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Sony Pictures search for teen Adam Sandler look-alikes and additional co-starring roles

Click Here for an important update regarding the talent search for the role of "Young Donny" or the "Young Adam Sandler look-alike". Thanks to all who showed up for the open casting calls. Email submissions now being accepted.

The upcoming Sony Pictures feature film "Donny Boy" is holding open casting calls and accepting email submissions from teen boys who can play either 13 or 18 year old versions of Adam Sandler. The candidates MUST look exactly like these young versions of Adam Sandler. Additional co-starring and supporting roles are also available.

The films stars include Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, James Caan, Vanilla Ice and Leighton Meester. The picture is about a cantankerous father who moves in with his son and his son's gold-digger fiancee just before the son is to get married. The father and fiancee quickly become terribly embroiled in conflict

Sean Anders and John Morris are directing from a script originally written by TV comedy writer David Caspe, who recently signed a two year production deal with Sony Pictures Television. Caspe is creator/head writer on the upcoming Sony Pictures Television TV series "Happy Endings," which premiers April 13, 2011 on ABC. "Wanderlust" writers David Wain and Ken Marino were brought in to rewrite the "I Hate You, Dad" script.

Adam Sandler, Heather Parry, and Jack Giarraputo will produce under the banner of their company Happy Madison Productions. The company's production office is located in the Judy Garland building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, CA, Barry Bernardi and director John Morris will executive produce.

Here is what the casting directors are seeking:

Young Donny #1: Adam Sandler at age 13 yrs old. Must be 13-14 years old. Young Adam tries to ask a girl he likes to a Springsteen concert and besides getting turned down, gets beaten up. That's when his teacher, Miss McGarricle, comes to his aid and he asks her out instead. The scene ends with young Donny having an amazing date and getting to have sex with his teacher.

Young Donny #2: Adam Sandler at 18 yrs old. Older and now a father (not a very good one either), Donny is forced to have to take on the role of true fatherhood when his father gets fed up and Leaves him to fend for himself.

For both of these roles, they need absolute DEAD-RINGER LOOK ALIKES for Adam Sandler at these ages.

Open Casting Call Details

Los Angeles, CA:

Saturday April 23, 2011 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Sony Pictures Studios
5933 W. Slauson Avenue
Culver City 90230
Click Here for directions.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring a non-returnable recent color snapshot.
This is an R-Rated film.

Boston, MA:

Friday April 22, 2011 - 11:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday April 23, 2011 - 9:00am to 2:00pm
The Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Click Here for directions.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring a non-returnable recent color snapshot.
This is an R-Rated film.

Minneapolis, MN:

Thursday April 21, 2011 - 3:30pm to 7:30pm
Hennepin Center for the Arts
528 Hennepin Avenue
Studio 5A
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Click Here for directions.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring a non-returnable recent color snapshot.
This is an R-Rated film.
Inquiries for this event ONLY email katibatchcasting@gmail.com

Chicago, IL:

Saturday April 16, 2011 - 10:00am to 3:00pm
TP and R Casting
10 W. Hubbard Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Click Here for directions.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring a non-returnable recent color snapshot.
This is an R-Rated film.
Inquiries for this event ONLY email info@prcasting.com

If you are unable to attend any of the above open casting calls, you can submit via email to the following: ihateyoudadcasting@gmail.com

• In the email SUBJECT LINE, put name, role, city and state of residence. Example: JOHN DOE - 13 year old, Anywhere, USA).

• In the email BODY, put talent's first and last name, date-of-birth, parent or guardians name if a minor, and contact information.

• Attach two recent color snapshots to the email.

• Include any acting experience or any other relevant information.

In addition to the young Adam Sandler roles, the casting director is also auditioning actors to play the following roles, which should be submitted through talent agents or to the principal actor casting director listed below. Follow strict submission guidelines:

• Female, to play 27 yrs old, Caucasian. Mary aka Miss McGarricle, a teacher at the school where 13 year old Donny is a student. Takes place in the 80's so should have the style of a gorgeous 80's type with big Jersey hair. Must be the typical hot teacher fantasy type, yet with a sweet personality. Must be ok with the films type of humor where she seduces a student, then ends up in prison for it.

• Male, 25 - 35ish, Caucasian. US Marine Corps Iraq war veteran named Troy, intimidating, very strong build, buzz cut hair, semi-unstable personality. Has an excessively amorous relationship with his sister Stacy, played by Leighton Meester. Seems almost jealous of Stacy's fiancée Todd, played by Andy Samberg.

• Female, 58 - 68ish, Caucasian. Helen, the mother of Stacy and Troy. Extremely rich successful Boston businesswoman. Beautiful for her age. Dominant in her relationship with Gerald.

• Male, 60 - 70ish, Caucasian. Stacy and Troy step-father, married to Helen. Kind demeanor, organized, and subservient to Helen. Has accepted his submissive role in the relationship.

• Male, 25 - 30ish, Asian or Indian. Phil, works as an accountant in Helen's company and is a friend of Todd's. Gets bumped from being his best-man when Donny shows up. Think sweet Howdy-Doody type.

• Male, 35 - 50ish, ethnicity unspecified. Craig, is Donny's attorney. Always gives his best to help Donny get out of legal problems, but doesn't always have sensible resolutions. Overtly rose-colored positive outlook, not the greatest attorney, but has good intentions.

• Male, 30 - 40ish, Italian American. Antonio, a non-typical wedding planner. Speaks with a strong New York accent, a guy's guy, Big and tough, very vocal with no qualms about using 4 letter words. A working-class urban type personality with an overtly macho attitude.

• Female, 45 - 55ish, African American. Champale, long time friend of Donny's and likes to play a motherly figure to him. She is a stripper at Donny's club loves to be topless even when not working. She has a self image of being the hottest babe around even though she is overweight. Says it like it is.

• Female, 25ish, African American. Brie, beautiful loving daughter of Champale who also works in Donny's club. Very understanding of her mom and Donny's situations.

• Female, 25 - 30ish, Asian. Kim, super hot friend of Stacy's. Is one of her bridesmaids.

Principal photography on "I Hate You Dad" begins June 6, 2011 in Boston, MA. The scheduled release date is June 15, 2012.

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for principal acting roles. 

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs. 

Principal Actor Casting:

Rachel Tenner
"I Hate You, Dad" Casting
5933 W. Slauson Avenue
Suite 2107
Culver City, CA 90230 

Extras Casting:

Boston Casting
129 Braintree Street
Boston, MA 02134
Click Here to register.

Production Companies: 

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Happy Madison
10202 West Washington Blvd.
Judy Garland Bldg.
Culver City, CA 90232

Columbia Pictures
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Producers:

Jack Giarraputo
Adam Sandler
John Morris
Heather Parry
Adam Sandler

Directors:

Sean Anders
John Morris

Starring:

Adam Sandler - Donny
Andy Samberg - Todd
Leighton Meester - Stacy
James Caan - Marvin
Vanilla Ice - Himself

Story:

At 13 years old, Donny Levine, had knocked up his beautiful 27 year old teacher. After she was sent to prison, Donny was left to raise their son Han Solo on his own which he did terribly. Now 40, Donny (Adam Sandler) is a used hot tub salesman, and he's looking at possibly doing three years in prison for failing to pay his taxes. Donny must seek out adult Han, who is now well-to-do, being a hedge fund manager for help. Unfortunately, Han - who changed his name to Todd (Andy Samberg) hates him so much he tells people that his parents are dead. Leighton Meester will play Todd's fiancée Stacey. She's really just after his money, but he's so whipped it takes Donny to expose her sham. She's aggressive and demanding and gets worse as the wedding progressively degenerates.

Open casting call for feature film 'Gone' starring Amanda Seyfried

Lakeshore Entertainment and Summit Entertainment are in production on the upcoming feature film "Gone", and there will be an open casting call for people interested in working as background performers, stand ins, and photo doubles on the movie. A stand in/photo double for Amanda Seyfried will be hired to work for the entire duration of filming.

The film stars Amanda Seyfried, Emily Wickersham (I Am Number Four), Wes Bentley (Jonah Hex), and Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism of Emily Rose). Seyfried's career is in high gear, as she has two high profile films being released in 2011 - Catherine Hardwicke‘s fairy tale "Red Riding Hood" and Andrew Niccol‘s sci-fi thriller "Now".

Brazilian filmmaker Heitor Dhalia will make his English-language directorial debut with "Gone". Dhalia will direct from a screenplay written by Allison Burnett. Although Allison is a talented writer of films, novels, short fiction and essays, he has also worked as a producer and director in the past.

Lakeshore Entertainment's Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg will produce along with Sidney Kimmel of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Chris Salvaterra, and Dan Abrams. Summit Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to the project.

Principal Photography on "Gone" begins in Portland, Oregon on April 27, 2011 and will continue through June 30, 2011.

Open Casting Call Details

All ages, genders, sizes, types, and people of any ethnicity are needed, hundreds will be hired. Must be located in the Portland, Oregon area. No previous experience working as an extra is required. This is fully paid work. There are no fees whatsoever to be considered or cast in "Gone".

The following are some specific needs:

• People with stand-in experience is a plus.

• Stand In/Photo Double for Amanda Seyfried. Female, 5'2" in height, size 2-4, long blonde hair.

• Very Featured Background Performer. Male, 18-30, long blonde hair and tattoos.

• People with real-life law enforcement experience, male or female.

• All open call attendees MUST be available throughout filming from late April - late June, 2011.

Where:

Extras Only Casting Office
635 NW 16th Avenue
Suite A
Portland, Oregon 97209
Click Here for directions.

When:

Wednesday April 20, 2011
11:00am - 2:00pm
4:00pm - 7:00pm

You may bring a headshot and resume if available, but it is not necessary. A digital photo will be taken at the open casting call. Bring a pencil and be prepared to fill out a registration card with all of your physical stats and clothing sizes including hat and shoes.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Tricia Wood
Deborah Aquila
1680 Vine Street
Suite 806
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Extras Casting

Portland:

Sally Gates
"Gone" Extras
c/o Extras Only
635 NW 16th Ave. Ste. A
Portland, Oregon 97209

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

"Gone" Production Office
1010 SE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214

Summit Entertainment, LLC
1630 Stewart Street
Suite 120
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Lakeshore Entertainment
9268 W. Third Street
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
9460 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Producers:

Tom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
Sidney Kimmel
Chris Salvaterra
Dan Abrams

Director:

Heitor Dhalia

Starring:

Amanda Seyfried
Emily Wickersham
Wes Bentley
Jennifer Carpenter

Story:

The storyline revolves around a woman named Jill Parrish (Amanda Seyfried) who returns home from her night shift to find her sister's bed empty. She's convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years before has come back to finish the job. But the police do not believe her and Jill knows time is running out. With no one to turn to, Jill sets off to find her sister and face her abductor once and for all.

Open casting calls for "Wrath of the Titans" in Tenerife, Canary Islands

Warner Bros. second film in the "Clash of the Titans" trilogy, currently titled "Wrath of the Titans", is in production and open casting calls will be held in the Canaries for local for extras to take part in the film. All ages are being sought including kids.

Shooting on "Wrath of the Titans" is taking place in London, Wales, and on the Canary Island of Tenerife, primarily at the World Heritage Site, Teide National Park. The Canary Islands are part of the country of Spain.

Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles) is directing, while Rabbit Hole Pictures President Louis Leterrier will executive produce. Leterrier directed the first installment in the "Titans" trilogy, "Clash of the Titans". Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni of Legendary Pictures will also co-executive produce.

 "Wrath of the Titans" is being filmed using special 3D cameras such as were used for Avatar. This will result in a far more realistic and captivating 3D effect than was achieved with "Clash of the Titans," where the 3D effects were created in post production.

The release date for "Wrath of the Titans" is scheduled for March 23, 2012.

Here is what the casting directors are seeking:

• Men, ages 18-75 years. Long hair and beards a bonus.
• Women, ages 18-75 years. Long hair a bonus.
• Boys and Girls, ages 5-13 years.
• Must be completely available from 9 May 2011 - 15 June 2011.
• All adult extras cast will receive a contract.
• Wages will be paid daily with Social Security contributions.

For anyone under 18 years of age, parental consent is required and must be sent prior to the open casting call attended. Parents or legal guardians should send the consent to the following:

casting@sur-film.com

Or

Sur Film Production and Services
C/ Pizarro, 1. Edf. Barlovento.
Portal 4, 3 I
38612 granadilla de abona, Tenerife
Canary Islands, Spain

Sur Film Production and Services is responsible for managing all the production services for "Wrath of the Titans" on the Canary Islands.

Open Casting Call Details

Attendees MUST bring the following:

• Original AND photocopy of Spanish Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) or Número de identidad de extranjero (NIE).
• Photocopy of your Spanish social security information.
• Certificado de Empadronamiento.
• Banking information.

Wednesday 6 April 2011
1000am - 1800pm
Cine Antiguo (old cinema)
Calle de la Degollada 6 (in front of La Tienda gas station)
38589 Arico viejo, Tenerife
Canary Islands, Spain
Click Here for directions.

Thursday 7 April 2011
1000am - 1800pm
Asociación de Vecinos Bocinegro
Calle Uruguay (Avda maritima, between Calle de la Graciosa and Avenida Magallanes)
38612 El Medano, Tenerife
Canary Islands, Spain
Click Here for directions.

Friday 8 April 2011
1000am - 1800pm
Ateneo de la Laguna
Plaza Fray Albino 3
38201 San cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife
Canary Islands, Spain
Click Here for directions.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

London:

Lucinda Syson
Elaine Grainger
Syson Grainger Casting
"Wrath of the Titans"
33 Old Compton Street, Soho
London W1D 5JT

Extras Casting

Spain:

Sur-Film Production and Services S.L.
C/Pizarro N.1
Edif. Sotavento, Portal 4, 3I
P.O.Box 45
38612 El Medano (Granadilla), Tenerife
Canary Islands, Spain

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Thunder Road Pictures
301 Arizona Avenue
Suite 250 A
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522-0001

Legendary Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 76
Burbank, CA 91522

Rabbit Hole Pictures
1041 N. Formosa Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90046

Producers:

Basil Iwanyk
Jon Jashni
Thomas Tull
Louis Leterrier

Director:

Jonathan Liebesman

Starring:

Sam Worthington
Gemma Arterton
Liam Neeson
Ralph Fiennes
Alexa Davalos
Rosamund Pike

Story:

Persues (Sam Worthington) leads a team through the underworld to the prison Tartarus to rescue Zeus (Liam Neeson) who has been imprisoned by Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Ares.

Click the link below to download the open casting call flyer:

"Wrath of the Titans" Open Casting Call Promo Poster

Morgan Creek Productions launches massive talent search for feature film 'Tupac'

A massive talent search is underway to hopefully find a new unknown actor to play the lead role of Tupac Shakur in the upcoming feature film titled "Tupac". Tupac Shakur was the rapper, actor, record producer, poet, screenwriter and activist who was gunned down and assassinated the night of September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas, NV.

David and James Robinson of Morgan Creek Productions will executive produce along with Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother. She will executive produce a film in 2012 that Tupac Shakur wrote prior to his death titled "Live 2 Tell". David Robinson said that they are looking for someone with the right mix of raw charm and charisma for the role, and they are we’re more concerned about finding someone with the ability to give their entire heart into the performance more than just looks and personality.

Black Reel Award winning Antoine Fuqua will direct "Tupac" from a script written by Academy Award nominated writers Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson. Rivele and Wilkinson wrote the Oscar nominated biopic feature film "Ali" that starred Will Smith.

The film's studios, production companies, and casting directors have set up the following website for people who would like to audition for the role of Tupac Shakur:

InSearchofTupac.com

The casting call allows individuals who epitomize and illuminate the persona of Tupac to upload their video audition. Entrants are encouraged to check the website often, as important announcements and additional casting opportunities will be published during the course of the audition process. In addition to taking auditions, the site will also be updated with rare video footage and interviews with the late rapper.

Filming on "Tupac" will take place in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Las Vegas beginning late Spring/early Summer 2011 for a 2013 release. Universal Pictures will distribute the film.

Talent can also submit a photo and resume with a link to a demo video, such as on YouTube or Vimeo via the casting office address below. The demo videos should include a 24 line scene downloaded from InSearchofTupac.com and a one minute Tupac song performance. The deadline to submit is April 30, 2011.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Vickie Thomas
"Tupac" Casting
9021 Melrose Avenue
Suite 200B
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Note: Kim Hardin is no longer casting this project.

Extras Casting

TBA

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Morgan Creek Productions
10351 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608

Fuqua Films, Inc.
333 Indiana Avenue
Venice, CA 90291

Producers:

James G. Robinson
David Robinson

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Starring:

To Be Cast

Story:

The rise and fall of Tupac Shakur is chronicled, from his days attending the Baltimore School of the Arts as a teenager, to his decision to leave his mother’s dead-end life behind and embrace the Thug Life in California, to his wild success as a rapper and his dangerous war against the East Coast scene. A true poet who was waylaid by fame’s trappings, his earliest ambition was to change the world and make a difference in people’s lives, and before his tragic murder in Las Vegas in 1996, that’s exactly what 2Pac did.