Wrap up your week with today’s top gigs! A major, beloved comedy film franchise is returning for its threequel and is now seeking a photo double for recurring work this summer. Plus, an Appalachia-set indie horror film, a digital ad series for a children’s nutrition brand, and a creature horror short are casting today!
Major Threequel to A Beloved Comedy
Alessi Hartigan Casting is seeking a Black male actor in New York City or New Jersey, age 18 or older, to work as a stand-in and photo double in the third installment of a major comedy film franchise. Talent must be 6’10”–7’3” and be able to work on multiple dates from July through October in New Jersey. Pay is $270 per day.
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“Sourwood”
Casting is underway for “Sourwood,” an indie horror film following a fading actor and her fiancé, who return to his hurricane-battered Appalachian hometown for a weekend visit, where in the woods, a masked beekeeper and the smiling locals protecting him turn the trip into a fight to get out alive. Actors, aged 18–40, are sought for several lead and supporting roles. Filming will take place in Western North Carolina in August. Pay is $250 per day for up to 14 days of work.
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Children’s Nutrition Brand Digital Ads
A children’s nutrition brand is seeking Los Angeles-based families, single moms, children, and actors who can play parents for a series of digital social media and TV ads. Talent will work on July 8–9. Pay is $1,000 for an estimated five hours of work for all.
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“Curls”
Join the cast of “Curls,” a creature horror short film adapted from a short story and set in the near-future where DIY cloning exists and a late 20s vet tech holds a big secret in her basement. A female actor, age 26–36, is sought to star as Thalia. Filming will take place in L.A. this fall with exact dates TBD. Pay is $1,000 for four days of work with credit and reel footage provided.
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