Category: Casting
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ODYSSEY Casting Call & Top 10 Kismet Co-Stars
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Last night on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Zendaya just recounted how Tom Holland got the call for The Odyssey casting. Naturally it came from director Christopher Nolan himself. “I’m also a Chris Nolan fan,” she said, and “didn’t even put myself in that equation at all, I…
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Shooting begins on Andrew Ahn’s feature FIRE ISLAND, cast complete
by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA: Searchlight Pictures announced today the start of principal photography on Andrew Ahn’s feature film FIRE ISLAND, starring previously announced cast Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and Margaret Cho. Produced by JAX Media (Russian Doll; Search Party) FIRE ISLAND, set in the iconic Fire Island Pines, is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and…
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Aaron Eckhart stars in RUMBLE THROUGH THE DARK from Foresight Unlimited & Cassian Elwes
by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA: Foresight Unlimited (Nasdaq: CSSE) has announced Aaron Eckhart (Thank You for Smoking, The Dark Knight) as the star in Rumble Through the Dark, which will be directed by Graham & Parker Phillips (The Bygone). Elevated’s Cassian Elwes is producing alongside Cleta Ellington for the Crooked Letter Picture Company. Foresight’s Mark…
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Marc Anthony lauds Sofia Vergara, joins KOATI, her Latinx Rainforest film
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: It was announced today that Global Icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Marc Anthony and his Magnus Studios team will partner on Sofia Vergara’s animated feature comedy, KOATI. Produced by Upstairs Animation, Latin WE Productions and Los Hijos de Jack, KOATI follows three unlikely heroes: Nachi, a free-spirited coatí; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly,…
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PLEASE BABY PLEASE stars Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore & more, shoots in Montana
Curated by Screenmancer Staff BUTTE, MONTANA: Ryan Simpkins (Fear Street 2 & 3), Karim Saleh (Transparent), Jake Choi (Single Parents), Matt D’Elia (American Animal), Jake Sidney Cohen (Homecoming), Cole Escola (At Home with Amy Sedaris, Search Party), Jaz Sinclair (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Paper Towns) Dana Ashbrook (Twin Peaks), and Mary Lynn Rajskub (24, Little Miss Sunshine) have joined the cast of PLEASE BABY PLEASE. The film is a romantic odyssey starring Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore,…
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Liev Schreiber lands in Hemingway’s last novel adapt ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Tribune Pictures and The Exchange announced today that six-time Golden Globe nominee actor Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan, Spotlight, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is attached to lead the adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s final novel to be dramatized – NY Times bestseller: ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES. The adaptation…
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Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Mark Rylance top Brady Corbet’s THE BRUTALIST
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LONDON: Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (Boy Erased, Loving), Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (Inception, La Vie En Rose) and Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Dunkirk) will headline the cast of The Brutalist, the third film from director Brady Corbet. “Amidst a revamped cycle of populism and prejudice in the 21st…
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COVID-19 loss of casting legend Moonyeenn Lee (1944-2020), daughter of Shirley Hepburn
by Nina Morris Lee, Johannesburg, South Africa Introduction: Moonyeenn Lee (1944-2020), daughter of actress Shirley Hepburn, who became a casting powerhouse known for putting together actors in films such as BLOOD DIAMOND, the Oscar-nominated MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, as well as HOTEL RWANDA, has died. Moonyeenn was nominated for two Emmy Awards for “The…
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Backstage Shouts Disney Video Call for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & Gig Updates
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Straight from the virtual pages of “Backstage” magazine, the best-known brand for actor casting calls, there are some fun things you can do during your Pandemic Party lockdown. One of which is sending Disney Casting a video entry for Disney World’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Attraction. Backstage invites you…
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