Category: Casting Calls

The Blaxploitation classic “Superfly” is getting a remake for the  big screen and will be filming in Atlanta. The 1972 crime drama was directed by celebrity photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks and featured Ron O’Neal in the title role.

Sony has bumped up the film’s release date to June 2018, significantly picking up the pace on production.

The movie tells the story of Youngblood Priest (O’Neal), an cocaine pusher who is struggling with the duality of trying to get out of the drug business while supporting his lavish lifestyle by earning clean money.

The new film will be set in the modern world with several famous faces in key roles. , Director X will helm the director’s chair for the remake with Trevor Jackson confirmed to star as Youngblood Priest, according to Deadline.

“Straight Outta Compton” star Jason Mitchell will play the buddy role as Eddie, “along with Lex Scott Davis as Georgia, Andrea Londo as Cynthia, Jacob Ming-Trent (Showtime’s White Famous) as Fat Freddy, and Omar Chapparo as Adalberto,” Deadline reports.

This is what producers are looking for:

• 1. African American STANDIN for our LEAD CHARACTER
  – MALE
  – HEIGHT 6’1 to 6’4
  – WITH LONGER HAIR (at least 2 ” or longer)
  – Medium/Average Build
  – medium to lighter skin tone
  – clean shaven or scruffy or short beard
  – Must be available to be a regular Standin on the movie
  working almost every day, M-F with a few Saturdays.
  – will start tomorrow if available or starting Thursday is ok
• 1. African American PHOTO DOUBLE
  – MALE
  – HEIGHT 5’11 to 6’1
  – with SHORT DREADS or BRAIDS
  – Average build
  – medium to darker skin tone
  – clean shaven (or some scruff ok)
• NOTES:
  1. Standin , theater, or set EXPERIENCE
  IS a PLUS but NOT MANDATORY

  Pay rate:
  Standin: $140 for 12 hrs with OT after that on each day
  Double: $80 for 8 with OT after that

  PLEASE SUBMIT TO: projects1@tscasting.com
  and
  SUBJECT LINE: put
  “TALL STANDIN” (for #1)
  or
  “DOUBLE” (for #2)

  PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS:
  CURRENT, CLEAR, PHOTOS !!!
  (one of from shoulders up and one from the knees up)

  Then please List the following:
  First and Last NAME
  PHONE NUMBER (s)
  CITY & STATE (where you will be coming from!)
  Email address
  AGE
  Height
  Weight
  and
  If you have any standin , theater, or set experience, please list or attach a resume

  You MUST be local to the greater Atlanta area, or willing to work as a local hire.