and sizes to [email protected]
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming in Macon, Georgia on multiple dates starting this November through January 2020.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Casting African American kids, ages 9-12 to portray 1950’s children.
Casting Asian Males, ages 18-30 to portray military soldiers
Casting Males, ages 18-50s, open ethnicity with Military Experience
Casting Asian Males & Females, ages 18-70s to portray hotel guest.
About “Lovecraft Country”:
LOS ANGELES, CA – March 4, 2018: Jordan Peele at the 90th Academy Awards Awards at the Dolby Theartre, Hollywood – Image ( Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com)Right: LOS ANGELES – DEC 14: JJ Abrams at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens World Premiere at the Hollywood & Highland on December 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA – Image (Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com)
Lovecraft Country is an upcoming drama horror television series based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name. It is set to premiere on HBO. The series is produced by Monkeypaw Productions, Bad Robot Productions, and Warner Bros.
Lovecraft Country follows “Atticus Black as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.”
HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” Casting Call
UPCOMING TELEVISION SERIES CASTING KIDS!
// BACK IN TIME //
Casting African American kids, ages 9-12 to portray 1950’s children.
**Boys must be willing to receive a period haircut ($10 bump)**
**Girls must have natural hair (no braids, twists or weaves)**
DATE: Tuesday, Nov 12
RATE: $120/8 + $25 Gas Bump
LOCATION: Macon, GA
SUBJECT: TUESDAY KID
//ASIANS//
Casting Asian Males, ages 18-30 to portray military soldiers
**must be wiling to receive a military haircut ($10 bump!)
WORK DATE: Dec 5th, 6th (Overnight Shoot)
FITTING DATE: TBD
FITTING RATE: 87 + 25 gas bump
RATE: 175/12 + 25 gas bump
LOCATION: SE ATL
Subject: ON ASIAN
*please list the your descent in body of email
//CALLING ALL MILITARY VETERANS AND ACTIVE SERVICE//
Casting Males, ages 18-50s, open ethnicity with Military Experience
**Must have active experience and willing to receive a 1950’s period military cut ($10 haircut bump)
WORK DATE: Dec 5th, 6th
(Overnight shoots – must work both days)
FITTING DATE: TBD
RATE: 175/8 + $44 Fitting bump
LOCATION: SE ATL
SUBJECT: ON MILITARY
// STAYIN’ IN A HOTEL //
Casting Asian Males & Females, ages 18-70s to portray hotel guest.
WORK DATE: Dec 9th
FITTING DATE: TBD (in SE ATL)
RATE: 175/12 + $87 Fitting Bump + $25 Gas bump
LOCATION: Midtown
SUBJECT: HOTEL ASIAN
*please list the your descent in body of email
// ASIAN MALES & FEMALES //
Casting Asian Males & Females, ages 18-70s to portray hotel guest.
WORK DATE: January 6th-24th
**We don’t have schedule yet but are looking to those interested so we can add to the list and check availability. You will not working all days (most likely one or two).
FITTING DATE: TBD (in SE ATL)
RATE: 175/12 + $87 Fitting Bump + $25 Gas bump
LOCATION: Midtown
SUBJECT: JAN ASIAN
Please email [email protected]
Include 3 pics (head, body and recent dated selfie) age, ht, wt, and all contact info.
A TV commercial is now casting families who go to the beach in Sydney, Australia
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming between 26th through the 29th of November 2019 in Sydney, Australia.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Looking for an active family with kids 18 months to 4 who go to the beach and are comfortable in the surf (kids supervised of course).
How to apply:
** LOOKING FOR: SURFIE / BEACHY FAMILY **
FOR A TV COMMERCIAL PROJECT
We’re currently looking for an active family with kids 18 months to 4 who go to the beach and are comfortable in the surf (kids supervised of course). This is for a well paid TV Commercial Project.
* MUM & DAD with KIDS 18 MONTHS – 4
Shoot Dates: 26 – 29 November 2019 (1 DAY)
Casting Dates: 11 – 12 November 2019
If you are interested, please send an email to: [email protected]
– Subject: Surf Casting
– Contact Details
– send us a picture of you and your family
Tag and share with anyone you think would be interested or suitable! Please note we are looking for Sydney/surrounding areas based peeps for this one!
An upcoming music video is now casting models in Miami, Florida.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on the first week of December.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Looking for model type women, all ethnicities, age range look, between 18-28 or so.
How to apply:
Miami – Music Video
shooting the first week of Dec,
will update exact date.
rate $100 flat paid at wrap
Looking for model type women,
all ethnicities, age range look
between 18-28 or so. booking by pics. [email protected]
An electronics company is now casting families for commercial filming in Sydney, Australia.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming in Sydney, Australia for an electronics company. Filming will take place in early December.
Producers are seeking the following types:
1. MOTHER 35 – 45 yrs
Looking for a mixed race female with dark hair and dark eyes
2. FATHER 35 – 45 yrs
Looking for a Caucasian male with a good sense of style
3. DAUGHTER 8 – 10 yrs
4. SON 8 – 10 yrs
How to apply:
CASTING CALL – ELECTRONICS COMPANY – SYDNEY ONLY
We are casting a family to be featured in an upcoming stills campaign for a popular electronics company.
LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1. MOTHER 35 – 45 yrs
Looking for a mixed race female with dark hair and dark eyes
2. FATHER 35 – 45 yrs
Looking for a Caucasian male with a good sense of style
3. DAUGHTER 8 – 10 yrs
4. SON 8 – 10 yrs
*We are open to real families, and people applying on their own. If applying as a whole family, please make a submission for each family member.
CASTING DATE: Monday 18th November 2019
SHOOT DATE: Monday 9th + Tuesday 10th December 2019 (1 x shoot day)
TALENT FEES:
Selected Hero Adult Talent will receive $5,500 AUD plus super for their involvement
Selected Child Talent will receive $1,500 AUD plus super for their involvement
If interested, please fill out the form on the link below ASAP.
Click Start to begin your submission. It will only take a minute!
A reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20- something Angus “Mac” MacGyver who creates a clandestine organization within the U.S. government where he uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Joining his team on high-risk missions around the globe is maverick former CIA agent Jack Dalton. Under the aegis of the Department of External Services, MacGyver takes on the responsibility of saving the world, armed to the teeth with resourcefulness and little more than bubble gum and a paper clip.
Miami Talent Casting is now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on November 30th in Miami, Florida.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Looking for a fit model type male, all ethnicities, ages 20-30 or so
How to apply:
Miami – Music Video – Nov 30
rate $150 flat paid at wrap
Looking for a fit model type male,
all ethnicities, ages 20-30 or so,
booking by pics, [email protected]
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on Wednesday, November 13th in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Producers are seeking the following types:
ROSWELL series looking for artists types and art-gallery opening attendees for scenes on Wed Nov 13th in SF.
About ‘Roswell, New Mexico’:
After returning to her hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers her teenage crush is an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects his secret as the two reconnect, but when a violent attack points to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him. Wikipedia
How to apply:
ROSWELL series looking for artists types and art-gallery opening attendees for scenes on Wed Nov 13th in SF.
Please email us your contact info and a current photo of yourself, along WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER! [email protected]
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on November 11th in Orlando, Florida.
Producers are seeking the following types:
CAUCASIAN MEN 28-45
You need be be okay with having a short 1950’s period style haircut and being clean shaved.
About “The Right Stuff”:
Astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that will either kill them or make them immortal in the quest to be a part of Project Mercury.
How to apply:
NOW CASTING
THE RIGHT STUFF
DATE: MONDAY 11/11/19
***CAUCASIAN MEN 28-45
CALL TIME TBD (morning)
LOCATION: ORLANDO
RATE: $125 / 12 HRS + 1hr for meal
You need be be okay with having a short 1950’s period style haircut and being clean shaved.
TO BE CONSIDERED
Please submit into [email protected] – put MONDAY 11/11 AVAILABLE in the subject line.
Include your FULL NAME, CELL PHONE NUMBER, (HEIGHT, WEIGHT, PANTS wxl, SHIRT sizes) and current photos that represent what you look like right now. 1 full length and 1 up close- headshot type.
Please do not respond to this post as available, you need to submit to the email. Thanks!
‘The Suicide Squad ‘ is now casting fit actors to play soldiers in Atlanta, Georgia.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on Monday, November 11th in Fayetteville, Georgia.
Producers are seeking the following types:
– MEN & WOMEN- age 18 to 45 to be soldiers
– ALL ETHNICITIES, with DARK HAIR (black or brown)
– GOOD physical shape or prior military
– Men and Women must be between 5’7″ to 6’2″
– Pay Rate: $100 with OT after 8 hrs, plus add’l $35 bump
– Filming in FAYETTEVILLE
About Suicide Squad 2:
Details for the project have not been released. However, according to reports, the upcoming “Suicide Squad” feature film is filming under the code name “El Dorado”. It’s currently unknown what the story will revolve around, but this title could give us a little clue.
LOS ANGELES – APR 19: James Gunn and Michael Rooker arrives for the “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” World Premiere on April 19, 2017 in Hollywood, CA (DFree / Shutterstock.com)
James Gunn will work as the writer and director for “The Suicide Squad” and will follow David Ayer’s 2016 film “Suicide Squad”. However, instead of being a sequel to the Ayer production, this is described as a new perspective to the franchise from the mind of Gunn that will feature a mix of new and old characters.
Viola Davis is coming back to play Amanda Waller, while Margot Robbie is set to reprise her role of Harley Quinn. Jai Courtney and Joel Kinnaman will be returning to play Captain Boomerang and Rick Flagg, respectively.
That said, Idris Elba will be replacing Will Smith but will play a new character and not Deadshot. Deadshot has been written out of the movie but may return in the future with Will Smith returning.
How to apply:
Suicide Squad 2 Open Casting Call
FOR “EL DORADO”
– WORKING tomorrow MON 11/11- 5:15am in Fayetteville
– MEN & WOMEN- age 18 to 45 to be soldiers
– ALL ETHNICITIES, with DARK HAIR (black or brown)
– GOOD physical shape or prior military
– Men and Women must be between 5’7″ to 6’2″
– Pay Rate: $100 with OT after 8 hrs, plus add’l $35 bump
– Filming in FAYETTEVILLE
INCLUDE IN YOUR EMAIL:
CURRENT, CLEAR PHOTOS
Please send good CURRENT face photos: 1 from the chest up, and 1 full length photo from the knees up.
—and then…
Please LIST the following IN THE BODY OF YOUR EMAIL
in a LIST format…just like this:
First and Last NAME
PHONE NUMBER (s)
CITY & STATE (where you will be coming from)
ETHNICITY
Email address
AGE
Height
Weight
SIZES: You must include accurate sizes
MEN:
Jacket, Collar x Sleeve, Waist x Inseam Shoe
WOMEN:
Dress, Bust/Bra/Cup, Waist, Shoe
and
List if you have ANY experience as Military or fitness training, martial arts, weapon handling, etc..
Experience is NOT mandatory but IS a plus
Must be willing and able to work in ATLANTA as LOCAL HIRE
Casting call for slim background actors in Newnan, Georgia.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on Tuesday, November 12th in Newnan, Georgia.
Producers are seeking the following types:
–Skinny/Slim Extras with Dark Brown or Black Hair and dark, tan complexions. No Dreads, no bright colored hair and must have natural nails
–Skinny/Slim Extras with Brown or Black Hair chin length or shorter to bald length. No dreads. 5’9″-6’4″ in height
How to apply:
For Tuesday November 12th in the Newnan area and early morning call time, we are seeking the following extras ages 18 and older:
–Skinny/Slim Extras with Dark Brown or Black Hair and dark, tan complexions. No Dreads, no bright colored hair and must have natural nails
–Skinny/Slim Extras with Brown or Black Hair chin length or shorter to bald length. No dreads. 5’9″-6’4″ in height
.
Please email us a recent full body picture (no selfies), age, height, weight, number and clothing sizes to: [email protected] subject line: Slim Extras
An educational video is now casting actors for speaking roles in Portland, Oregon.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on November 23rd in Portland, Oregon.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Language: We are looking for bilingual actors who can speak Spanish/English.
Gender: Any
Age: Any
How to apply:
CASTING CALL: NOVEMBER 23 | $600/actor | Casting Bi-lingual Actors (Spanish/English)| Educational Video
Name of project: Lewis and Clark Gambling Problem Treatment Center Video – Bilingual
Type of project: Educational Video
Usage and Run of project: Online education resource
Non-union
Compensation: $600/day per actor
Language: We are looking for bilingual actors who can speak Spanish/English.
Gender: Any
Age: Any
This scenario requires bilingual actors to speak Spanish and English. We are open to submissions from individual actors, or if you have friends or family members who you would like to submit with, even better! The scenario is three intergenerational family members who come in for counseling for problem gambling. For example, this could be two grandchildren and a grandparent with a gambling problem. Or any other configuration of 3 family members. Perhaps 3 cousins, or an aunt, uncle, and a younger member of the family. You will need to be ready to take direction throughout the day from our team on how your character would typically react in the given situation. There will be a scenario and character file sent out before the shoot but no script. Candidates should be comfortable with improv. The videos are used to educate new Problem Gambling therapists on different techniques to use when offering counseling. If you submitted previously, feel free to submit again!
Lunch: Yes
What to submit: Reel/video clips, Headshot, **This is important** We won’t have time to hold auditions so please send either a reel or a video clip along with your submission. Submissions without a video will likely not get a call. This can be as simple as a cell phone video introducing yourselves or a self taped audition.
Casting call for Proactiv in San Francisco, California.
Want clear skin? Try the newest Proactiv system for free.
Casting directors are looking for volunteers to participate in a 3-month trial using the latest Proactiv acne treatment system. You will receive $200 a month or more for full participation, plus free Proactiv products and one-on-one support to help get you clear. Plus consideration for the upcoming commercial shoot.
Participants are required to send in photos and videos to track your skin’s progress.
Criteria to qualify for the trial:
Adults between 18-30 years old
Teens between 13-17 with Parental Consent
Must have visible, active acne on face and/or body – mild to moderate
All ethnicities welcome
Bilingual Spanish/English speakers needed
No facial tattoos
Must be willing to discontinue use of other skincare and acne products for the duration of the trial
Must be willing to commit to the 3-month trial duration
Must not be a professional actor (meaning non-sag/aftra talent)
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming in Dallas, Texas starting November 11th through the 14th.
Producers are seeking the following types:
SAG Stand-In Rate of $248 per day for 13-week run, with a possible extension and rate increase
Caucasian Man
Brown Hair
5’8 – 5’11 approx.
175-200 lbs.
How to apply:
We are looking for a Male Stand-In IN THE DFW AREA for a SAG commercial. If you fit the specs below, email a CURRENT headshot, full length shot, and the following information for consideration. Put “Stand-In” in the subject line. NO OUT OF DFW TALENT PLEASE!
Name
Phone
Height
Weight
Shoot Conflicts
Project:
SAG Commercial
Date(s): List any conflicts
11/13 most likely, but please list availability for 11/14 and 11/15 as well
Location:
Dallas, TX
Stand-In Description:
Caucasian Man
Brown Hair
5’8 – 5’11 approx.
175-200 lbs.
Pay Rate:
SAG Stand-In Rate of $248 per day for 13-week run, with a possible extension and rate increase
If you fit the description email all of the required info to [email protected]
For consideration.
Disney is now casting fit actors in Chicago, Illinois for an ‘Untitled Romantic Comedy’.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on Monday, November 11th in Chicago, Illinois. Details for the movie have not been released.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Need a few that look great shirtless. Also a REAL MALE BARTENDER and
more GO GO boy submissions. May be selecting one more CAUCASIAN go go dancer WITH experience and great physic that looks awesome shirtless. He will be at a $250 for 8 hours, plus overtime.
How to apply:
This Untitled Romantic Comedy needs more gay guys, queer, trans, non binary… for this Monday, the 11th, starting at 5:00 AM !!!
Details will be going out by 5:00 PM Sunday. Please keep holding MONDAY if you submitted or was booked. We will need all of you that were emailed for the 11th. This will be mostly GUYS now for the Fun PRIDE Festival Scenes.
With several hundreds of emails coming in, we do not want you lost in the shuffle. If you do not receive your booking email, please wait until 5pm Sunday to email back so we can get that to you.
It will be cold out. Hopefully, outside exposure will be limited and you can keep warm between takes. Bring those hand warmers! The bar scenes are indoors. We will remember who works this one for future opportunities and appreciate everyone that worked so far.
Our beautiful Heather will take care of you on set.
Need a few that look great shirtless. Also a REAL MALE BARTENDER and
more GO GO boy submissions. May be selecting one more CAUCASIAN go go dancer WITH experience and great physic that looks awesome shirtless. He will be at a $250 for 8 hours, plus overtime.
Dependable only need apply. We cannot have anyone cancel even though it is cold out and still dark so early in the morning.
What a great opportunity to be involved in such a major production!
It looks like the first couple day kinks are being worked out with trying to keep you warm and fed. You were real troopers! Any guy that worked that was not featured and is available Monday, you can also repeat. Very happy with you. We cannot open new invites to females, only GUYS, because there will only be literally a handful and we have them.
Consider yourself booked if you received an email from us. Thanks for your patience as we are still booking these big scenes. They are so important to making this made for TV new Disney/Freeform Production a huge success!
Keep in mind, there will be other scenes for others. We need to concentrate on this first. After Monday, it calms down a bit and not much more needed. Keep in touch with this page next week for other upcoming projects.
Any Gender. Any Ethnicity. 18–50 years of age. Must be at least 18 years old.
Especially seeking young males who look great shirtless for the bar scenes!
Rate of Pay: $104 for up to 8 hours, plus time and one half overtime. Parking provided. EMPIRE PAYROLL. Forms of original government official IDs are mandatory. We will send samples. If you worked other shows with this payroll company, you are not on file with this one unless you worked last week.
Great opportunity here while this amazing team.
We want them to return to Chicago.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming between November 18th through the 22nd in Cleveland, Ohio.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Real Turkish males; age 18+
Turkish-speaking extras strongly preferred!!
About “Cherry”:
From the directors of “Avengers: Endgame”, Anthony and Joe Russo are now filming their new movie “Cherry”. The movie star Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Bill Skarsgard, Jack Reynor, Forrest Goodluck, Jeff Wahlberg, Michael Gandolfini and Kyle Harvey. The Russo brothers will direct the movie based on Nico Walker’s New York Times bestselling novel.
“We were drawn to ‘Cherry’ given our personal experience from Cleveland, as well as the important need to share stories like these. As Cleveland natives ourselves, it means a lot to us to be able to film in our hometown. We shot the exteriors for ‘Winter Soldier’ here, we are excited to return home to our roots,” said Anthony and Joe Russo.
The movie centers around the true-life story of a former Army medic who returned from Iraq with extreme undiagnosed PTSD. He becomes addicted to opioids and begins robbing banks. He is caught in 2011 and set to be released in 2020.
“Having just moved back home to Cleveland myself, I’m so excited the Russo brothers are also coming back to film their next project,” said Evan Miller, the new president of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. “The GCFC worked very closely with the Russo brothers and their production company AGBO to ensure this Cleveland-based story would be filmed in Cleveland. We are grateful for their continued support of our mission to create jobs and further economic development through the film/media industry.”
How to apply:
‘Cherry’ Open Casting Call
Angela Boehm Casting is looking for Turkish extras for the Russo Brothers film “Cherry”.
Seeking:
–Real Turkish males; age 18+
Turkish-speaking extras strongly preferred!!
Date:
–November 18th, 21st, 22nd
Must have full day availability for all three of the above dates.
To submit:
–Email [email protected]
–Subject: Turkish Extra
–Name
–Phone
–Height
–Weight
–City where you reside
–Speak Turkish? Yes or no, and to what extent/how fluent are you?
–Include 2-3 CURRENT photos in good lighting- one headshot, one must be full body. Please use your phone to take photos specifically for this. No hats, sunglasses, filters, effects, old pictures or other people in the photo please.
–If you have been booked on this film already; and if so, for what role(s)
Missing any detail will be cause for your submission to be deleted.
Please share on social media and with friends and family who might know someone who fits this role!!
Fox’s new TV series ‘Deputy‘ is now casting fit actors to play a deputy in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on Thursday, November 14th and 19th in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Producers are seeking the following types:
Upcoming Major TV Series “Deputy” is casting for Males, NEW FACES, fit to average builds, clean-cut, to play Deputies
About Fox’s ‘Deputy:
LOS ANGELES – JAN 10: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo and Stephen Dorff arrives to HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Premiere on January 10, 2019 in Hollywood, CA – Image (DFree / Shutterstock.com)
Deputy is an upcoming Western procedural drama television series created by Will Beall and David Ayer. The series centers around a cop production that mixes the soul of a classic Western with a modern-day perspective and brave authenticity. When the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff dies, a rule created back in the Wild West pushes the most unlikely man into the job. The man is a fifth-generation lawman, more satisfied taking down bad guys than operating through politics. He leads an experienced crew of energetic and difficult people who won’t stop until the law is served.
How to apply:
‘Deputy’ Open Casting Call
**BG CASTING NOTICE** Upcoming Major TV Series “Deputy” is casting for Males, NEW FACES, fit to average builds, clean-cut, to play Deputies this upcoming Thursday, 11/14 & Tuesday, 11/19 on location in ABQ. Rate of $92/8. Must be available BOTH days.
If this is you or someone you know please email the current photo of yourself, first & last name, full sizes, and phone number to [email protected] with “Deputy 49” in the subject line. (Open to NM Local hire only)
London student filmmakers were pinned to the ground and handcuffed by armed police officers as they made a “gangster” student film.
According to the Standard, armed police officers responded to the scene following reports had been seen with a weapon. Witnesses said London Screen Academy students were put on the ground by police officers. The students were patted down and released after it was discovered they were using a BB gun during filming.
One of the student filmmakers, Ryan O’Donnell,16, said he begged the police not to shoot.
“We noticed the car pulling up, it was really close to hitting us,” he told the Islington Gazette.
“We had to get out the way. All of a sudden they jumped out. I was like, ‘Please don’t shoot’. I just didn’t want to get shot. It was panicky getting a gun pointed in your face and being told to get down by everyone. I was a little bit shook and I didn’t want to do anything that could get me shot.”
Ryan said he has since been suspended from the film school for a week. The Met Police’s guidelines for filming stipulate that people using fake firearms must get advanced permission, and get a film weapon crime reference number. The guidelines also say that film crews “tell us about any activity involving weapons to prevent the emergency deployment of armed police”.
What is the LSA?
BERLIN, GERMANY – OCTOBER 30: Berenice Marlohe, Sam Mendes, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig attend the Germany premiere of James Bond 007 movie “Skyfall” on October 30, 2012 in Berlin, Germany (Piotr Zajac / Shutterstock.com)
The LSA is a new film school founded by Barbara Broccoli, who has produced over a dozen James Bond movies and David Heyman, who is the producer of all eight Harry Potter movies.
An LSA spokesman said: “The students in question have learned a very good lesson that everything to do with the filming has to be taken seriously.
“Disciplinary action has been taken and we apologize to all the authorities involved for any inconvenience caused.”
A Met spokesman said: “Firearms officers attended the scene and a group of school children were stopped and spoken to. A BB gun was recovered and school staff has been informed; they will be dealing with the matter. No arrests were made.”
