The answer: I have no clue. I am sorry, I left the question mark off the end of that statement.....
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
CL Casting is currently casting for the following roles:
CL Casting is currently casting for the following roles:
Tuesday 7/31 on Necessary Roughness: Reporter Types - mostly Males, CLEAN CUT, sports reporter types. Use Email Subject: Male Reporter
Tuesday 7/31 on Necessary Roughness: TALL Cameramen types. Experienced Camera Men. Subject: Male Camera
Thursday and Friday 8/2 and 8/3 on The Internship: Male Nerd types ages 25-30. (Must be available both days)Subject: Male Nerd Thursday & Friday
Friday on Necessary Roughness: Female Diner Cashier Caucasian Female 40's-50's. "FLO type" "Kiss my grits!* Really Charactery Diner Cashier with Big hair and lots of attitude! Lots of great facial expressions! Subject: Kiss my Grits!
Friday 8/3 on Necessary Roughness: Servers - Servers - And More Servers! All types - Upscale, Burger Servers, Severs that look like they have been there since the joint opened - basically all types. Choose a subject: Upscale Server, Burger Server, or Forever Server
Friday 8/3 on Necessary Roughness: Restaurant Patrons Ages 18-50+! Two Restaurant Scenes work friday. Choose your age range and style.
Hip Teens Burger Joint - Ages 18-23 (T-shirts, laid-back)
Upscale Restaurant 24-50+ (Business attire, Casual Business, Dresses) Choose your style then choose a subject: Burger Joint or Upscale Restaurant
If you fit any of the above descriptions, and you are interested and available, please feel free to submit to CLCAVAILCHECK@gmail.com
HOW TO SUBMIT: Attach three non-professional pictures in GOOD LIGHTING (we must see what you look like). (Pictures - 1 should be full length, 1 medium shot, and 1 close up). Add your name, height, weight, age, and PHONE NUMBER in the body of the paragraph and send it off to CLCAvailCheck@gmail.com. We have provided specific subject lines for you to use.
Tuesday 7/31 on Necessary Roughness: Reporter Types - mostly Males, CLEAN CUT, sports reporter types. Use Email Subject: Male Reporter
Tuesday 7/31 on Necessary Roughness: TALL Cameramen types. Experienced Camera Men. Subject: Male Camera
Thursday and Friday 8/2 and 8/3 on The Internship: Male Nerd types ages 25-30. (Must be available both days)Subject: Male Nerd Thursday & Friday
Friday on Necessary Roughness: Female Diner Cashier Caucasian Female 40's-50's. "FLO type" "Kiss my grits!* Really Charactery Diner Cashier with Big hair and lots of attitude! Lots of great facial expressions! Subject: Kiss my Grits!
Friday 8/3 on Necessary Roughness: Servers - Servers - And More Servers! All types - Upscale, Burger Servers, Severs that look like they have been there since the joint opened - basically all types. Choose a subject: Upscale Server, Burger Server, or Forever Server
Friday 8/3 on Necessary Roughness: Restaurant Patrons Ages 18-50+! Two Restaurant Scenes work friday. Choose your age range and style.
Hip Teens Burger Joint - Ages 18-23 (T-shirts, laid-back)
Upscale Restaurant 24-50+ (Business attire, Casual Business, Dresses) Choose your style then choose a subject: Burger Joint or Upscale Restaurant
If you fit any of the above descriptions, and you are interested and available, please feel free to submit to CLCAVAILCHECK@gmail.com
HOW TO SUBMIT: Attach three non-professional pictures in GOOD LIGHTING (we must see what you look like). (Pictures - 1 should be full length, 1 medium shot, and 1 close up). Add your name, height, weight, age, and PHONE NUMBER in the body of the paragraph and send it off to CLCAvailCheck@gmail.com. We have provided specific subject lines for you to use.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Casting:
looking for people available for a three day shoot Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday of next week! July 30, July 31 and Aug 1. Yes - we do need you
available all three days. (Please note in your submission if you are also
available Thursday and Friday).
Please note this is an outside shoot. It works for three days. Again, you need to be available all three days!
What we are looking for: Males and Females Ages 22-40 (a very YOUNG 40). Ethnicity wise, we envision a 'United Colors of Benetton' ad! Asians, Hispanics, African Americans, Caucasians.. everything inbetween! We are looking for people that can also look slightly nerdy or hipster nerdy to work all three days.
Interested and available? Submit yourself to us for review!!
Attach 3 Pictures, your height, weight, age, and phone number to CLCAvailCheck@gmail.com
Subject: 3 Day Nerd (Ethnicty//Age)
Please note this is an outside shoot. It works for three days. Again, you need to be available all three days!
What we are looking for: Males and Females Ages 22-40 (a very YOUNG 40). Ethnicity wise, we envision a 'United Colors of Benetton' ad! Asians, Hispanics, African Americans, Caucasians.. everything inbetween! We are looking for people that can also look slightly nerdy or hipster nerdy to work all three days.
Interested and available? Submit yourself to us for review!!
Attach 3 Pictures, your height, weight, age, and phone number to CLCAvailCheck@gmail.com
Subject: 3 Day Nerd (Ethnicty//Age)
Casting : PREMATURE
PREMATURE - For Monday, July 30th. Shoots In Atlanta.
BAR PATRONS - Men & Women, ages 25-60, any ethnicity.
If you are available, please send pics, sizes, and contact info to prematureatl@gmail.com. Put "BAR" in subject line.
BAR PATRONS - Men & Women, ages 25-60, any ethnicity.
If you are available, please send pics, sizes, and contact info to prematureatl@gmail.com. Put "BAR" in subject line.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Casting: Gentlemen's Club Patrons
Casting: Males And Females Needed Thurs/Fri!
We have added several more to work Thursday and Friday nights. (If you can only work Thursday night, let us know). Males Ages (21-55) and Females Ages (18-35). Email 3 Pictures, height, weight, age, and phone number to CLCAvailCheck@gmail.com.
Subject: Gender//Age//Ethnicity Thursday-Friday
We have added several more to work Thursday and Friday nights. (If you can only work Thursday night, let us know). Males Ages (21-55) and Females Ages (18-35). Email 3 Pictures, height, weight, age, and phone number to CLCAvailCheck@gmail.com.
Subject: Gender//Age//Ethnicity Thursday-Friday
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Independent Zombie Film seeking Lead and Supporting roles (Newnan, GA)
ArtisTree Productions is looking for 8 roles to cast for the upcoming
independent film Zombie Royale, shooting in September 2012. If you fit one of
the following descriptions then please submit your resume and reel (not
required).
We are looking for the following lead roles:
ESTES
Caucasian Male - mid 20's to early 30's - at least 5'10" preferably
He's a soldier, through and through. Estes considers his colleagues, Tinsley and Larson, to be his family and doesn't let his permanent military life get him down. He's confident and tough, never one to freak out in a messy situation. He keeps things serious and always focuses on the mission, but he can make room for a little fun every once and a while.
TINSLEY
Female - Any Ethnicity - mid 20's to early 30's - 5'5 to 5'10" preferably
Tinsley is the sweetes tough-as-nails soldier you've ever met. She carries herself with pride and valor, but she's a lady too. Tinsley has a close relationship with Estes and Larson, never giving either of the two a chance to make a move. But apart from everything else, Tinsley is a soldier and she knows how to do her job better than any man she's met.
LARSON
African American Male - mid 20's to early 30's - 5'10" preferably
Larson just looks like a bad ass. He's strong and he's intimidating and he's good at what he does. He's also a ladies man who never catches a break with Tinsley. He, just like the other two, is a permanent soldier and turns to humor in almost any situation to make light of it, no matter how serious it is. But when it comes down to it, he gets the job done and he'll gladly put himself in the line of fire to save another.
DUKE
Male - any ethnicity - Late 40's to mid 60's
Duke is crazy, but he doesn't look it. He's good with words and he only cares about himself. He rallies survivors together in the quarantine and convinces them all that none of it was an accident.
We are looking for the following supporting roles:
COL. WEST
Male - any ethnicity - late 40's to mid 60's
Colonel West is your average tried and true American military hero. He's witty, smart and always has the floor when he's around. His demeanor is strong and his voice is loud, and he always means business.
CURGE
Caucasian Male - early 30's - 5'10"
Curge is Col. West's right hand man. His only objective is to complete the mission at hand at any cost.
ROBERT or ROBIN
Male or Female - any ethnicity - 20's to 30's
A survivor and snitch to Duke. Attempts to help Tinsley, Larson and Estes only to betray them.
TOONEY
Male - any ethnicity - 20's to 30's
Tooney is to Duke as Curge is to Col. West, only he's just as crazy as Duke, but without the intelligence. He's eccentric and cartoonish, hence the name.
If you are interested in applying, or have any further questions regarding the roles or production then please email us.
We are holding auditions on Saturday, July 28th from 12:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Anyone who would like sides to prepare should email me at zombieroyalemovie@gmail.com
Thank you!
J. Colby Doler
Director
We are looking for the following lead roles:
ESTES
Caucasian Male - mid 20's to early 30's - at least 5'10" preferably
He's a soldier, through and through. Estes considers his colleagues, Tinsley and Larson, to be his family and doesn't let his permanent military life get him down. He's confident and tough, never one to freak out in a messy situation. He keeps things serious and always focuses on the mission, but he can make room for a little fun every once and a while.
TINSLEY
Female - Any Ethnicity - mid 20's to early 30's - 5'5 to 5'10" preferably
Tinsley is the sweetes tough-as-nails soldier you've ever met. She carries herself with pride and valor, but she's a lady too. Tinsley has a close relationship with Estes and Larson, never giving either of the two a chance to make a move. But apart from everything else, Tinsley is a soldier and she knows how to do her job better than any man she's met.
LARSON
African American Male - mid 20's to early 30's - 5'10" preferably
Larson just looks like a bad ass. He's strong and he's intimidating and he's good at what he does. He's also a ladies man who never catches a break with Tinsley. He, just like the other two, is a permanent soldier and turns to humor in almost any situation to make light of it, no matter how serious it is. But when it comes down to it, he gets the job done and he'll gladly put himself in the line of fire to save another.
DUKE
Male - any ethnicity - Late 40's to mid 60's
Duke is crazy, but he doesn't look it. He's good with words and he only cares about himself. He rallies survivors together in the quarantine and convinces them all that none of it was an accident.
We are looking for the following supporting roles:
COL. WEST
Male - any ethnicity - late 40's to mid 60's
Colonel West is your average tried and true American military hero. He's witty, smart and always has the floor when he's around. His demeanor is strong and his voice is loud, and he always means business.
CURGE
Caucasian Male - early 30's - 5'10"
Curge is Col. West's right hand man. His only objective is to complete the mission at hand at any cost.
ROBERT or ROBIN
Male or Female - any ethnicity - 20's to 30's
A survivor and snitch to Duke. Attempts to help Tinsley, Larson and Estes only to betray them.
TOONEY
Male - any ethnicity - 20's to 30's
Tooney is to Duke as Curge is to Col. West, only he's just as crazy as Duke, but without the intelligence. He's eccentric and cartoonish, hence the name.
If you are interested in applying, or have any further questions regarding the roles or production then please email us.
We are holding auditions on Saturday, July 28th from 12:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Anyone who would like sides to prepare should email me at zombieroyalemovie@gmail.com
Thank you!
J. Colby Doler
Director
Extras Casting Atlanta
Seeking A White Male Stand In 5'10"-6'1" slim with brown hair starting tomorrow THURS July 26th in the Athens area and possibly up to five weeks (if you are awesome and this works out). Monday-Friday filming. Paid gig--indie movie budget. Stand In and Extra Experience preferred, but mainly looking for someone close to Athens that fits this description.
Submit picture, age, height, weight and number to: TSNextras@gmail.com subject line: Stand In
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Casting "The Idiom"
SEEKING VERY THIN TYPES-SEVERELY THIN
We are seeking men and women
that are extremely thin. There are a couple of different looks we are
trying to achieve so please read carefully and submit where you feel you
fit the best.
Type 3 Pale/Ashen Skin and blk, very drk brown hair Type 6/Part 1 Light brown/mousey brown hair, brown eyes or blueish/green/greyish eyes Type 6/Part 2/very specific (we know there won't be many but...) Extremely thin I mean thin/loose skin/yellowish skin tone Type 8/Part 1 Brown hair, pale skin, hazel type eyes Type 8/Part 2 Drk brn hair, darker skin, brown eyes Type 11/Part 1 African American Type 11/Part 2 Latin American/Hispanic types Type 12/Part 1 Olive skin, gray eyes, black/drk brwn hair Type 12/Part 2 Pale skin, blonde, blue eyes Please put which type/part you are submitting for in the subject box. Please have pictures that show the thin body type you have. The better the pictures the better your chances. This is where minimal make-up is wanted. These people would not have the make-up piled on. We are really trying to sell this less fortunate look. This is open to children as well but please note if they are a minor in the subject box. Example Type 12/Part 1/Minor
RICH WEALTHY UPSCALE
We are seeking men, women and
children. Model, Beautiful, Upscale, Political types. This will have a
lot to do with the way you carry yourself. If you are a man with a beard
willing to have it shaved in a untraditional way please note that in
the body of the e-mail. Please put TOP OF THE WORLD in the subject box.
MEN WITH CHISELED CHEST Seeking men with chiseled chest and abs. Sometimes its hard to do my job but hey some has to do it. Ok back to work. If you have chiseled arms and chiseled abs please put KEEP in the subject box. Please make sure to send a waist shot (shirtless) and a full body (shirtless). Please put which role you are submitting for in the subject box. The better the pictures the better your chances. This is where make-up is acceptable. |
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THE E-MAIL,
Please send all submissions to IdiomAvailCheck@gmail.com.
Please include 3 pics (head and body) follow above instridtions. You
must include the below info
Name: Phone Number: E-mail: Age: Ht: Wt: Waist: Inseam: Jacket: Neck: Sleeve: Dress: Bras: Shoe: Hat: Please make sure you ave all the above in formation in that format. Please put the role you are submitting for in the subject box. Please I can't stress enough about the quality of your pictures. Now that you are done sit back and relax.. We will contact you when the time comes.... Catrett Locke Casting Rose Locke Jamie Catrett Kelli Wilcoxen Tony Gowell Robb Pendleton Melissa Jecker |
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Local film featuring a cameo from Hot Like Lava
The Water and The Blood
is a synchronized multi-channel sound and video installation. The
large scale projections, spanning a total of over 350 feet, will cover
the facade of the buildings of the High Museum that surround Sifly Piazza. The score will be played in the piazza, and two discrete audio options will be streamed to viewers phones/smartphones. Set in the rural south, The Water and The Blood presents a kaleidoscopic view of five characters' interwoven stories.
The exhibition is free and open to the public and is presented in conjunction with
Culture Shock: Homegrown and concurrently with the exhibitions: Picturing the South, and Revisiting the South: Richard Misrach’s Cancer Alley. The museum will be open with extended hours until midnight.
Saturday, July 28, 2012 8:00 p.m. - 11:59 p.m.
High Museum of Art
The Water and the Blood (featuring Hot Like Lava {Cru Jones & Shaun Banks}:
http://www.micahstansell.com/filter/the-water-and-the-blood
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Dwight Schrute Rules
#13 -I train my major blood vessels to retract into my body on command. Also, I
can retract my penis up into itself.
Bobby the Brain says:
"There is good news and bad news about Rey's shirt, The bad news is the shirt don't fit him, the good news is all the luchadores are moving in"
Casting:
Caucasian Males 20-50. Attractive and Great Sense of Style. Needed Wednesday or
Thursday for Internship. 3 Pictures, height, weight, age and phone number to Rough2ATL@gmail.com. Please list which
day(s) you are available.
Subject: Caucasian Male (Wednesday or Thursday)
Subject: Caucasian Male (Wednesday or Thursday)
Sweet, Sweet Country (Short Film)
Location:
Atlanta
Employer:
UCLA
Duration:
7 days, starts August 2
(SAG artist contracts)
Payment is on a lo/no/deferred basis.
Director: Dehanza Rogers. SYOPSIS
With her parents and younger siblings living in a refugee camp in Kenya, 20 year-old Ndizeye struggles to support not only herself, but provide for a family she’s not seen in five years. Living in a small southern town, her struggle becomes so much more when her family literally shows up at her doorstep.
SHOOT DETAILS
This is a film directed by an MFA Directing student at UCLA.
The crew is compromised of other MFA students from UCLA.
Compensation will be a copy of the film, credit on the film and meals.
The shoot is scheduled for August 2nd-8th.
Please don't hesitate contacting me via Now Casting with any questions or concerns.
Web: http://sweetsweetcountry.com/blog/about
Apply to: Daye Rogers
7 breakdowns:
1.
Female / 18-24 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
NDIZEYE Strong character and look. Streetwise after coming to the States alone in her teens. Lives in a small Southern town in a refugee community, with few options for employment, but she supports her family (who still live in a refugee camp) from afar, sending money as often as she can. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. The family is East African (Somali).
2.
Either Gender / 41-50 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
DANAI Quiet man. Attentive and caring with his daughters, but conservative in his views. He's worn out, after so many years on the move and in refugee camps. Struggles to protect his family and provide for them. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. Family is East African (Somali).
3.
Female / 31-40 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
FAHKTA Outgoing and loving mother. Attentive wife. There's a noticeable difference in age between her husband, Danai and Fahkta. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. Family is East African (Somali).
4.
Female / 11-14 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
SABERA Very expressive looking child. Attentive and always observing the world around her. This role has vary little dialogue but pivotal in creating an overall feel for the family.
5.
Female / 6-10 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
KANYONI Very expressive looking child. Shy. Always hiding behind her father. This role has no dialogue but pivotal in creating an overall feel for the family.
6.
Male / 61+ yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
TANU Debonair. Exudes confidence and dresses to impress. Large personality. He knows everyone in the community. People know him and notice him. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. Can be of either East or West African.
7.
Female / 18-24 yrs. / Caucasian. [Others like this]
KAREN Plain Jane. Sweet. Do Gooder. Enthusiastic, but slowly losing her optimistic view of the work she does in the refugee community. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable Southern accent.
Mandy.com
http://www.mandy.com/1/cast3.cfm?v=...206055&terr=usa
Atlanta
Employer:
UCLA
Duration:
7 days, starts August 2
(SAG artist contracts)
Payment is on a lo/no/deferred basis.
Director: Dehanza Rogers. SYOPSIS
With her parents and younger siblings living in a refugee camp in Kenya, 20 year-old Ndizeye struggles to support not only herself, but provide for a family she’s not seen in five years. Living in a small southern town, her struggle becomes so much more when her family literally shows up at her doorstep.
SHOOT DETAILS
This is a film directed by an MFA Directing student at UCLA.
The crew is compromised of other MFA students from UCLA.
Compensation will be a copy of the film, credit on the film and meals.
The shoot is scheduled for August 2nd-8th.
Please don't hesitate contacting me via Now Casting with any questions or concerns.
Web: http://sweetsweetcountry.com/blog/about
Apply to: Daye Rogers
7 breakdowns:
1.
Female / 18-24 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
NDIZEYE Strong character and look. Streetwise after coming to the States alone in her teens. Lives in a small Southern town in a refugee community, with few options for employment, but she supports her family (who still live in a refugee camp) from afar, sending money as often as she can. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. The family is East African (Somali).
2.
Either Gender / 41-50 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
DANAI Quiet man. Attentive and caring with his daughters, but conservative in his views. He's worn out, after so many years on the move and in refugee camps. Struggles to protect his family and provide for them. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. Family is East African (Somali).
3.
Female / 31-40 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
FAHKTA Outgoing and loving mother. Attentive wife. There's a noticeable difference in age between her husband, Danai and Fahkta. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. Family is East African (Somali).
4.
Female / 11-14 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
SABERA Very expressive looking child. Attentive and always observing the world around her. This role has vary little dialogue but pivotal in creating an overall feel for the family.
5.
Female / 6-10 yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
KANYONI Very expressive looking child. Shy. Always hiding behind her father. This role has no dialogue but pivotal in creating an overall feel for the family.
6.
Male / 61+ yrs. / African American. [Others like this]
TANU Debonair. Exudes confidence and dresses to impress. Large personality. He knows everyone in the community. People know him and notice him. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable accent. Can be of either East or West African.
7.
Female / 18-24 yrs. / Caucasian. [Others like this]
KAREN Plain Jane. Sweet. Do Gooder. Enthusiastic, but slowly losing her optimistic view of the work she does in the refugee community. Actor needs to be able to speak with a noticeable Southern accent.
Mandy.com
http://www.mandy.com/1/cast3.cfm?v=...206055&terr=usa
Xcel Talent Agency announces monthly dance auditions @ Studio Dionne in Atlanta.
XCEL TALENT AGENCY HIP-HOP AUDITIONS!
SATURDAY JULY 21, 2012
3PM (registrations start at 2:30pm)
Seeking male and female hip-hop dancers, break dancers, lockers and poppers. All ethnicities. Bring résumé & headshot. Come ready to dance, choreography will be taught.
LOCATION:
STUDIO DIONNE 524
Plasters Avenue Northeast Atlanta, GA 30324
(please don’t call the studio. if you have questions, leave them here and we will do our best to answer)
About Xcel Talent: Xcel Talent Agency represents dancers, choreographers, and actors in a wide array of productions, including music videos, film, television, commercials, theatre, live shows, print, and artistic development. It is a boutique agency that stresses quality and work ethic above all else, only represents top artists in the field, and takes on a mentorship role with its talent. Xcel dancing credits include USHER, BEYONCE, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, CMA & CMT Awards, BET & MTV Awards, The Grammy’s, Billboard Awards, OPRAH, Ellen DeGeneres Show, SYTYCD, CIARA, Keri Hilson, Ne-yo, T-Pain, Toni Braxton, Trace Adkins, Big & Rich, Blake Shelton, ACM Awards & Oscars, Footloose, Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Rock of Ages, Dirty Dancing, Stomp The Yard 2, Step Up 3, Joyful Noise, Step Up 4, VH1’s Single Ladies, BET’s Let’s Stay Together & The Game, Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva, Mc Donald’s Commercial, Commercials for Ford, Coca-Cola, Rooms To Go, NCAA March Madness Commercials, Georgia Lottery Commercials, Nike Commercial, and AT&T Commercial among others. For more info visit www.xceltalent.com.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Hot Like Lava approved- US Pole Dance Championships
Jimmy Rave may be into approving dwarfs, but Hot Like Lava is into the above...Fact: the 2012 competition will have Shaun & Cru as guest judges.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Georgia Film News
| Written by Bo Shurling | |
Parts of the old CBGB nightclub were recently packed up in
New York and sent to Savannah for the filming of the movie
CBGB. Among the items sent to the Georgia coast were
club founder Hilly Kristal’s desk, a section of the bar, pieces
of the wall, the phone booth and, yes, an original urinal. Kristal will be
played by Alan Rickman, who’ll be joined in the cast by
Malin Akerman as Debbie Harry, Rupert Grint
(Rickman’s Harry Potter series co-star) as Dead Boys
guitarist Cheetah Chrome (who himself makes a cameo in
the film), Sting’s daughter Micky Sumner as
Patti Smith, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor
Hawkins as Iggy Pop, Johnny Galecki as Terry
Ork, Ashley Greene as Kristal’s daughter Lisa, Joel David Moore
as Joey Ramone, Stana Katic as Genya Ravan,
Justin Bartha as Stiv Bators and Donal Logue
as Kristal’s right hand man Merv Ferguson. Once
filming finishes on soundstages in Georgia, the production will move to New
York. Meanwhile, CBGB director Randall Miller has
postponed production on his Dennis Wilson biopic
The Drummer (which was also slated to film partially
in Savannah) until fall or even next year, and reports are that Aaron
Eckhart has dropped out of the title role. No telling if Savannah will
still be a shooting location whenever work on The Drummer finally
commences.A few local musicians have managed to use their talents to land work as extras in scenes in the June Carter Cash biopic Ring of Fire that filmed in Atlanta last month. Leah Calvert of bluegrassers The Dappled Grays landed a bit part as June’s daughter-in-law Laura (Weber) Cash, and shot some scenes playing the fiddle (or at least miming it). Decatur-based singer-songwriter Blake Guthrie, meanwhile, got a small, non-speaking role as the guitarist in Johnny Cash’s house band. “The weird thing is,” Guthrie posted on his Facebook page, “I was watching Walk the Line when I got the confirmation.” Surely that proved a better experience than Guthrie’s ID Theft adventure. Similarly, Blake had been picked to play guitar in a bar band during a scene with stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. He spent all day on the set rehearsing Southern rock songs with a bunch of other musicians he’d just met, only to be told, just before filming, that a last-minute decision had been made to instead go with a rap song playing on a jukebox for the scene, and the band had to break down and get lost. Ah, the glamorous world of moviemaking! The good news for Guthrie? “I got paid the same no matter what.” ID Theft is wrapping up production in Atlanta imminently; Ring of Fire, meanwhile, wrapped following a live concert scene at the Variety Playhouse in Little Five Points on June 28th. The Allison Anders-directed film also shot concert scenes at the Buckhead Theatre and the Tabernacle, the latter doubling as the Grand Ole Opry and the set of The Johnny Cash Show. Scheduled to air on the Lifetime TV network later this year, the movie’s cast includes Jewel as June Carter, Matt Ross as Johnny Cash, Frances Conroy as Maybelle Carter and X’s John Doe as A.P. Carter. And yet another local musician (and artist, and actor, and all-around mess of talent), Shane Morton (Gargantua, Luchagors, Silver Screen Spook Show, Zombie Apocalypse, etc.) served as art director for the pilot for a new live-action series from Williams Street Productions for Adult Swim. Wrapping on June 22nd, the show, created and directed by Dave Willis (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Squidbillies) and Casper Kelly (Squidbillies, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law), the pilot has so far only been officially referred to as “Untitled Hell Project.” The makers of Catching Fire, the Hunger Games sequel, have been scouting locations in Georgia, and it looks all but certain at least part of the production will land in the Atlanta area, although no official word has been announced by the film’s studio, Lionsgate. Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) and Erica Ash (MADtv) have signed on for Scary Movie 5, which will be filming in Georgia from September 3rd through October 18th – not July through September as reported here last month. However, Anna Farris stalkers can cancel their trips to the peach state. While doing press interviews for The Dictator, the star of the franchises' other four flicks told comingsoon.net, "No, I don't think I'm going to do it," when asked about number five. Anthony Anderson and Regina Hall are rumored to be returning as Mahalik and Brenda, their characters from previous sequels in the series. The storyline, about a dancer going berserk after getting cut from a production, makes it sound like Black Swan may get skewered. Athens native James Ponsoldt, whose most recent film Smashed was a hit at Sundance this past year and has been picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics, returns to his hometown to shoot the feature film The Spectacular Now this summer. Based on Tim Tharp’s book of the same name, the movie is about a popular and charming high school senior who lives for the moment and as a project begins to date a social outcast and realizes he has the power to permanently impact someone’s life. Brie Larson (21 Jump Street), Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, The Secret Life of An American Teenager) and Miles Teller (Footloose remake, Rabbit Hole) are set to star. After filming in Birmingham, Chattanooga and Macon, 42, the Jackie Robinson biopic starring Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, Alan Tudyk, John C. McGinley and Chadwick Boseman, moved filming to metro Atlanta, where the production will run until July 14th. The film Premature, with a Groundhog Day-like synopsis but with a teenaged twist, will be filming in metro Atlanta from July 11 through August 10th. Katie Findlay (The Killing), Autumn Dial (American Reunion), Jonathan Kleitman (Teen Wolf) and relative film newcomer John Karna star. The Farrelly Brothers’ planned sequel to Dumb and Dumber, the shooting of which was being considered for Georgia, is now up in the air, because star Jim Carrey has backed out of the film. Reports are that Carrey didn’t feel that New Line Cinema was fully committed to the project. Marc Cherry, creator, executive producer and writer for Desperate Housewives, is bringing production for his new series Devious Maids to Atlanta. Based on the hit Mexican telenovela Ellas son la AlegrÃa del Hogar, it’s received a 13-episode order from Lifetime. The show “follows the lives of five maids with ambition and dreams of their own while they work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.” Set to star are Roselyn Sanchez, Dania Ramirez, Drew Van Acker, Mariana Klaveno, Brianna Brown, Judy Reyes, Brett Cullen, Ana Ortiz, Grant Show and Susan Lucci. The TV series Rectify, created by Oscar-winner Ray McKinnon and produced by Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad), began filming in Griffin, Georgia on June 13th. According to Variety, this will be The Sundance Channel’s first scripted television. Sundance’s general manager, Sara Barnett, stated that with “so much interesting work being done in the scripted arena in TV we felt that the Sundance Channel should be a part of that work.” Screenwriter McKinnon’s killer script was said to have been a “huge factor for the network to take the plunge.” Rectify, for which six episodes have been ordered, follows a Georgia death row prisoner who becomes a free man after DNA evidence overturns his rape and murder conviction. The film stars Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, Lara Grace, Liana Loggins, Clayne Crawford, Roger Edwards and J.D. Evermore. The project is set to wrap in the state on August 14th. TLC’s reality series Preacher’s Wives of Atlanta began shooting eight episodes in Atlanta on June 4th and will continue through September 1st. In other uplifting TV info, Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club will shoot season ten in Atlanta from August 3rd through October 5th. Sometimes Georgia’s movie and TV biz can be a little win-some/lose-some. Revolution and The Following, the pilots for which were recently filmed in Georgia, were picked up as series by NBC and Fox, but the two series will be filmed in other states. And while Georgia’s tax incentive lured the MTV series Teen Wolf to film in Georgia, according to the Los Angeles Times, the show was recently one of the projects that won a part of California's film and TV tax credit lottery. The Wolf will move production to the west coast in the fall. Here is an update of Georgia-shot TV show premieres and movie opening dates: Tyler Perry’s latest flick Madea’s Witness Protection just opened in theaters June 29th… Meanwhile, Perry’s new TV series For Better or for Worse premieres on TBS on July 13th… The Watch, starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill, opens July 27th… The Odd Life of Timothy Green, starring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton, is set for an August 15th theatrical release… And Lawless (formerly Wettest County), starring Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy, opens August 31st |
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Parts of the old CBGB nightclub were recently packed up in
New York and sent to Savannah for the filming of the movie
CBGB. Among the items sent to the Georgia coast were
club founder Hilly Kristal’s desk, a section of the bar, pieces
of the wall, the phone booth and, yes, an original urinal. Kristal will be
played by Alan Rickman, who’ll be joined in the cast by
Malin Akerman as Debbie Harry, Rupert Grint
(Rickman’s Harry Potter series co-star) as Dead Boys
guitarist Cheetah Chrome (who himself makes a cameo in
the film), Sting’s daughter Micky Sumner as
Patti Smith, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor
Hawkins as Iggy Pop, Johnny Galecki as Terry
Ork, Ashley Greene as Kristal’s daughter Lisa, Joel David Moore
as Joey Ramone, Stana Katic as Genya Ravan,
Justin Bartha as Stiv Bators and Donal Logue
as Kristal’s right hand man Merv Ferguson. Once
filming finishes on soundstages in Georgia, the production will move to New
York. Meanwhile, CBGB director Randall Miller has
postponed production on his Dennis Wilson biopic
The Drummer (which was also slated to film partially
in Savannah) until fall or even next year, and reports are that Aaron
Eckhart has dropped out of the title role. No telling if Savannah will
still be a shooting location whenever work on The Drummer finally
commences.