Boston Casting is seeking husky to obese African American boys ages 12-16 for a basketball scene in the feature film Edge of Darkness. Filming is scheduled for the week of September 1st (most likely Thurs. 9/4 & Fri. 9/5).

Tobe considered, email a photo (smaller than 1M) and your contact information to greg@bostoncasting.com.

Boston Casting is seeking a woman in her late thirties through early fifties, who own a Toyota Prius, to work as a Background Performer in the Mel Gibson film, Edge of Darkness.

The scene will shoot in Eastern Massachusetts, sometime between August and December 2008.

If you own a Prius and would like to be considered, please email: edge.vehicles@gmail.com.

You must include a clear photo of yourself, one of the Prius, your phone number and your full name.

If selected, you will be contacted by a member of Boston Casting's staff.  It may be some time before they contact people.

Boston Casting is holding an open call for extras for Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson.

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Boston Casting
129 Braintree Street
Allston, MA
Go to bostoncasting.com for directions

Noon to 2:00 p.m. for SAG/AFTRA actors
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for non-union actors

You must bring:

• A headshot
• A resume or bio
• A photo

You must be 18-years old or older. No children allowed! Shooting will take place mid-August to December in the Boston Area and North Hampton, MA area.

Boston Casting is checking AVAILABILITY for NON-UNION actors to do background work (portraying mall shoppers) on the Kevin James Film shooting in BRAINTREE.

Thursday, 5/15, will be a LATE AFTERNOON/ EARLY EVENING call. Make sure you are available to work OVERNIGHT if asked. This could be up to a 12 hour day so please plan accordingly.

**IF you are chosen for work on Thursday, you will be contacted directly
NO LATER THAN Wednesday evening ( 8-9 PM)**

You are submitting your AVAILABILITY only. Signing on for this event does NOT guarantee work. You must be OVER 18 years old and legal to work in the U.S.

The event information below is now available for viewing and scheduling online. You must visit our company website and log in to your account to read the details and schedule/confirm yourself immediately. (Instructions below)

TO VIEW & SCHEDULE ONLINE:
1. If you do not already have a free Boston Casting account, get one here (http://digitalcasting.agencyprosoftware.com/talent/application.php).
2. Go to www.bostoncasting.com and click on Talent Login, then enter your username/password.
3. When you login, click on MANAGE EVENTS (top blue area), then OPEN EVENTS (in the green bar).
4. Click VIEW next to the for details, then "Sign on to this event" to schedule yourself. (Or choose a time slot if applicable).
5. You will then see the confirmed scheduled event listed in your SIGNED EVENTS section. (you can come back to the event to remove/unconfirm yourself at any time).

A second casting call for the Bruce Willis film The Surrogates is set to be held Saturday, April 12th. Filming is scheduled to begin in late April.

The film is a futursitic thriller set in an age when humans live a sequestered life while humanistic, robot surrogates carry out their worldly interactions.
Men and women ages 18 - 30 only, of all races and types, are needed.

They are particularly looking to cast the part of surrogates, synthetic humans who possess physical perfection.

Open Call Details
Saturday, April 12, 2008 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Boston University
George Sherman Union - Metcalf Hall
775 Commonwealth Ave., 2^nd floor
Boston, MA 02215
Bring a recent headshot or photo with you.

If you are unable to attend the open call, you may still be considered for work as a background extra.
Send your headshot and contact information to:
Surrogates
Attn: Extras Casting
36 Cabot Road
Woburn, MA 01801
Also visit www.rpmcasting.com.

Extras are needed immediately for an immigration office scene in Sandra Bullock's movie The Proposal.

Non-caucasian people of all ages are needed.

You must be available to work a full day on April 8th.

If you are selected, please come dressed in ethnic clothing (e.g. Saris, African dress, etc.) if possible.

If you are interested in being considered, follow these steps immediately:

1. Go to www.bostoncasting.com and click "Talent Application" on the left side.
2. Sign up for a free profile account.
3. Login by clicking "Talent Login" (top right) at BostonCasting.com.
4. Click on "MANAGE EVENTS" (top blue area), then click on "OPEN EVENTS" (in the green bar).
5. Under Events you'll see "Proposal - Immigration Office UNION" OR "Proposal - Immigration Office NON-UNION." Sign up for the correct shoot depending on your Union/Non-Union status.
6. Click "VIEW" next to the event, then click "Sign on to this event".

Jodi Purdy-Quinlan of Grant Wilfley casting is now seeking actors for Bride Wars, starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway.

Filming will begin in Boston in mid-April.

People of all races and types, union and non-union, are needed:

• Upscale men and women, specifically those with high-end, formal wedding and rehearsal Dinner attire
• Adult ballroom dance students
• DJ w/equipment
• String quartet, classical musicians and wedding band types
• Attractive men and women 18-30
• Power executives and lawyer/business types
• Children and school teacher types
• New York socialite types, ladies who lunch, etc.

Casting Call Details
Sunday, March 30, 2008
10:00am - 4:00pm
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School
1051 Commercial Street
East Weymouth, MA 02189
Please bring a recent photo and your contact info.

If you are unable to attend the casting call, email a recent picture and your contact information to bridewars@gwcnyc.com.

Also see gwcnyc.com/casting.shtml.

Background extras are needed for This Side of Truth, starring Jennifer Garner and Ricky Gervais.

Men and women ages 18 and older, of all races and types, union and non-union, are needed.

Filming will take place in the Andover/Lowell area beginning in in mid-April. If you do not have transportation to this area it will be impossible for you to work on this film.

Download and print a sizecard. Bring your completed sizecard, a headshot or recent photo, a resume and a pen to the open call!

Open Casting Call Details
Saturday, March 29, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
92 Bolt Street
Lowell, MA
(The warehouse behind the cream/white wooden fence. Enter through the blue door under the sign for "Mill City Paintball")

Also see www.truthextras.com

FYI: They are looking for classic, timeless looks, not trendy, superficial, or sexpot!

If you are unable to attend the open call, but would still like to be considered for work as an extra, and you have your own transportation to Andover/Lowell, send a sizecard, a recent photo and your resume to:
Extras Casting/Marisa
"This Side of the Truth"
116 John St, 2nd Floor
Lowell, MA 01852

C.P. Casting and Meagan Lewis Casting will hold an open casting call for both background extras and speaking roles for the upcoming Bruce Willis feature film The Surrogates set to begin filming on April 28th.

The film is a futursitic thriller set in an age when humans live shuttered away while their worldly interactions are carried out by perfectly-formed, humanistic, robot surrogates.

Men and women ages 18 and over, of all races and types, are needed.

If you wish to be considered for the role of a "surrogate" in the film, you must come to the open call looking as close to perfection as possible. Be very well dressed. Men should be clean shaven and women should have done their hair and make up impeccably.

If playing the part of perfect beauty isn't not for you, just come as you are!

Casting Call Details
Saturday, March 29, 2008
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Felt Nightclub
533 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Please bring recent photo(s) with you. They will not be returned.

If you are unable to attend the open call, you may still be considered for work as a background extra. Send your headshot and contact information to:
Surrogates
Attn: Extras Casting
36 Cabot Road
Woburn, MA 01801

Also visit www.rpmcasting.com.

Boston Casting is seeking Russian-looking people, ages 18+, to work on the feature film The Proposal starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.

Interested actors need not be Russian or speak Russian. They just need to look Russian, preferably with light hair.

Open Casting Call Information
Friday, February 29th
2p.m. to 6p.m.
Boston Casting
129 Braintree Street, Suite 107
Allston, MA 02134
Bring 2 headshots and a resume.

Complete information available at Boston Casting.

LDI Casting will hold an open call for extras for The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, starring Matthew McConaughey & Jennifer Garner.

Filming will begin in Massachusetts on February 19th.

LDI is looking for all types of people including, but not limited to:

• Upscale Club goers (30's)
• Victoria's Secret Models
• Male Models
• Teens/Kids
• Middle school boys
• Photo Doubles for Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner

Bring a headshot or at a current photo of yourself that the casting agent can keep.

SAG members, bring your SAG card.

Details
Saturday, February 2, 2008
12 noon until 3p.m.
at The Amazing Firehouse
Framingham, MA 01702

C.P. Casting is seeking men & women, ages 35-60 to work as paid extras in The Box, with Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, on Wednesday, Nov. 28th.

Extras must be available all day, and may need to be on the set from 6:00 a.m. to as late as midnight. In addition to being available all day Wednesday, interested Extras should also let C.P. Casting know their availability for Thursday (11/29) and Friday (11/30). Filming may also be necessary on those days.

Location: North Andover, MA (transportation not provided)
Parking: Free

Interested Extras should send an email to matt@cpcasting.com with:
NAME
TEL. #
SAG # (if you don't know what SAG is, just skip this line)
AVAILABILITY ON WED., THURS., AND FRI.
PHOTO (If you went to the Open Casting Call for The Box, please don't attach a photo.)

Submit exactly the requested information. Alternative submissions will be discarded.

What's a background extra?
What's a typical day like for an extra?
Who can be an extra, and how?
Do extras get paid?
Can extras meet the stars or attend the premier?

What's a background extra? Background extras play people in the background of a movie scene. If a scene takes place at noon on Newbury St., it must be full of people who fit in there--students, shoppers, a musician, a cabbie etc. Background extras play these parts, but they don't  do much. They might pass the main actors during a street scene, or drink a fake beer during a bar scene. Even if extras appear to be talking, they're usually just mouthing the words without any sound.

What's an extra's day like? Extras do their own hair, wardrobe and make-up before arriving on the set for a 14-hour day, as early as 5:00 a.m. Extras will then find out how much additional help they'll get with styling--sometimes a lot, sometimes none! There will be an area called "holding," where the extras spend most of their time. Rules say the actors must be fed regularly. There will be enough food and drink, and it will probably be good! An extra's time actually acting ranges from 0 to a couple hours, so bring something to amuse yourself, like books or work.

Can I be an extra, and how? Almost anyone can be an extra, though not in every movie! Your best bet is to respond promptly to the local casting calls, and to be available on short-notice and for long days. Have a friend take a nice, clean close-up photo of you. You don't need to look like a model. It's more important that your photo really looks like you. You can upload your photo to casting agents like Boston Casting, or print and send in size-cards and photos to agents like C.P. Casting.

There are lots of movies filming in Boston; it's a small city; you're likely to be hired. Once hired, be punctual, prepared, and good-natured, and you're likely to find more work. Subscribe to Beantown Scoop's RSS feed and check out our casting links to stay on top of the latest casting opportunities! If you are lucky, you might even be cast in a speaking role!

Do extras get paid? Yes. Non-union extras usually make $8 to $10 dollars per hour. Since there's so much activity right now in Boston, many non-union extras are getting union waivers, and earning $200 to $300 per day. If you are cast in even a very small speaking role, you will earn at least around $1,000 per day!

Can background extras meet the stars and attend the premier? Nope! Extras can get kicked off the set just for talking to the stars! Your name won't make it into the credits, either!  If you're in it for fame, you'll be disappointed, but if you want a new experience that may lead to more, then go for it!

Get in on it! C.P. Casting is handling all background extras for The Box!

They are looking for all types of people: upper-class looks; working-class; interesting faces; demonic types; young people age 11-18; adults who look younger than 18; men with 70's hairstyles; big scary guys; and people who own 60's-70's cars.

If you are interested in being cast as an extra, Download a sizecard from C. P. Casting, print it out and mail it with photos (including a photo of your '70s car, if applicable) to:

Extras Casting
"The Box"
647A Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Want to learn more about bing a movie extra? Read the Scoop's Background Extra FAQ!