FEATURE FILMS
Anaconda II: Black Orchid, the sequel to the 1997 action thriller about giant anacondas. Casting: Justine Baddeley/ Kim Davis-Wagner, 301 N. Cañon Dr., Ste. 228, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Anchor Man: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell. Casting: Juel Bestrop/Jeanne McCarthy, 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 418, L.A., CA 90036
The Aviator, a film about Howard Hughes from director Martin Scorsese. To star Leonardo DiCaprio. Casting: Ellen Lewis, c/o Initial Entertainment Group, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. 2225, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Beyond the Sea, a biopic about Bobby Darin directed by and starring Kevin Spacey (shoots in London). Casting: Joanna Colbert, Attn. Beyond the Sea, 9720 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Flr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Big Things, a coming-of-age film. Casting: Mark Sikes, 8909 Olympic Blvd., Ste. 120, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
The Chronicles of Riddick, a sequel to the sci-fi horror film Pitch Black, this time starring Vin Diesel. Casting: Anne McCarthy, Engine Media, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Bldg. 3, Rm. 2414, Santa Monica CA 90404
Chrystal, a film about a couple trying to rebuild their marriage after a tragic car accident and a 16-year estrangement. Stars Billy Bob Thornton and Lisa Blount (Box of Moonlight). Casting: Emily Schweber, 303 N. Sweetzer, 3rd floor, Los Angeles CA 90028
A Cinderella Story, a high school fairy tale in which the heroine and her prince meet on the internet. To star Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire). Casting: Sarah Finn/ Randi Hiller, 588 N. Larchmont Blvd., 2nd Flr., L.A., CA 90004
Criminal, a film about dueling con-artists from writer/producers Gregory Jacobs (who will also direct) and Steven Soderbergh. Casting: Mackey/Sandrich Casting, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Bldg. 3, Rm. 2323, Santa Monica CA 90404
Dawn of the Dead, based on the 1978 film by writer/director George Romero in which the dead are brought to life by a bizarre plague and begin to feast on the living (shoots in Toronto). Casting: Joseph Middleton, 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 1360, Rm. 100, Universal City, CA 91608
A Day Without a Mexican, an independent film about what happens to California when its entire Latino population suddenly disappears. Casting: Penny Ludford, 1069 Dolores Rd., Altadena, CA 91001
The Evil Eye, a science fiction/horror film from producer Erik E. Estrada. Casting: Brien Scott, 18034 Ventura Blvd., #275, Encino, CA 91316
First Daughter, a film that follows the daughter of a U.S. President during her first year away at university. To be directed by Forest Whitaker. Casting: Denise Chamian, The Lot, 1041 N. Formosa Ave., Sinatra Bungalow, West Hollywood, CA 90046
The Ladykillers, a Coen brothers remake of the 1950s British comedy that starred Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers as crooks foiled by their elderly landlady. To star Tom Hanks. Casting: Ellen Chenoweth, 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Bldg. O, Rm. 275, Culver City, CA 90232
The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth, a period piece based on the true story of a teenage pitching phenom who won the chance to face Babe Ruth. Casting: Henderson/Zuckerman Casting, 16161 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 106, Encino, CA 91436
Half Pipe, a film about a snowboarding star whose career is cut short by an injury. Casting: Valerie McCaffrey, 4924 Balboa Blvd., # 172, Encino, CA 91316
Happy Endings, a film from writer/director Don Roos (Bounce) about the various characters brought together around the reunion of an adopted child and birth mother. To star Lisa Kudrow and Gwyneth Paltrow. Casting: Linda Lowy and John Brace, Linda Lowy Casting, 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 718, L.A., CA 90036
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, about two pals on a surreal search for White Castle burgers. Casting: Cassandra Kulukundis, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., #2237, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Heart of a Soldier, a love story between a West Point cadet from a rough neighborhood (Paul Walker of The Fast and the Furious) and a beautiful young socialite (shoots in New York and Toronto). Casting: Mary Jo Slater/Steve Brooksbank, 4605 Lankershim Blvd., Ste. 216, N. Hollywood, CA 91602
Heart of Summer, a film about young performing artists attending a New York City music academy. To star Jonathan Jackson and Evan Rachel Wood. Casting: Vicki Rosenberg, 20th Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bldg. 80, Room 10, L.A., CA 90035
The Hollow, a film about an offbeat teen and fan of horror movies who faces off with the original Headless Horseman in his hometown of Sleepy Hollow. Casting: Jean Scoccimarro, Scoccimarro/Knoll Casting, 10451 W. Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Homey the Clown, a film revisiting the popular Damon Wayans character from television's In Living Color. Casting: Mali Finn, 303 N. Sweetzer Ave., Los Angeles CA 90048
Iowa, a film about a young couple who loses an inheritance they've been counting on and decides to cook up their own little drug enterprise (shoots in Iowa). Casting: Aaron Griffith, 8440 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 200, L.A., CA 90069
Keep Your Distance, a dramedy about relationships centering on a budding romance between two people who are elsewhere committed (shoots in Louisville, Kentucky). Casting: Monika Mikkelsen, 1023 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Little Black Book, a film starring Brittany Murphy as a TV producer who gets a hold of her boyfriend's Palm Pilot and decides to research his past love life. Casting: Nancy Nayor, 6320 Commodore Sloat Dr., Los Angeles CA 90048
Living and Breathing, a film centering on the threatened suicide of a teenage boy and its effect on a desert community. To star Tom Wilkinson, Anjelica Huston, Mena Suvari, Justin Theroux, and Lisa Kudrow. Casting: Anne McCarthy, Engine Media, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Bldg. 3, Rm. 2414, Santa Monica CA 90404
Mean Creek, a film about a motley crew of teenagers whose plan to take revenge on a bully goes too far (shoots in Portland, Oregon). Casting: Matthew Lessall, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bldg. 667, Rm. 4, L.A., CA 90035
Neo Ned, a drama to be directed by Van Fischer. Casting: Valerie McCaffrey, 4924 Balboa Blvd., # 172, Encino, CA 90024
The Nice Guys Club, about a put-upon "nice guy" who's recruited by an underground fraternity of nice guys planning to get even. Casting: Valerie McCaffrey, 4924 Balboa Blvd., # 172, Encino, CA 90024
November, a drama starring Courteney Cox-Arquette as a woman suffering from mental lapses. Casting: Sheila Jaffe, Attn. Jess Clark, 9350 Civic Center Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Nzinga, an independent film based on the true story of an Angolan princess warrior who led a mostly female army in the 16th century (shoots in Zimbabwe). Casting: Phaedra Harris, 5807 Topanga Canyon Blvd., K-208, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Oh, Baby, a film about a high school teacher whose dreams of being a father are at odds with his love for a transgender prostitute. Casting: Bob Morones, 4130 Cahuenga Blvd., Ste. 309, Universal City, CA 91602
The Perfect Husband, a film about a newlywed journalist who fears her husband may be homicidal. Casting: Aaron Griffith, 8440 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 200, L.A., CA 90069
Pride and Prejudice, a coming-of-age comedy centering on four college girls (shoots in Utah). Casting: Kate Kennedy, 1516 Silverlake Blvd., L.A., CA 90026
The Punisher, based on the Marvel comic about an ex-marine whose family was slain by the Mafia and who decides to claim revenge any way he can. Casting: Pam Dixon, Warner Brothers, 4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg. 76, Burbank, CA 91522
Resident Evil: Apocalypse, the sequel to last year's film about a society under attack by flesh-eating mutants. Inspired by the popular video game series (shoots in Toronto). Casting: Robyn Ray, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 800, L.A., CA 90069
Sealing the Deal, a film about a broke former dot-com entrepreneur who befriends a gay yoga teacher. Casting: Mark Tillman, 9434 Gregory Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Shallow Ground, a supernatural thriller involving the unsolved murder of a teenage girl. Casting: Bill Mendel, Deco Filmworks, 539 N. Glenoaks Blvd., #207G, Burbank, CA 91502
Shall We Dance?, a film about a married father of two who spins into mid-life crisis after glimpsing a beautiful woman in a dance studio. He signs up for lessons and discovers he loves to dance. To star Richard Gere. Casting: Richard Hicks Casting, 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 502, L.A., CA 90036
Sideways, a film from the writing team of Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (adapted from an unpublished novel by Rex Pickett) that follows two friends—a failed actor on the verge of marriage and a failed writer—on a week's trip through California's wine country. To be directed by Payne. Casting: John Jackson, The Lot, 1041 N. Formosa Ave., Santa Monica Bldg., Ste. L, W. Hollywood, CA 90046
Slow Burn, a suspense film about a district attorney who becomes entangled in a bizarre murder mystery. Casting: Koblin/Harding Casting, P.O. Box 7156, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Soul Plane, a film about a young African-American guy who wins a very large legal settlement and decides to open an all-black airline. Casting: Sheila Jaffe/Ulysses Terrero, 301 S. Maclay Ave., 2nd Flr., San Fernando, CA 91340
Straight Up, a drama about two men of conflicting temperaments who share a commitment to an inner-city youth program. To star Morgan Freeman. Casting: Aquila/Wood Casting, Attn. Straight Up, Los Angeles Center Studios, 1201 W. Fifth St., Ste. M250, L.A., CA 90017
Sueño, a film about a gifted young performer from Mexico (John Leguizamo) who pursues a singing career in L.A. Casting: Anne McCarthy, Engine Media, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Bldg. 3, Rm. 2414, Santa Monica CA 90404
Todo Lo Que Los Angeles Puedan Aguantar (Everything the Angels Shall be Obliged to Withstand), a bilingual musical melodrama. Casting: Greg Sax, Third Degree Productions, P.O. Box 491416, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Twenty Degrees Casting: Henderson/ Zuckerman Casting, 16161 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 106, Encino, CA 91436
Undoing, a film about a man who returns from a year's business in Korea and tries to win back his former girlfriend, with dangerous complications. Casting: Liz Jereski, 820 Third St., #3, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Untitled Carroll Ballard Project, a film from director Ballard about the adventures of a young boy and his cheetah (shoots in South Africa). Casting: Junie Lowry-Johnson/Scott Genkinger, 20th Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bochco Bldg., #229, L.A., CA 90035
Untitled Latino Project, Casting: Mary Vernieu, Attn. Latino Project, BettyMae Casting, 1023 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Untitled Rodney Henson Project, a comedy from writer/director Henson about two teenagers who bust out of military school and take refuge among a community of Mormons. Casting: Robin Lippin, On Your Mark Studios, 4512 N. La Cienega Blvd., Ste. 12, L.A., CA 90048
Varley's Game, a film about the unsuspecting victims of a rich maniac who hosts a yearly human hunt. Casting: Christine Joyce, 1135 S. Beverly Dr., 2nd Flr., L.A., CA 90035
Walking Tall, a remake of the 1970s cult classic, to star The Rock as a military man who cleans up corruption in his Washington hometown. Casting: Sarah Finn/Randi Hiller, 588 N. Larchmont Blvd., 2nd Flr., L.A., CA 90004
Welcome to Mooseport, a film about a former U.S. President who retreats to a little New England town to write his memoirs but soon finds himself in a fierce mayoral race with a local business owner (Ray Romano). Casting: Sheila Jaffe, 9350 Civic Center Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Welcome to Twentynine Palms, a character-driven piece about an ex-con who returns to the scene of her unhappy childhood. Casting: Junie Lowry-Johnson, 20th Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bochco Bldg., #229, Los Angeles CA 90035
Why Men Shouldn't Marry, a film about a guy whose ugly, costly divorce sparks a nationwide anti-marriage movement. Casting: Mali Finn, 303 N. Sweetzer Ave., Los Angeles CA 90048
You Got Served, a film about two street dancers and their quest for fame. Stars hip-hop group B2K and Marques Houston of IMx. Casting: Monica Swann, 1438 N. Gower, Box 24, L.A., CA 90028
PILOTS
Criminal Minds, a pilot for a Lifetime crime reenactment show. Casting: Richard De Lancy, 4741 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Ste. 100, Valley Village, CA 91607
The Monkees, a new version of the popular '60s series about a twentysomething male pop quartet. Casting: Susie Glicksman/Alex Wald, 808 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Fl., Santa Monica CA 90401
Ravens, a one-hour drama for the WB about two half-brothers and high school basketball players who clash in a game of one-on-one. Chad Murray, Craig Sheffer, and Moira Kelly cast. Casting: Susie Glicksman/Alex Wald, 808 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Fl., Santa Monica CA 90401
Sucker Free City, a 2-hour pilot for Showtime about two disadvantaged youths—one white, one black—who join forces in an illegal enterprise. Co-executive produced and to be directed by Spike Lee. Casting: Kim Coleman, c/o 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Ste. 812, L.A., CA 90048
MIDSEASON
Carnivale, a series for HBO about a possibly supernatural carnival traveling through the Dustbowl in the 1930s. Nick Stahl and Clea Duvall star. Casting: John Papsidera/Wendy O'Brien, 221 N. Robertson Blvd., Ste. F, Beverly Hills CA 90211
Dead Like Me, a new Showtime series starring Mandy Patinkin. Casting: Paul Weber/Ivy Isenberg, 2400 Broadway, Ste. 340, Santa Monica CA 90404
DVD-TV, a new series of hosted movies with DVD-style commentary for FX. Casting: Mark Tillman, 7214 Melrose Ave., Ste. 300, L.A., CA 90046
Marriage, a new series for HBO about a loving, successful couple facing a possible illness and a looming conflict over whether or not to have children. Exec. prod. Steven Bochco. Casting: Junie Lowry-Johnson, 20th Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bochco Bldg., #229, L.A., CA 90035
Peacemakers, a new series for USA Network about crime-fighters in a small Colorado town in the late 19th century (shoots in Vancouver). Casting: Mary Jo Slater/Steve Brooksbank, 4605 Lankershim Blvd., Ste. 216, N. Hollywood, CA 91602
Playmakers, a new series for ESPN about a fictional L.A. football team. Casting: Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting, Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Von Sternberg Bldg., #104, L.A., CA 90038
Reno 911!, a cop-themed half-hour improv show for Comedy Central. Casting: Julie Ashton, 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 414, L.A., CA 90036
MOWs/MINIS
John Christmas, an MOW for CBS about the Christmas reunion of an ex-firefighter and man whose life he saved 20 years prior. Casting: Nan Dutton, 354 Coral Circle, El Segundo CA 90245
Lamont Maccabee's, an MOW for the Disney Channel about a gifted young basketball player and his unusual quest to secure a championship victory for his Jewish academy team (shoots in Toronto). Casting: Judy Taylor/Lynda Gordon, 3800 W. Alameda, Ste.337, Burbank, CA 91505
Spartacus, a miniseries retelling of the Roman epic for USA. Casting: Junie Lowry-Johnson, 20th Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bochco Bldg., #229, L.A., CA 90035
Virtual Perfection, a cable movie about a girl band that gets a virtual reality makeover (shoots in Salt Lake City). Casting: Judy Taylor/Lynda Gordon, 3800 W. Alameda, Ste.337, Burbank, CA 91505
Wilder Days, an MOW for TNT starring Peter Falk as a free-spirited guy who takes his grandson on an unforgettable road trip. Casting: Mary Jo Slater/Steve Brooksbank, 4605 Lankershim Blvd., Ste. 216, N. Hollywood, CA 91602
CURRENT SHOWS
American Dreams Natalie Hart & Jason LaPadura, 100 Universal City Plaza, MT-6149, Universal City, CA 91608 Andromeda Paul Weber/Ivy Isenberg, 2400 Broadway, Ste. 340, Santa Monica CA 90404 The Bold and the Beautiful Christy Dooley, CBS, 7800 Beverly Blvd., #3371, L.A., CA 90036 Crossing Jordan Natalie Hart & Jason LaPadura, 100 Universal City Plaza, MT-6149, Universal City, CA 91608 C.S.I. Miami Nan Dutton Casting/John Aiello, 354 Coral Circle, El Segundo CA 90245 Curb Your Enthusiasm Allison Jones, 4063 Radford Ave., Ste. 103, Studio City, CA 91604 Days of Our Lives Fran Bascom, Corday Productions, 3400 Riverside Dr., Ste. 765, Burbank, CA 91505 The Dead Zone Ulrich/Dawson/Kritzer. 4705 Laurel Canyon Blvd., #301, Valley Village, CA 91607 The Division Lorna Johnson, 8615 Tamarack, Sun Valley, CA 91352 Drake and Josh Sheryl Levine, Nickelodeon on Sunset, 6230 Sunset Blvd., L.A., CA 90028 General Hospital Mark Teschner, ABC Television Center, 4151 Prospect Ave., General Hospital Bldg., L.A., CA 90027 Jimmy Kimmel Live Chloe Brookman, 6834 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 400, Hollywood, CA 90028 King of the Hill Julie Mossberg/Jill Anthony, 4024 Radford Ave., Tr. 800, Studio City, CA 91604 The Man Show Pat Melton, Hollywood Center Studios, 1040 N. Las Palmas, Bldg. 6 (upper), Hollywood, CA 90038 Monk Meg Liberman/Cami Patton/Sandi Logan. 4311 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 606, L.A., CA 90010 NYPD Blue Junie Lowry-Johnson/Scott Genkinger, 20th Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Bochco Bldg., #229, L.A., CA 90035 Passions Jackie Briskey, CBS Studio Center, 4024 Radford Ave., Admin. Bldg., Ste. 280, Studio City, CA 91604 Port Charles Mark Teschner, ABC Television Center, 4151 Prospect Ave., General Hospital Bldg., L.A., CA 90027 Secret Lives Richard De Lancy, 4741 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Ste. 100, Valley Village, CA 91607 The Simpsons Bonnie Pietila, 20th Century Fox, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Tr. 730, L.A., CA 90035 Soul Food Robi Reed & Associates, 6605 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 100, L.A., CA 90028 Stargate SG-1 Paul Weber/Ivy Isenberg, 2400 Broadway, Ste. 340, Santa Monica CA 90404 (shoots in Vancouver) Strong Medicine Judith Holstra/Lori Sugar, 13731 Ventura Blvd., Ste. B, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 That's So Raven Joey Paul Jensen, Psychic Productions, Hollywood Center Studios, 1040 Las Palmas Ave., Bldg. 33, 2nd Flr., L.A., CA 90038 What Should You Do? Richard De Lancy, 4741 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Ste. 100, Valley Village, CA 91607 (Lifetime reality series) The Young and the Restless Marnie Saitta, CBS, 7800 Beverly Blvd., Ste. 3305, L.A., CA 90036