Auditions for 'Spring Breakers' starring James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens

"Spring Breakers" will shoot in Florida beginning February, 2012.

AB Media Publishing, LLC

The upcoming independent dark teen comedy feature film "Spring Breakers" is currently auditioning actors in Los Angeles for lead roles and supporting roles. Smaller roles and extras will be cast in Florida where shooting will take place beginning in February, 2012. The movie is about four female college students who attempt to pay for their spring break trip by robbing a restaurant, and end up getting busted. Academy Award nominated actor James Franco plays a rapping drug dealer who bails the girls out and persuades them to help him kill his rival dealer.

Starring with Franco are the former Disney Channel starlets Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, who play two of the four college students. Emma Roberts was set to also play one of the leads, but pulled out of the project due to reported "creative differences". Roberts instead will star in the comedy feature film "Adult World". Gomez will play "the conservative girl," Hudgens revealed that she becomes lovers with Franco's character and "gets to kiss him". Rachel Korine, who is the wife of the "Spring Breakers" director, will co-star. "Glee" star Heather Morris has also joined the cast.

Harmony Korine, who is best known for writing "Kids" and for directing "Gummo," "Julien Donkey-Boy" and "Mister Lonely", will direct "Spring Breakers" from a screenplay that he wrote himself. Korine has been a prominent figure in independent film, music and art throughout the past decade. His latest film "Trash Humpers" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the main prize, the DOX Award. He has also won several other Film Festival awards and has been nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards.

MJZ President David Zander will produce "Spring Breakers" with Chris Hanley of Muse Productions, as well as Charles-Marie Anthonioz. Anthonioz is a Sorbonne-educated Parisian who runs and produces movies for O'Salvation Cine Limited, a production company co-founded in London in 2002 by French designer agnès b. and Harmony Korine. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) packaged the project and will represent domestic distribution rights, as the powerhouse agency also represents Korine, Franco, Roberts, Hudgens and Gomez.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of Florida and in the United States.

The 2012 Miami Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the following information and documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to audition for "Spring Break" or work as an extra:

• Florida Child Labor Laws
• Links for Child Labor Information
• Florida Employment of Minors by the Entertainment Industry
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• Non-Immigrant VISA Application

In addition to the following Florida Actors Resources:

• Miami Casting Directors
• Miami Extras Casting Directors
• Florida Talent and Modeling Agency Information
• General Talent Agent Information
• South Florida Talent Agents
• Miami Headshot Photographers
• Miami Acting Schools and Classes
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Miami Performers Unions
• Miami Sound Stages
• Miscellaneous Miami Resources
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letter Casting Directors
• Sample Cover Letter Talent Agents
• Audition Tips
• How to make an Audition Video
• Glossary of Entertainment Industry Terms

The 2012 Miami Actors Resource Guide eBook is available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Laray Mayfield
c/o McCoy Films
5620 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Florida:

TBA

Extras Casting

TBA

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

MJZ
2201 S. Carmelina Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Muse Productions
15 Brooks Ave
Unit B
Venice, CA 90291

O'Salvation Cine Limited
99 Kenton Road
Kenton
Harrow
Middlesex
HA3 0AN UK

Producers:

David Zander
Charles-Marie Anthonioz
Vince Jolivette
Miles Levy
Agnès B.
Jordan Gertner
Chris Hanley

Director:

Harmony Korine

Starring:

James Franco
Selena Gomez
Vanessa Hudgens
Rachel Korine
Heather Morris
Ashley Lendzion

Story:

"Spring Breakers" follows four college girls who rob a restaurant in order to pay for a vacation to the beach in Florida. They wind up getting busted and put in the slammer. A rapping drug dealer (James Franco) bails the girls out of jail and persuades them to help him kill his arch-rival, aptly named "Arch".

Stephenie Meyer's 'The Host' casting calls in Baton Rouge and New Orleans

Filming on "The Host" runs from February 13th through April 20, 2012.

AB Media Publishing, LLC

The long anticipated feature film adaptation of author Stephenie Meyer's "The Host" is now ready to begin shooting in February, 2012. Casting directors are holding auditions in Los Angeles and Louisiana for co-starring and supporting roles. Casting will also take place in New Orleans and Baton Rouge for day player roles, extras, stand-ins, and photo-doubles for the film's stars. "The Host" novel was a #1 New York Times Best Seller, and remained on the list for 26 weeks.

"The Host" is a Sci-Fi Thriller that introduces an alien race, called Souls, which takes over the Earth and its inhabitants. Melanie "Mel" Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) is one of the only rebel humans left after the invasion of the "souls". After insertion into a human body, alien souls erase the human occupant and establish claim over the body and mind. Wanderer is a soul who has lived on eight other planets previously, Mel being her ninth body host. Upon insertion into Melanie, Wanderer is overwhelmed by the vividness of human memories, emotions and senses and quickly learns that she has not established full claim over Melanie's mind. The title "The Host" comes from the perspective of the main character, Wanderer, because her "host" Melanie forever changes the way she sees the world.

Also starring in "The Host" is Bradley Steven Perry as Jamie Stryder, Melanie's younger brother. Perry stars in the Disney Channel hit series "Good Luck Charlie" and has appeared in the Disney movies "Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure" and "Old Dogs". Max Irons plays Jared Howe and Jake Abel portrays Ian O'Shea - the two characters that vie for the love of Malanie Stryder, ala Team Jacob and Team Edward. Irons recently had a supporting role in "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke's "Red Riding Hood". Abel is best known for "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" for which he was nominated for an MTV Movie Award and Teen Choice Award. Academy Award winner William Hurt rounds out the currently cast roles, playing Melanie's eccentric uncle Jebediah "Jeb". Several additional co-starring roles are up for grabs.

Academy award nominated Andrew Niccol will direct "The Host" from an adapted screenplay that he wrote himself. His writer/director credits include Academy Award nominated "Gattaca," "The Truman Show" which was nominated for three Academy Awards, "The Terminal," "Lord of War" starring Nicolas Cage, and "In Time" starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.

Paula Mae Schwartz, Roger Schwartz, and Steve Schwartz will produce "The Host" for Chockstone Pictures, which was founded in 2004 by the husband-and-wife team of Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz, who are also the founders of a technology marketing agency called Schwartz Communication. Nick Wechsler is producing for his company Nick Wechsler Productions. Stephenie Meyer will also produce. Executive producers are Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson of Inferno Entertainment, along with Claudia Bluemhuber of Silver Reel, and Marc Butan.

Open Road Films has acquired domestic distribution rights to "The Host". Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films stated, "Nick Wechsler is a terrific producer and a long time friend and we are honored to be working with Nick and Stephenie, and the wonderful minds of Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz, to bring this epic story of hope to the big screen". Open Road Films recently signed a deal with with AMC and Regal movie theater chains to carry all of their films. Regarding Open Road Films, Stephenie Meyer’s stated, "I’m thrilled to be adding another fantastic partner to an already amazing group. Everyone involved has so much passion for the project. It really is a dream team".

Principal photography on "The Host" will begin on February 13, 2012 in Louisiana. The film and is scheduled to hit theaters on Easter weekend March 29, 2013 - less than six months after "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is released in theaters.

Talent must and be legally eligible to work in the state of Louisiana and in the United States. Candidates must also be available for production various dates beginning February 13, 2012 through April 20 2012.

The 2012 Louisiana Resource Guide eBook includes the following documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to work on "The Host":

• Louisiana Child Performer Law Information Sheet
• Louisiana Child Performer Trust Act Sheet
• Louisiana Minor Trust Deduction Guidelines
• Louisiana Minor Intention To Employ Form
• Louisiana Employment of Minors Informational Booklet
• Louisiana Film, TV, and Commercials Minor Labor Law Summary

In addition to the following Actors Resources:

• New Orleans Casting Directors List
• Baton Rouge Casting Directors List
• Shreveport Casting Directors List
• Louisiana Actors Unions and Resources
• General Talent Agent Information
• Louisiana Talent Agents List
• Louisiana Acting Classes and Schools List
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Actors Resources
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permit Information
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• PDF Users Guides

The 2012 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Mindy Marin
Casting Artists, Inc.
Bluewater Ranch
1433 Sixth Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

New Orleans

Elizabeth Coulon CSA
Coulon Casting, Inc.
2926 Canal Street
2nd Floor
New Orleans, LA 70119

Baton Rouge:

Brent Caballero
Caballero Casting
9522 Brookline Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Extras Casting

New Orleans and Baton Rouge:

Brinkley A. Maginnis
BAM Casting
2222 Government St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Crew Members

New Orleans and Baton Rouge:

Experienced film crew can submit a resume to the following:

host.resumes@gmail.com

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Host Productions, LLC
9215 Interline Avenue
2nd Floor
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Chockstone Pictures
22355 Carbon Mesa Rd
Malibu, CA 90265

Inferno Entertainment
1888 Century Park East
Ste 1540
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Nick Wechsler Productions
1437 7th Street
Suite 250
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Producers:

Nick Wechsler
Steve Schwartz
Paula Mae Schwartz
Roger Schwartz
Marc Butan
Jim Seibel
Bill Johnson
Stephenie Meyer

Writer/Director:

Andrew Niccol

Starring:

Saoirse Ronan - Melanie Stryder
Bradley Steven Perry - Jamie Stryder
Max Irons - Jared
Jake Abel - Ian O'Shea
William Hurt - Jeb

Story:

Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared (Max Irons), a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.

Open casting calls announced for 'Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew'

Click the above image to download an auditions flyer and help spread the news!

Courtesy of ABDC talent producer Lacy Forrest

MTV and Warner Horizon Television have announced the open casting call dates for season seven of the hit competitive dance reality television series "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew". During the month of January, 2012 auditions will be held in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Houston. Video taped submissions will also be accepted for dance crews that can not attend one of the open auditions.

America's Best Dance Crew, also known as ABDC, premiered on February 7, 2008 and was an instant hit. Over 40 million votes were cast that first season. The show features Hip-hop dance groups from all over the United States and around the globe. The dance groups compete is weekly challenges that are different for each crew but have the same general concept. Through an exciting and unique process of elimination, the winning dance crew receives a $100,000.

Three-time Young Artist Award winner and and "Dancing with the Stars" season three runner-up Mario Lopez hosts ABDC. The gorgeous British-American television personality and model Layla Kayleigh is a co-host who serves as backstage correspondent and on the road correspondent looking for talent in various cities.

Grammy Award winner and five-time Primetime Emmy Award nominated musician, singer, record producer, music manager, entrepreneur, and television personality Randy Jackson serves as executive producer for America's Best Dance Crew. USA and World Hip Hop Championships creators Howard and Karen Schwartz, who also executive produce ABDC, recruited Randy Jackson.

Season six introduced the first-ever superstar-themed weeks. Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, and Kanye West were among the special guest mentors to appear. Season 7 secrets of the reality competition series will surely aim to top last year's game-changing outing.


Open Casting Call Details

"Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew" is back on MTV to top last year’s game-changing season! The show's casting producers are looking for the most talented, fresh, creative, and diverse crews to dominate the ABDC stage. This could be the year your crew becomes a household name like the Jabbawockeez, Super Crew, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes, Poreotix, and last year’s winner I.aM.mE! ABDC Season of the Superstars continues in season 7 - is it your time to reign?

Crews should consist of five to seven members, made up of any combination of males and females of all ages. If your dance crew has auditioned for previous seasons of ABDC, you are welcome to audition again for season seven.


Here is how your dance crew can audition:

• Go to the America's Best Dance Crew Registration Page and sign up.

• Attend one of the open casting calls.

• If you can not attend, submit a video taped audition routine.

Full details on how to reserve a priority audition at one of the below cities can be found on the Official America's Best Dance Crew website.

Venues:

Chicago, IL - January 13, 2012
Superior Street Rehearsal Facility
2744 W. Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Click Here for directions.

Houston, TX - January 15, 2012
SoReal Studio
6108 S Rice Avenue
Suite 104
Houston, TX 77081
Click Here for directions.

New York, NY - January 21, 2012
S.I.R. Studios
520 W 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
Click Here for directions.

Los Angeles, CA - January 28, 2012
CenterStaging
3407 Winona Ave
Burbank, CA 91504
Click Here for directions.

Larger/mega crews are also encouraged to audition. If your crew is larger, please contact the casting team in advance and be prepared to showcase your routine with just seven dancers if requested.

Crews larger than 7 members please contact:

1-855-777-ABDC or abdc@mtv.com

Casting Director:

Michelle McNulty

Talent Producers:

Lacy Forrest
Courtney Burns
Luke Cheney

Production Companies:

Warner Horizon Television
3601 W Olive Avenue
Burbank, CA 91505

Tenth Planet Productions
3450 Cahuenga Blvd W.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90068

Hip Hop International
8033 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 920
Los Angeles, CA 90046

MTV
1515 Broadway Avenue
New York, NY 10036

Executive Producers:

Joel Gallen
Randy Jackson
Howard Schwartz
Karen Schwartz
Harriet Sternberg

Directors:

Rob Kraut
Michael Simon

Judges:

J.C. Chasez
Lil Mama
To Be Announced

About America's Best Dance Crew:

Lock the doors and bar the windows, because "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew" is back for it's seventh season! The stage for this epic competition is set with six previous seasons that showed off some of the most amazing, intricate and off-the-wall moves anyone has ever seen. But as the saying goes, you ain't seen nothin' yet. America's Best Dance Crew pits the best dance crews from across the country against each other as they face-off to the hottest music and put together the craziest routines. These incredibly talented and insanely hungry dance crews will krump, grind, clog, step and in every way shape and form showcase their fancy footwork for the opportunity of a lifetime and a $100,000 prize.

DreamWorks Animation auditions for 'Kung Fu Panda International Touring Show'

IMPORTANT cancellation notice from Dreamworks regarding "Kung Fu Panda" auditions:

http://www.pandaliveauditions.com

Casting Calls for "Kung Fu Panda Live" are taking place throughout January, 2012.

DreamWorks Animation

Italian-Belgian theatre director Franco Dragone, the world’s most spectacular show creator is casting for a ground breaking arena spectacular based on Dreamworks animated films, "Kung Fu Panda". Dragone is currently holding United States open call auditions for the "Kung Fu Panda International Touring Show" in association with DreamWorks Animation.

From the years 1985 to 1998 Franco Dragone would direct nearly all of Cirque du Soleil's most prestigious shows and played a significant role in developing Cirque du Soleil's distinctive merging of theater and circus performance. In the early 1990s Dragone's reputation grew with the production of "Nouvelle Expérience" and "Saltimbanco", nontraditional circus productions in which postmodern dance, music, and circus acrobatics were interlaced with a dreamlike narrative.

Dragon's visibility greatly increased after he directed and introduced the cutting-edge Cirque du Soleil production "Mystère" at the Treasure Island hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Mystère" helped to change the nature of production shows in Las Vegas. During 2003, Dragone created a new live show, "A New Day" starring Céline Dion, which opened at Caesars Palace. In 2005, Dragone debuted his fourth production on the Las Vegas Strip with the opening of "Le Rêve" at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Dragone most recently directed a Macau-based show entitled "The House of Dancing Water", which bills itself as the world’s largest permanent water-based show. "The House of Dancing Water" is set in the 2000-seat Dancing Water Theater designed by Pei Partnership Architects; the theater is part of the City of Dreams integrated entertainment resort in Macau. The show, which incorporates various design elements such as fire, water effects, and atmospheric effects, premiered on September 17, 2010.

The movie version of "Kung Fu Panda" is a 2008 American computer-animated action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Kung Fu Panda opened in 4,114 theaters, grossing $20.3 million on its opening day and $60.2 million on its opening weekend, resulting in the number one position at the box office. The film became DreamWorks's highest grossing animated film of the year worldwide, and eventually amassed more than $630 million in worldwide box office receipts.

Kung Fu Panda International Touring Show Auditions

Please be prepared to demonstrate your specialties in gymnastic and/or acrobatic and/or Kung Fu and/or Circus arts and personal skills. You will be asked to demonstrate strength tests of varying and appropriate degrees. You may be asked to learn a dance or Wushu combination. Previous martial arts experience is not required.

Bring your Headshot, Resume, DVD Demo, appropriate clothing, foot attire and any other sport gear or Kung Fu performance weaponry. Also, please bring snacks. You must be 18 years or older to audition. Any filming during the audition process is used purely for reference and will not be used for any commercial purpose.

Here is what the casting department is seeking:

Kung Fu Panda Live Main Characters

• [Po] Male, minimum 6' tall 180lbs+ Acrobatic performer with strong acting skills (costumed).
• [Mr. Ping] Clown skills (costumed).
• [Tai Lung] Male, 6' and above, 180lbs+ Wrestler Physique, Strong Acrobatic and Acting Skills.
• [Furious Five] Strong Gymnasts / Acrobats with special performance and dance skills.
• [Tigress] Female, Stuntwoman, kick boxer.
• [Viper] Female, Contortionist, Rythmic Gymnast.
• [Monkey] Male, Break Dancer, Hip Hop, Parcours.
• [Crane] Male, Spring Stilts, Contortionist.
• [Mantis] Male, Break Dance, Hip Hop.

Kung Fu Panda Live General Cast

• Multi-talented Gymnasts and Acrobats with strong movement and dance skills, acro dancers.
• Kung Fu Artists and Wushu Artists.
• Circus Artists.
• Aerialists, Russian Bar, Spanish Web, Straps, Banquine, Contact Juggling, etc.

Covers needed

• Tigress back-up (playing big drum).
• Monkey back-up.
• Mantis back-up.
• Viper back-up.
• Crane back-up.
• 1 additional Po.
• Ping swing. Could be a woman, clowning skills, comic skills, dance, tiny (about 4'9 - 5'0 tall).
• Tai Lung back-up.

Open Casting Calls

The casting department recommends that all talent visit their website at www.pandaliveauditions.com and pre-register for the audition in the location of their choice.

Auditions will be held beginning at 9:00am sharp in the following locations:

January 13 and 14, 2012 / SAN FRANCISCO

Kinetic Arts Center
785 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
510-444-4800
Click Here for directions.


January 16 through 18, 2012 / LAS VEGAS

Go For It
3105 Coleman Street
North Las Vegas, NV 89032
702-658-9003
Click Here for directions.


January 20 through 22, 2012 / LOS ANGELES 

Hollywood Aerial Arts
3838 W. 102nd Street
Inglewood, CA 90303
310-412-7171
Click Here for directions.


January 24 through 25, 2012 / CHICAGO

Aloft
2000 W. Fulton Street
Suite F319
Chicago, IL 60612
773-782-6662
Click Here for directions.


January 27 and 28, 2012 / ORLANDO

Epic Athletic - Epic Cheer
7075 Kingspointe Parkway
Suite 12
Orlando, FL 32819
407-965-3365
Click Here for directions.


For more information and to sign up, Contact the Casting Team at:

Website: http://www.pandaliveauditions.com/register
Email: info@pandaliveauditions.com
Phone: 407-872-3030


Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the show, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

DreamWorks Animation
1000 Flower Street
Glendale, CA 91201

Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
Rue de Belle-Vue, 23
7100 La Louvière
Belgique/Europe

Producer/Director:

Franco Dragone

Starring:

To Be Cast

Story:

Enthusiastic, big and a little clumsy, Po is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around which doesn't exactly come in handy while working every day in his family's noodle shop. Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols Po's dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols the legendary fighters Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey under the leadership of their teacher and trainer, Master Shifu. But before they know it, the vengeful and treacherous snow leopard Tai Lung is headed their way, and it's up to Po to defend everyone from the oncoming threat. Can he turn his dreams of becoming a Kung Fu master into reality? Po puts his heart - and his girth - into the task, and the unlikely hero ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths.