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MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’: Where are They Now?

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It’s been nearly three years since, MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore‘. So where are they now?

Jersey Shore was one of the most watched TV shows on MTV history. Starting in 2009 and running into 2012, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about GTL, Snookie, or even fist pumping.

The show had a ton of controversy regarding stereotypes, and discussions about the Jersey Shore. In 2010, the cast of Jersey Shore were named on Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People list, and the series has since been exported to dozens of countries worldwide.

But, where are they now?

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Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino

“The Situation” was recently arrested following a fight at his tanning salon a few ago. But, he also has a new reality show premiering on TVGN on July 15th. It will run eight episodes and its storyline will include Sorrentino’s efforts to launch a serious acting career.

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Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has come a long way from bar brawls and an arrest for public intoxication. She’s published a book and is expecting her second child with fiance Jionni LaValle.

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Jenni “JWoww” Farely

Got a spinoff with Snooki, “Snooki & JWoww“. JWoww recently announced that she was expecting and is currently engagd to Roger Mathews. The two are also appearing in “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.”

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Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola

Sammi started a fitness apparel line and is currently still dating Ronnie Magro.

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Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio

Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio has made a career as a DJ, working with 50 Cent and Britney Spears. But, he is also facing family/legal problems after discovering he fathered a daughter. He is currently involved in a custody battle.

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Deena Cortese

Deena has pursued a career in music. She recently told the New York Post that she is happy to no longer be a reality star any more. “Normal people who are on reality shows don’t want to go back to normal life,” she said. “I’m one of the rare ones.”

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Vinny Guadagnino

Vinny landed a talk show on MTV, “The Show With Vinny” in 2012. It was later cancelled after low ratings.

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Ronnie Magro

Ronnie had kidney issues and put on weight because of his illness. In May, he released photos of his new toned physique after losing weight.

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Angelina Pivarnick

Angelina appeared on the VH1 reality series, “Couples Therapy” and is now training for a mixed martial arts fight.

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Top 10 Celebrity Commercials from Before They Were Famous

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Watch these 10 Celebrity Commercials from Before They Were Famous

At one point in time, they were just struggling actors looking for their big breaks.

Every actor has to start somewhere, these actors featured here worked on some silly almost embarrassingn commercials before they ever made it big.

The video includes Paul Rudd, Bryan Cranston, and even Leonardo DiCaprio.

Check out the video below and let us know what you think in the comments below:

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65 New Movies and TV Shows Coming Netflix in July

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Here are the 65 New Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in July

Summer is in full-swing and if you’re like me you are staying indoors and watching as much Netflix as possible. While some of us are not ready for July, here is some great news. The start of every month means new movies and TV shows on Netflix. When you want to beat the summer heat and binge watch shows for a few hours (or days) here are 65 shows coming to Netflix.

65 New Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in July

TV Shows:
1. “Animorphs: Seasons 1 & 2” available on July 1
2. “Knights of Sidonia” Season 1 available on July 4
3. “Hemlock Grove” Season 2 available on July 11
4. “Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures” Season 1 available on July 17
5. “Baby Daddy” Season 3 available on July 18
6. “Melissa & Joey” Season 3 available on July 18
7. “Hell on Wheels” Season 3 available on July 19
8. “Lost Girl” Season 4 available on July 24
9. “Continuum” Season 3 available on July 26

Movies:
1. “12 Angry Men” available on July 1
2. “A Raisin in the Sun” available on July 1
3. “Bad Santa” available on July 1
4. “Basic Instinct” available on July 1
5. “Boyz N the Hood” available on July 1
6. “City of God” available on July 1
7. “Dead Man Walking” available on July 1
8. “Fever Pitch” available on July 1
9. “Funny Face” available on July 1
10. “Gandhi” available on July 1
11. “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” available on July 1
12. “Legends of the Fall” available on July 1
13. “Patton” available on July 1
14. “Philadelphia” available on July 1
15. “Primal Fear” available on July 1
16. “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” available on July 1
17. “The Karate Kid” available on July 1
18. “The Karate Kid II” available on July 1
19. The Karate Kid III” available on july 1
20. “The Manchurian Candidate” available on July 1
21. “The Parent Trap” available on July 1
22. “Under the Tuscan Sun” available on July 1
23. “Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo” available on July 1
24. “American Ninja” available on July 1
25. “Ararat” available on July 1
26. “The Babysitter” available on July 1
27. “Best Defense” available on July 1
28. “Blue Chips” available on July 1
29. “Body of Evidence” available on July 1
30. “Can’t Buy Me Love” available on july 1
31. “Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke” available on July 1
32. “Crimson Tide” available on July 1
33. “Croupier” available on July 1
34. “The Dark Half” available on July 1
35. “Don’t Look Now” available on July 1
36. “Eight Men Out” available on July 1
37. “Halloween: Resurrection” available on July 1
38: “The Hunt For Red October” available on July 1
39. “Jersey Girl” available on July 1
40. “The Keys of the Kingdom” available on July 1
41. “Madeline” available on July 1
42. “Mean Girls” available on July 1
43. “My Girl” available on July 1
44. “My Girl 2” available on July 1
45. “People I Know” available on July 1
46. “Phantoms” available on July 1
47. “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” available on July 1
48. “Venus” available on July 1
49. “Renoir” available on July 6
50. “Homefront” available on July 9
51. “Out of the Furnace” available on July 9
52. “The Battered Bastards of Baseball” available on July 11
53. “Sleeping Beauty” available on July 12
53. “The Master” available on July 14
54. “Hitch” available on July 14
55. “The Last Days” available on July 15
56. “Christmas with the Kranks” available on July 26

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HBO ‘True Detective’ Script Leak Reveals Major Spoiler

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‘True Detective’ script leak reveals a major spoiler for season 2. All of those “True Detective” rumors might actually be true.

Details on the new season of HBO‘s hit crime series has been more difficult to discover than the location of the Yellow King, but this script leak could change everything.

TheWrap Reports that the first script for Season 2 has arrived, and it features a single male lead actor and male/female co-stars.

The rumors surrounding the new season of ‘True Detective’ included a cast featuring Brad Pitt to even Jessica Chastain.

Previously, Niz Pizzolatto announced that the new season would have three leads, however, the two missing leads could also be accounted for with the report of the “male/female co-stars.”

The first season featured Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, both executive producers in the HBO crime drama, and centered on two Louisiana Police detectives investigating a serial killer over 17 years.

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$5500 Commercial Casting Call for Athletes in Chicago

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Casting directors are looking for athletes that are attractive, fit and tone for a commercial filming in Chicago in July.

ExtraOrdinary Casting posted a casting call seeking athletic men and women. Talents that are selected will be compensated $1,000/day and an additional $3,500 buy out. The total compensation would amount to $5,500.

Auditions will start around July 4th.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

Commercial Casting Call

[Casting details removed at production’s request]

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‘Weightless’ Movie Nationwide Casting Call for a Lead Role

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Nationwide casting call for a principal role in the upcoming movie, Weightless.

‘Weightless‘ is a feature film which will shoot in New York or Pennsylvania in August 2014. It will star Nick Nolte (’48 Hours’ ‘Cape Fear’) and Jason Clarke (‘Zero Dark Thirty’).

“Weightless” features Jason Clarke from  Zero Dark Thirty, Death Race, Public Enemies, Rabbit-Proof Fence, and Lawless and Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte. The movie centers on a father (Jason Clarke) whose quiet life gets thrown upside down when he answers a call to take care of his son Will, who’s affected by childhood obesity, after Will’s mother goes missing.

‘Weightless‘ is directed by Jason Albertin. Enda Walsh wrote the upcoming feature film.

Greg Shapiro (The Hurt Locker) will produce the movie alongside, Patrick Milling Smith, and Brian Carmody.

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Casting directors are looking for an 8 to 12 year old boy who weighs between 150 to 200 pounds. The child actor is quiet and shy until you get to know him. No acting experience is necessary. To apply send a recent photo to  [email protected] and include the following information:

NAME:
AGE:
CURRENT LOCATION:

PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME:
PARENT/GUARDIAN EMAIL:
PARENT/GUARDIAN PHONE:

(plus PHOTO)

Don’t wait! Send it today to [email protected]

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JT Hodges Country Music Video Casting Call in Nashville, Tennessee

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JT Hodges is looking foe people to appear in his new music video filming in Nashville, Tennessee.

On Location Casting is looking for guys to work on an upcoming JT Hodges music video. Producers are looking for guys that are hip, stylish,attractive, cool types who would be out at a downtown bar listening to live music.

JT Hodges is an American country music singer. In 2011, he signed to Show Dog-Universal Music and released one album, which has produced three charting singles on Hot Country Songs.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

JT Hodges Music Video Casting Call

NASHVILLE, TN Casting Notice – JT Hodges MUSIC VIDEO for work on TUESDAY – 7/1/14.

**STILL NEED A FEW MORE GUYS!! (All female positions are now filled…GUYS ONLY Needed!**

For more information on this artist please visit:
https://www.jthodges.com/

Pay rate is $50.00 for the shoot and will likely take around 6.5 hours (so roughly $7.25/hr). Cash paid at end of day.

TENTATIVE Shoot Timeframe is between the hours of 4:00pm to 1:30am (TBD 6.5 hour span during that timeframe). You MUST have open/flexible availability if submitting so that you can work WHATEVER the call times ends up being. If not, please DO NOT SUBMIT!

Location is in the Downtown NASHVILLE, TN area.

*EXTRAS*:
BAR PATRONS: MALE, all ethnicities, age range 21-35, hip, stylish,attractive, cool types who would be out at a downtown bar listening to live music.

To submit for work – Please EMAIL US ASAP to: [email protected] with subject line JT HODGES VIDEO. You MUST include your first & last name, a contact number and specify which role you fit the specs for. MUST also have a recently updated (within the past 3 months) talent profile in the OLC database! Your photo MUST be good quality, facing forward, NO sunglasses and you must be the only person in your picture!!

**IF YOU SUBMIT – CHECK YOUR EMAILS!!!! We will be responding on Saturday & Sunday and you will need to confirm your booking email right away or we will replace you with someone else. **THIS IS A SMALL SCENE with only (20) people – IF YOU CONFIRM, YOU MUST SHOW UP no excuses as we can not overbook this scene! Failure to show up will mean that you will not be eligible for any future OLC bookings!!**
**PLEASE DO NOT send more than one email!

PLEASE DO NOT email if you don’t fit these casting requirements or are not available on the listed work date!! Thanks!

**PLEASE DO NOT CALL OUR OFFICE ABOUT THIS BOOKING unless specifically requested!!**

If you do not have a profile with us, please go to www.onlocationcasting.netand complete a Talent Application before sending email that you are available. It is FREE to register and you do not have to have a paid ‘active’ account in order to be booked for work.
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‘The Longest Ride’ Movie Casting Call for an Art Scene in North Carolina

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‘The Longest Ride’ is casting extras for a scene in the movie from the author of “The Notebook”.

Marty Siu Casting is currently seeking extras for a scene filming on Thursday.

Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, “The Longest Ride” centers on two sets of lovers in two intertwining stories. The first story is told through flashbacks of a 90-year-old veteran’s life and the love he has for his departed wife. The second story follows a student who falls in love with a similarly-wounded bull rider.

Casting directors are looking for men to appear in a scene filming in Wilmington, North Carolina. Talents must own their own dress suit and available to work for 12 hours on scenes filming on Tuesday, July 1st.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

‘The Longest Ride’ Movie Casting Call

THE LONGEST RIDE: For tomorrow, we’ll definitely need more men in the art scene. If you are male, have not yet worked in our film, have your own dress suit and can work with us approximately 12 hours tomorrow, please email me asap at: [email protected] with the heading TUESDAYS ART SCENE.

Pay rate $64/8. Thank you.

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FOX ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Season 2 Casting Call for Native Americans

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Casting directors for FOX’s ‘Sleepy Hollow‘ are seeking Native Americans for several scenes in the hit TV series.

FOX’s ‘Sleepy Hollow is a modern-day twist on Washington Irving’s classic. 

ICHABOD CRANE (Tom Mison, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”) is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers. Revived alongside Ichabod is the infamous Headless Horseman who is on a murderous rampage in present-day Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod quickly realizes that stopping Headless is just the beginning, as the resurrected rider is but the first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and only one of the many formidable foes that Ichabod must face to protect not only Sleepy Hollow, but the world (FOX).

AB Casting is looking for Native American Male actors ages 18 and up for scenes in an upcoming episode filming in Wilmington, North Carolina. Casting directors are looking for authentic looking Native Americans. Production will be providing hotel accommodations for those traveling outside of Wilmington, North Carolina.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

FOX ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Casting Call

Fox Sleepy Hollow Season 2

SLEEPY HOLLOW SEEKING NATIVE AMERICANS FOR UPCOMING EPISODE. 

PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD FOR THIS CASTING CALL OR IF YOU KNOW OF ANY CONTACTS IN THE COMMUNITY (NC AND VA) THAT WE COULD REACH OUT TO THAT WOULD BE GREAT AS WELL.

WILMINGTON, NC- We are going to be in need of Native American Males 18+up for some scenes in an upcoming episode filming in Wilmington, NC. Looking for great faces with authentic looks. We don’t have a filming date yet, but it will be sometime between July 8-17. We are willing to bring in folks from outside of Wilmington and outside of NC.

Production will be providing hotel accommodations for those traveling outside of the Wilmington area. Please email recent photos (if you are comfortable being shirtless please include a photo), contact info, location, height, weight, wardrobe sizes to [email protected] SUBJECT: NATIVE AMERICANS. If interested please email us and we will have more information in regards to pay rates.

We will have 2 scenes where we will need a handful of men:

FLASHBACK: One scene will be a flashback scene portraying members of a Shawnee tribe. For this scene we will be asking guys to be in traditional attire so must be comfortable with being shirtless. We will ask for guys who do not have tattoos or if you do that they are minimal and can be covered up by makeup. Also looking for a shaman type so an older gentleman with a great character face.

MODERN DAY: We will also have a scene that takes place in modern times and will need a handful of guys to play Native American Bikers, so can be rough and tough and tattoos are ok.

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‘Better Call Saul,’ the ‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff, will Bring Back Walter White

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‘Better Call Saul,’ the ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff, is creating a way to bring back Walter White.

Producers plan on creating a flexible time line that allows for the return of Bryan Cranston.

The producers of “Better Call Saul” are figuring out a way to bring back the school teacher turned drug dealer played by Bryan Cranston.

Executive producer, Peter Gould says that the show will feature scenes that go back and forth between several decades, including a time period where Walter White cooked and sold crystal meth.

It was previously believed that the show will only take place during the 1980s and focus on Saul, the lawyer played by Bob Odenkirk who first appeared on “Breaking Bad.”

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“One of the great things about having a time line which is flexible is that perhaps some of it takes place before ‘Breaking Bad,’ during ‘Breaking Bad,’ and after ‘Breaking Bad‘. That gives us the ability to bring back characters that were killed on ‘Breaking Bad,’ ” he says.

The producers of the show admit that they feel a large amount of pressure to produce another hit show.

“We want to make a show that stands on it own, is its own story and is a brand extension,” he said.

“We think we have a story that is worth making. … We could never dream of the kind of success that ‘Breaking Bad’ had and the love we got from the fans. But (with ‘Saul’) at a certain point you have to do the best job you can and tell the best story that entertains you, get a good response and hope people like it.”

Peter Gould admits that it is a sign of relief that AMC bosses have ordered a second season of the show, before the first one even airs next year. He says, it allows him time to develop his characters.

“It’s tremendous for us because we get to plot out two seasons. And the way we work is similar to ‘Breaking Bad’ as it is very serialized and each episode builds on the last. And that gives us a much bigger canvas to play with,” he said.

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Aaliyah Biopic ‘On Hold’, Leading Actress Zendaya Coleman Quits

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Lifetime’s Aaliyah Biopic ‘on hold’ after the lead actress, Zendaya Coleman leaves the movie.

The Lifetime movie, “Aaliyah:Princess of R&B’, was set to start filming this summer with a release date for this Fall. But, a rep for Lifetime announced that Zendaya will not play Aaliyah in the movie.

“We are sad Zendaya will no longer portray Aaliyah. Production is currently on hold,” Lifetime wrote in a statement posted on its Twitter account on Sunday. A network rep did not comment further. 

Zendaya Coleman was cast as the lead role in the upcoming movie. The singer/actress was to record four of the songs that would have appeared in the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The movie was titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, was to begin filming over the summer with a fall premiere date. The script was based on the book Aaliyah: More than a Woman, by Christopher Farley.

After the movie was announced the family of Aaliyah fought against the making of the movie.

Lifetime “didn’t reach out,” Aaliyah’s cousin Jomo Hankerson told The New York Daily News in a June 24 story. He added that the family was seeing a lawyer about rights issues.

“We want a major studio release along the lines of ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It,’ the Tina Turner movie,” Hankerson explained to the paper.

With Zendaya backing out, it looks as though the Aaliyah family is getting what they want.

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Erykah Badu Tries to Kiss a Reporter Live on TV

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Singer, Erykah Badu crashes a live broadcast in New York City

Mario Diaz, from New York’s PIX11, was reporting on Shia LaBeouf when singer Erykah Badu, wearing an awkwardly large hat, walks by and she tries to crash the live broadcast and give Diaz a kiss.

Badu later apologized to Diaz on Twitter, but she did not explain why she decided to play a prank on him.

Mario Diaz replied to her with lyrics from Prince’s “Kiss.”

Diaz’s wife and two-year-old were there with him when Badu tried to get a smooch. His wife does not care/is amused.

This is not the first time this happened to Diaz, according to Pix11:

In 1993, while announcing the second title fight between heavyweights Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a paraglider crashed a few feet away from Diaz’s broadcast position.

A few years later, Diaz was photobombed by Tiger Woods while doing a report prior to his first professional victory.

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Photo Credit: Pix11

Shia LaBeouf Picks a Fight in New York City [VIDEO]

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Here’s another video of Shia LaBeouf trying to start a fight on the streets of New York City.

Shia LaBeouf is going through a hard time in his life. LaBeouf was caught by paparazzi trying to start another fight, one week before his recent arrest. The fight happened outside of a strip club in New York City. The video shows LaBeouf boxing behind a man trying to keep him away from another man.

Read More: Actor Shia LaBeouf Chases Homeless Man, Yells at Actors, Spits at Police Officers

According to TMZ, the reason for the fight was unclear. Maybe this is a desperate cry out for help. Check out the video below: Discuss this story with fellow Project Casting fans on Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @projectcasting.

‘Drumline 2’ Casting Call for Football Coaches in Atlanta

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Drumline sequel,Drumline 2 (Drumline: A New Beat) is seeking Drumline coaches in Atlanta.

Casting directors are looking for fans of Drumline or individuals that go to college football games just for the half-time show.

VH1 has given a green light to Drumline: A New Beat. It will be the next original movie to follow the widely popular TLC Biopic that was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nick Cannon is expected to make a return, reprising his role as well as executive producing.

Drumline 2, will focus on a female lead — Dani Bolton from Brooklyn — and her decision to defy her parents, go to school in New Orleans and bring a once-prominent drumline back to life.

CL Casting is looking actors to play football coaches in an a final scene in Drumline 2 filming in Atlanta.

Filming will take place on June 30th in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

‘Drumline 2’ Casting Call

Football Coach needed for LAST DAY on set of Drumline Too
Seeking African American Male
Age 30-55

Works tomorrow, 6/30
Call time: 7:30 AM
Location: Atlanta

Please email 3 photos (head, body and profile). Don’t forget to include age, height, weight cell phone # and email address in the body of the email to:
[email protected]

Subject: Coach

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Aaron Paul’s ‘Triple Nine’ Movie Casting Call for Guys with Tattoos in Atlanta

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Have tattoos? “Triple Nine” Starring Norman Reedus and Aaron Paul are currently seeking extras in Atlanta.

Casting directors are looking for actors to work as extras in featured roles in the upcoming “Triple Nine” feature film.

‘Triple Nine’ is the latest production from Open Road Films which features Casey Affleck, Norman Reedus, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Teresa Palmer and from the cast of Batman Vs Superman, Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman).

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Triple Nine centers on a crew of dirty cops that attempt a robbery. But, something goes terribly wrong.

Extras Casting Atlanta looking with Caucasian actors with sleeve tattoos for a scene filming in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, July 29, 2014.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

‘Triple Nine’ Movie Casting Call

One more for tomorrow — looking for a caucasian with sleeve tattoos on both arms with at least one being mostly flames — email a recent photo and all contact info to: [email protected] ASAP Also still looking for hispanic male stand in 5’11 – 6′ hope everyone is having a great weekend!

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Facebook is Playing With Your Emotions on Purpose

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Facebook is playing with your emotions.

Facebook has been experimenting on us. A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that Facebook intentionally manipulated the news feed of almost 700,000 users in order to study the emotional contagion through social networks.

The researchers, who are associated with Facebook, Cornell, and the University of California-San Francisco tested whether less positive messages people saw made those people less likely to post positive content themselves. Would posts with sad or angry words from someone’s Facebook feed make that person write more gloomy updates?

They tweaked the algorithm by which Facebook sweeps posts into members’ news feeds, using a program to analyze whether any given textual snippet contained positive or negative words. Some people were fed primarily neutral to happy information from their friends; others, primarily neutral to sad. Then everyone’s subsequent posts were evaluated for affective meanings. [VIA]

The results found that social networks affected positive and negative emotions people had. But, at the same time Facebook intentionally made thousands of people depressed.

This raises some ethical questions. The team may have skipped the ethical research standards and went straight for results and according to The Slate, they may have overstepped their federal law and human rights regulations. “If you are exposing people to something that causes changes in psychological status, that’s experimentation,” says James Grimmelmann, a professor of technology and the law at the University of Maryland. “This is the kind of thing that would require informed consent.”

But, as long as you sign up with Facebook and agree to their terms and conditions you are able to have your emotions, and feelings manipulated.

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‘Insurgent’ Movie Casting Call for Knife Throwers in Atlanta

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‘Insurgent’ movie casting call for men and women in the military for scenes filming in Atlanta, Georgia.

‘Insurgent’ centers on Beatrice Prior as she must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.

‘Insurgent’ features  Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Miles Teller. The upcoming ‘Divergent’ sequel will be directed by Robert Schwentke

The upcoming production has been code-named “Mineral” in order to protect the production of the feature film.

Insurgent will hit theaters on March 20, 2015. The release date for Allegiant is March 18, 2016.

CL Casting is looking for experienced and trained knife/dagger throwers to work on Tuesday, July 8th through Monday July 14th in Atlanta.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

‘Insurgent’ Movie Casting Call

MINERAL SEEKS KNIFE-THROWERS! Seeking EXPERIENCED & TRAINED knife/dagger throwers to work Tuesday, July 8th through Monday July 14th. (Weekdays) If this is you, please apply with three pictures, your height, weight, age, and phone number to [email protected]
Subject: KNIFE THROWER

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‘Insurgent’ Movie Casting Call for Stand-ins in Atlanta

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‘Insurgent’ movie casting call for men and women in the military for scenes filming in Atlanta, Georgia.

CL Casting is looking for stand-ins to work on the upcoming ‘Insurgent’ movie.

‘Insurgent’ centers on Beatrice Prior as she must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.

‘Insurgent’ features  Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Miles Teller. The upcoming ‘Divergent’ sequel will be directed by Robert Schwentke

The upcoming production has been code-named “Mineral” in order to protect the production of the feature film.

Insurgent will hit theaters on March 20, 2015. The release date for Allegiant is March 18, 2016.

Casting directors are looking for a  caucasian male, blonde 6’0 and 165, thin/muscular in his early to mid 20’s. Should be able to wear a jacket size 38R.

Filming will take place on several days throughout July.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

‘Insurgent’ Movie Casting Call

MINERAL STAND IN CASTING – MULTIPLE DAYS!.

Seeking a caucasian male, blonde 6’0 and 165, thin/muscular. Early to mid 20’s. Jacket should be a 38R. This will work Tuesday July 1-Thursday July 3, and then July 7th, July 12th and 14th, July 17th & 18th. To apply, please email 3 pictures, height, weight, age, and phone number to [email protected]
Subject: EP Stand-In
Rate for Stand ins is 140/12. This is filming in Atlanta, GA. Please list STAND-IN Experience in your submission!

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BET Awards Pre-Show Party Shooting, Stabbing Leaves 1 Dead, Several Injured

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BET Awards Pre-Show Party stabbing leaves 1 dead, 5 others injured in Los Angeles.

The mayhem included a deadly shooting at a restraunt in East Hollywood and a stabbing in the Hollywood area.

One person was killed at least five others injured when violence started at two BET Awards pre-show parties this weekend in Los Angeles.

In one incident, a man was shot to death and four others injured at an overnight party at Monalizza Restraunt and Banquet Hall in 1100 block of North Vermont Avenue, Officer Drake Madison of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The shoot occurred around 5:17 am on Sunday, when a gunman opened fired on a crowd partygoers, the LAPD said.

Three of the victims were rushed to a local hospital by ambulance including an adult male who died a short time later.

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Video from the scene, aired on local TV station CBS Los Angeles, shows partygoers filing out of the restraunt as paramedics performed CPR on one of the victims.

In a seperate altercation, a man was stabbed at a BET Awards pre-show party on Saturday night at Lure nightclub in Hollywood.

The incident started around 9 p.m. at the night club. The victim was in his 30s and rushed to the hospital and is currently in stable condition.

A security guard inside the club told CBS Los Angeles that rapper The Game was in attendance when the stabbing took place.

Both incidents are currently under investigations and no arrests have been made in either case.

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The BET Awards are taking place on Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Chris Rock will host the upcoming award show tonight.

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‘Insurgent’ Movie Casting Call for Actors with Military Experience in Atlanta

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‘Insurgent’ movie casting call for men and women in the military for scenes filming in Atlanta, Georgia.

‘Insurgent’ centers on Beatrice Prior as she must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.

‘Insurgent’ features  Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Miles Teller. The upcoming ‘Divergent’ sequel will be directed by Robert Schwentke

The upcoming production has been code-named “Mineral” in order to protect the production of the feature film.

Insurgent will hit theaters on March 20, 2015. The release date for Allegiant is March 18, 2016.

CL Casting is casting tough women and men and women in the military. Casting directors are looking for men and women with a muscular/athletic body types for scenes in the movie. Filming will take place on July 8th, 9th, 10th, and 14th and those interested must be available all of the dates.

Casting directors are also looking for biker chicks, fighters, and ladies that look mean and scary to work Tuesday, July 8th through Monday July 14th.

For more details, check out the casting call below:

‘Insurgent’ Movie Casting Call

Military Casting Call

MINERAL SEEKS MILITARY –

MUST have prior military or ROTC experience.

Seeking male’s and female’s ages 18-45. We are looking only for muscular/athletic types at this time. Work dates are July 8th, 9th, 10th, and 14th and those interested must be available all of the dates.
How to apply:
Please submit three pictures, your height, weight, age, and phone number to [email protected]. Please use the subject, ”MILITARY” when applying. LIST MILITARY EXPERIENCE IN THE EMAIL and please ONLY apply if you have been TRAINED by the military. (Also – you cannot have worked previously on Mineral.)

PLEASE SHARE WITH ANY MILITARY (current or former) YOU KNOW THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED! Thanks!

Tough Looking Ladies Casting Call

Seeking TOUGH-looking ladies 50+! Seeking biker chicks, fighters, and ladies that look mean and scary to work Tuesday, July 8th through Monday July 14th. If this is you, please apply with three pictures, your height, weight, age, and phone number to [email protected]
Subject: One Tough chick..

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