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USA CASTING NEWS May 2014

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Monthly May 2014 ‘B’



Productions

Project: 10 Things I Hate About Life

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Location: Los Angeles

Starts: June 3, 2014

Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Thomas McDonell

Director: Gil Junger

Producer: Andrew Lazar, Anne Brensley, Ben White, Gary Smith, Jeremy Wall, Sepideh Bakhtiari

Casting Director: Name and email address displayed for subscribers only

Prod. Co.: Mad Chance Productions, Polaris Pictures, Vision Films

Project: 6 Miranda Drive

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Thriller


Starts: May 2014

Cast: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell

Director: Greg McLean

Producer: Jason Blum Email address displayed for subscribers only , Matt Kaplan, Robyn Marshall


Prod. Co.: Blumhouse Productions, Chapter One Films

Studio: Universal Pictures

Project: A Slight Trick of the Mind

Type: Feature Film

Status: Active Development

Genre: Adventure, Crime, Period

Location: UK

Starts: July 6, 2014

Cast: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney

Director: Bill Condon

Producer: Anne Carey, Aviv Giladi, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Jack Morissey, Paul Ritchie


Prod. Co.: AI Film, Archer Gray Productions, BBC Films, See Saw Films



Project: Ant-Man

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Location: SF & Atlanta


Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Patrick Wilson

Director: Edgar Wright

Producer: Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Nira Park


Prod. Co.: Big Talk Productions, Marvel Studios, Inc./Television Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: Walt Disney Studios

Project: Aquarius

Type: Episodic


Genre: Crime, Period



Cast: David Duchovny

Director: Various


Prod. Co.: Adelstein Productions, Affirmative Entertainment & Productions, And Then Productions

Studio: ITV Studios, Inc.

Network: NBC (network)

Project: Ascension

Type: Episodic

Status: PrePro

Genre: Science Fiction

Location: Montreal


Cast: Tricia Helfer

Director: Various


Prod. Co.: Blumhouse Productions, Thunderbird Films

Studio: Lionsgate TV, Universal Cable Productions

Network: SyFy



Project: Baskets

Type: Comedy Pilot

Status: PrePro

Genre: Comedy


Starts: June, 2014

Cast: Zach Galifinakis

Director: Jonathan Krisel


Prod. Co.: 3 Arts Entertainment, Inc., Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Pig Newton

Studio: FX Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only

Network: FX Networks / FXX

Project: Battle Creek

Type: Episodic

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama



Cast: Kal Penn, Janet McTeer, Josh Duhamel

Director: Various

Producer: David Shore, Mark B. Johnson, Vince Gilligan


Prod. Co.: Bad Hat Harry, Gran Via Productions, Shore Z Productions, Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: CBS Television Studios, Sony Pictures Television

Network: CBS Entertainment (Network)

Project: Better Call Saul

Type: Episodic

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Starts: May 30, 2014

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks

Director: Various

Producer: Gennifer Hutchinson, Peter Gould, Thomas Schnauz, Vince Gilligan


Prod. Co.: Gran Via Productions, Type-O Productions

Studio: Sony Pictures Television

Network: AMC TV Network



Project: Blue Goose Hollow

Type: Telefilm


Genre: Bio-Drama

Location: Atlanta


Cast: Queen Latifah

Director: Dee Rees

Producer: Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck, Ron Schmidt, Shakim Compere, Shelby Stone


Prod. Co.: Flavor Unit Entertainment, The Zanuck Company Email address displayed for subscribers only

Network: HBO Inc

Project: Boys of Lincoln Place

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: Illinois

Starts: August 2014

Cast: Junio Valverde, William Hurt, Kevin Dunn

Director: Dwayne Johnson-Cochran


Prod. Co.: Blue Raven Productions

Project: Brilliance

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Action, Drama

Location: Pittsburgh, PA & Chicago

Starts: August 18, 2014

Cast: Will Smith, Noomi Rapace

Director: Julius Onah

Producer: Alex Hedlund, Joe Roth, Jon Jashni, Palek Patel


Prod. Co.: Legendary Pictures/Television, Roth Films Email address displayed for subscribers only




Project: Captain Fantastic

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: Washington State


Cast: Viggo Mortensen

Director: Matt Ross

Producer: Email address displayed for subscribers only


Prod. Co.: Electric City Entertainment

Project: Criminal Activity

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Action, Thriller

Location: Cleveland, OH


Cast: John Travolta, Michael Pitt

Director: Jackie Earle Haley

Producer: Warren Ostergard Email address displayed for subscribers only , Mark B. Johnson


Prod. Co.: Vitamin A Films

Project: Drumline: A New Beat

Type: Telefilm

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama, Musical

Location: Atlanta

Starts: May 2014

Director: Billie Woodruff

Producer: Dallas Austin, Jill Holmes, Jody Gerson, Maggie Malina, Michael Goldman, Nick Cannon, Wendy Finerman


Prod. Co.: N'credible Entertainment, Wendy Finerman Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: Fox Television Studios

Network: VH1 Television



Project: Duty

Type: Comedy Pilot


Genre: Comedy


Starts: June 2014

Director: TBA

Producer: Daniel Libman, David Caspe, Jamie Tarses, Matthew Libman


Prod. Co.: FanFare

Studio: Sony Pictures Television

Network: Comedy Central

Project: Experimenter

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: New York


Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder

Director: Michael Almereyda


Prod. Co.: Cinergy Pictures, F. J. Productions, Intrinsic Value Films/ Red Giant Entertainment

Project: Extortion

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: Los Angeles & Bahamas


Director: Phil Volken


Prod. Co.: Filmmuse Productions



Project: Fat Ballerina

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Black Comedy

Location: Massachusetts

Starts: Summer 2014

Cast: Vera Farmiga

Director: Evan Greenberg

Producer: Carly Norris, Daniel Dubiecki, Lara Alameddine, Timothy Crane


Prod. Co.: Highland Film Group, Mediabiz International, The Allegiance Theater Email address displayed for subscribers only

Project: Finest Hours

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Action, Adventure

Location: Boston

Starts: Sept. 2, 2014

Cast: Chris Pine

Director: Robert Schwentke

Producer: Dorothy Aufiero Email address displayed for subscribers only , Douglas C. Merrifield, Jim Whitaker


Prod. Co.: Nor'easter Productions, Inc., Whitaker Entertainment


Project: Galyntine

Type: Episodic Pilot

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Location: Utah


Director: David MacKenzie

Producer: David W. Zucker Email address displayed for subscribers only , Greg Nicotero, Jason Cahill, Ridley Scott


Prod. Co.: Scott Free Television

Studio: AMC Studios

Network: AMC TV Network



Project: Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce

Type: Comedy Pilot

Status: PrePro

Genre: Dramedy

Location: Vancouver, LA


Cast: Lisa Edelstein, Janeane Garofalo

Director: Various

Producer: Adam Brooks, Dawn Olmstead, Dawn Parouse, Marti Noxon, Meryl Poster Email address displayed for subscribers only


Prod. Co.: Grady Twins Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: Universal Cable Productions

Network: Bravo

Project: Half Magic

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: New York


Cast: Heather Graham, Molly Shannon, Josh Lucas

Director: Heather Graham


Prod. Co.: Bearing Entertainment, Misfit Minds Entertainment, P.I.P.E. Productions, Still Rolling Productions

Project: Hysteria


Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama



Cast: Mena Suvari

Director: Otto Bathurst

Producer: Adam Schroeder, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Sharon Hall, Shaun Cassidy


Prod. Co.: Alcon Entertainment, NBC Universal Television, Shaun Cassidy Productions

Studio: Amazon Studios

Network: Amazon



Project: Insidious 3

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Horror



Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne

Director: Leigh Whannell

Producer: Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Jason Blum, Lia Buman, Oren Peli, Steven Schneider, Email address displayed for subscribers only


Prod. Co.: Alliance Films, Automatik Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions, Film District

Project: Into The Forest

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: Vancouver


Cast: Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood

Director: Patricia Rozema


Prod. Co.: Celsius Entertainment Group, Ltd, Das Films, Mediabiz International, Vie Entertainment

Project: James Bond 24

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro


Location: UK

Starts: July 2014

Cast: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Chiwetel Ejofor

Director: Sam Mendes

Producer: Amy Pascal, Barbara Broccoli, Gary Barber, Michael G. Wilson, Michael Lynton


Prod. Co.: Danjaq, LLC, Eon Productions, Neal Street Productions

Studio: Columbia Pictures/SPE, MGM



Project: Jungle Book

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Animal Adventure, Family


Starts: Summer 2014

Cast: Idris Elba

Director: Jon Favreau

Producer: Daniel Hassid, Karen Gilchrist


Prod. Co.: Fairview Entertainment


Project: Kill The Trumpet Player

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Bio-Drama

Location: Cincinnati

Starts: June 2014

Cast: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Zoe Saldana

Director: Don Cheadle

Producer: Cary Brokaw, Daniel Wagner, Herbie Hancock, Kay Lieberman, Lenore Zerman, Pamela Hirsch


Prod. Co.: Avenue Pictures, BiFrost Pictures, Crescendo Productions, IM Global/ Octane Email address displayed for subscribers only

Project: Killjoys

Type: Episodic



Location: Toronto

Starts: August 5, 2014

Director: Chris Grismer

Producer: David Fortier, Michelle Lovretta


Prod. Co.: Temple Street

Network: Space, SyFy



Project: Longest Ride

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: N. Carolina


Director: George Tillman Jr.

Producer: Bob Teitel, Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey


Prod. Co.: Temple Hill Productions

Studio: Fox 2000

Project: Make It Big

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama



Director: Steven Karageanes


Prod. Co.: Mass Effects Productions, Moonhill Productions

Project: Max and Shred

Type: Comedy Pilot

Status: PrePro

Genre: Comedy

Location: Toronto


Director: Adam Weisman

Producer: Ira Levy, Peter Williamson


Prod. Co.: Breakthrough Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only

Network: Nickelodeon



Project: Mineral

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: Atlanta & Chicago


Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet

Director: Robert Schwentke

Producer: Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Neil Burger, Pouya Shahbazian, Todd Lieberman


Prod. Co.: Mandeville Films, Red Wagon Entertainment, Summit Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: Lionsgate Films

Project: My All American

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Bio-Drama

Location: Austin, TX


Director: Angelo Pizzo

Producer: Paul Schiff


Prod. Co.: Paul Schiff Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only

Project: Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter

Type: Comedy Pilot


Genre: Comedy

Location: New York

Starts: Summer 2014

Director: John H. Lee

Producer: Alyson Levy, John Lee, Steven Ast, Vernon Chatman


Network: Adult Swim, Cartoon Network



Project: Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, & Dawn

Type: Episodic

Status: PrePro

Genre: Comedy


Starts: June 2014

Cast: Lizzy Greene

Director: Victor Gonzalez

Producer: Matt Fleckenstein, Michael Feldman


Prod. Co.: Uptown Productions/Nickelodeon Email address displayed for subscribers only

Network: Nickelodeon

Project: Off The Island

Type: Telefilm

Status: PrePro

Genre: Comedy

Location: Vancouver


Director: Kenny Ortega

Producer: Graham Swartz


Network: Disney Channel

Project: Olympus

Type: Episodic


Genre: Drama

Location: Vancouver & London


Director: Nick Willing

Producer: Jim Reeve, Lisa Richardson Email address displayed for subscribers only , Matthew O'Connor, Nick Willing, Robert Halmi


Prod. Co.: Great Point Films, Reunion Pictures

Network: SyFy



Project: Point Break

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Action

Location: Germany/Austria/Italy/China/Malta/Hawaii


Cast: Edgar Ramirez, Ray Winstone, Luke Bracey

Director: Ericson Core

Producer: Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, John Baldecchi, Email address displayed for subscribers only John McMurrick


Prod. Co.: Alcon Entertainment, Lionsgate Films, Michael De Luca Productions, Tapestry Films, Inc.

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Project: Periphery

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: Virginia

Starts: Summer 2014

Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Stacey Keach

Director: Philip J. Cook

Producer: Matthew James Gulbranson Email address displayed for subscribers only , Melissa Panos


Prod. Co.: Eagle Films, Seraph Productions

Project: Pixels

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Action, Comedy

Location: Toronto


Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jennifer Aniston

Director: Chris Columbus

Producer: Adam Sandler, Benjamin Darras, Jack Giarraputo, Johnny Alves, Matias Boucard, Patrick Jean


Prod. Co.: 1492 Pictures, Happy Madison, One More Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: Columbia Pictures/SPE



Project: Precious Blood

Type: Episodic


Genre: Drama

Location: Toronto


Director: Various

Producer: Linda Schuyler, Mark Bishop, Matt Hornburg, Ramona Barckert, Stephen Stohn Email address displayed for subscribers only


Prod. Co.: Epitome Pictures

Network: Teen Nick

Project: Recovery Road


Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama


Starts: Early June 2014

Director: TBA

Producer: Beth Miller Email address displayed for subscribers only , Craig Piligian, David Roessell, Bert V. Royal


Prod. Co.: Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc.

Network: ABC Family Channel

Project: Ride Along 2

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Comedy

Location: Atlanta

Starts: Late June 2014

Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart

Director: Tim Story

Producer: Larry Brezner, Matt Alvarez, William Packer


Prod. Co.: Cube Vision, MBST Entertainment, Inc, Rainforest Films Email address displayed for subscribers only




Project: Rush

Type: Episodic


Genre: Drama

Location: Vancouver

Starts: Summer 2014

Cast: Tom Ellis, Rick Gonzalez

Director: Various

Producer: Adam Fierro, Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo


Prod. Co.: Little Engine

Studio: Fox 21

Network: USA Network

Project: Sicario

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: New Mexico

Starts: June 2014

Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Ed McDonnell, Erica Lee, Molly M. Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill


Prod. Co.: Black Label Media, Maple Shade Films, Thunder Road Pictures

Project: Southpaw

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: Pittsburgh


Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Producer: Jason Blumenthal Email address displayed for subscribers only , Paul Rosenberg, Steve Tisch, Todd Black, Alan Riche


Prod. Co.: Escape Artists, Fuqua Films, Riche Productions

Studio: The Weinstein Company



Project: Stitchers


Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama



Director: Steve Miner

Producer: Jonathan Baruch, Rob Wolken, Jeffrey Schechter


Prod. Co.: Storyby Entertainment


Project: Stonewall

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: Montreal

Starts: July 2014

Cast: Jeremy Irvine (War Horse)

Director: Roland Emmerich

Producer: Marc Frydman, Michael Forrest, Roland Emmerich


Prod. Co.: Battle Plan Productions, Centropolis Entertainment

Project: The Affair

Type: Episodic

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: New York


Cast: Dominic West, Joshua Jackson

Director: Various

Producer: Hagai Levi, Jeffrey Reiner, Mark Mylod, Sarah Treem


Prod. Co.: Film 50 Corp., Sheleg

Network: Showtime Networks



Project: The App

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: New York

Starts: June 2014

Director: Dena Hysell, Isak Borg

Producer: Dena Hysell, Email address displayed for subscribers only Nino Conchetta

Casting Director:: Name and email address displayed for subscribers only

Prod. Co.: Rumpus Room Productions

Project: The Social Life (aka He’s F*cking Perfect)

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Comedy

Location: Atlanta

Starts: Summer 2014

Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Rebel Wilson

Director: Jake Szymanski

Producer: Adam McKay, Joe Drake, Kevin Messick, Nathan Kahane, Will Farrell


Prod. Co.: Gary Sanchez Productions/Gloria Sanchez Productions, Good Universe, Messick Films

Studio: Universal Pictures Email address displayed for subscribers only

Project: The Intern

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Comedy

Location: New York


Cast: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway

Director: Nancy Meyers

Producer: Christopher Woodrow, Molly Conners, Nancy Meyers, Scott Rudin


Prod. Co.: Scott Rudin Productions, Worldview Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures



Project: The Long Play


Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: New York

Starts: Mid June 2014

Cast: Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde

Director: Martin Scorsese

Producer: Emma Koskoff, Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, Rick Yorn, Terence Winter, Victoria Pearman


Prod. Co.: Jagged Films, LBI Entertainment, Sikelia Productions, The Yorn Company/LBI Entertainment

Network: HBO Inc

Project: The Nest

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Comedy

Location: New York


Cast: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler

Director: Jason Moore

Producer: Brian Bell, Paula Pell, Tina Fey


Prod. Co.: Everyman Pictures, Little Stranger


Project: The Returned


Status: PrePro

Genre: Action, Drama, Horror

Location: Vancouver


Director: TBA

Producer: Bob De Bitetto, Carlton Cuse, Craig Cegielski, Thom Beers, Carlton Cuse, Raelle Tucker


Prod. Co.: FremantleMedia North America Email address displayed for subscribers only

Studio: A&E Studios

Network: A&E Television Networks



Project: The Walk

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Drama

Location: Montreal


Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Producer: Jack Rapke, Jackie Levine, Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey


Prod. Co.: ImageMovers, TriStar Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only

Project: Three Little Words

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: Florida

Starts: Summer 2014

Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Seyfried

Director: James Mangold

Producer: Cathy Konrad, Daniel Crown, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Email address displayed for subscribers only Jami Gertz, Riva Marker


Prod. Co.: Good Universe, Lime Orchard Productions, Red Crown Pictures, Tree Line Films

Project: Through The Looking Glass

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Location: London


Cast: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter

Director: James Bobin

Producer: Jennifer Todd Email address displayed for subscribers only , Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd


Prod. Co.: Roth Films, Team Todd




Project: Unstrung


Status: PrePro

Genre: Comedy


Starts: June 2014

Director: Jay Karras

Producer: Emily Whitesell, Paul Stupin


Prod. Co.: Pirates Cove Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only


Project: Transporter

Type: Episodic


Genre: Action, Drama

Location: Toronto & EU


Cast: Chris Vance

Director: Various

Producer: Joe Mallozzi Email address displayed for subscribers only Klaus Zimmerman, Robert Cooper, Susan Murdoch, Takis Candilis


Prod. Co.: Atlantique Productions, Landscape Entertainment

Network: Movie Central, TBS/Turner Network Television (TNT)

Project: Untitled Teen Comedy

Type: Telefilm

Status: PrePro

Genre: Bio-Drama

Location: Vancouver


Director: Jason Lepeyre


Prod. Co.: Front Street Productions, LLC

Network: Lifetime Networks



Project: Untitled Wang/Chan Project

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Sci Fi



Director: Philip Wang, Wesley Chan


Prod. Co.: Wong Fu Productions

Project: Viral

Type: Feature Film

Status: PrePro

Genre: Suspense, Thriller

Location: S. Carolina

Starts: May 2014

Cast: Abigail Breslin

Director: Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost

Producer: Charles Layton, Jason Blum, Matt Kaplan, Sherryl Clark Email address displayed for subscribers only , Stuart Ford


Prod. Co.: Blumhouse Productions, Busted Shark, Supermarche

Studio: The Weinstein Company

Project: When We Were Pirates

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Drama

Location: Los Angeles & Trinidad

Starts: June 2014

Director: Richie Gibbs


Prod. Co.: Samaco Productions



Project: Wright Girls

Type: Feature Film


Genre: Black Comedy, Thriller


Starts: July 2014

Cast: Gemma Arterton, Jessica Alba

Director: Kevin Connolly

Producer: Aaron Ginsberg, Alex Gartner Email address displayed for subscribers only , William Green


Prod. Co.: Atlas Entertainment, Highland Film Group

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