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Udpate: The “Atlanta Black Panther Movie Festival” will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Regal Cinemas located at Atlantic Station 261 19th Street NW Atlanta, GA at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6 pm with activities for photos and award ceremony.
“Black Panther” is the biggest cultural in entertainment event of 2018, and Atlanta, which is where the majority of the film was produced, is front and center.
Celebrities have already held an exclusive screening of the Marvel film in Midtown but what about the people? How can the regular Joes and Janes and Jamals see the movie? Well, it’s selling out everywhere fast. But there are still some tickets to grab.
Rapper T.I. is giving away tickets on Monday evening at a local Walmart. The free screening will be at an undisclosed location.
According to the AJC: T.I. will join associates at the Walmart at 1105 Research Center Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30331 (off Cascade Road )at 5 p.m. Monday to give away tickets, in the toy aisle. While you’re there, check out Walmart’s selection of exclusive “Black Panther” action figures, toys, merchandise, and apparel and take a selfie with the “Black Panther” signage.
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Fresh off the success of his first Netflix venture, “Bright,” actor Will Smith is bringing his next movie to the red clay of Georgia. “Gemini Man” will film in Georgia, as we previously reported.
Now, the jobs are beginning to roll in. Casting directors are looking to hire models for photoshoots in Savannah, Georgia on February 14, 2018.
Here are the specs:
- MALE 1
Light skinned African American Male
6’2″
42″ Chest
Large tee
17×36 shirt
36 or 38 x 32 pant
size 13 shoe
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. - MALE 2
Light skinned African American Male
6’2″
41″ Chest
Large tshirt
16×37 shirt
34×34 pant
12 shoe
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. - MALE 3
Caucasian male
6’2″
41″ Chest
L tee
16 x34
34 x 34
9.5/10 shoe
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. - MALE 4
Asian Male
5’11”
250 lbs
48″ chest
44×32 pant
12 shoe - WOMEN 1
Seeking light skinned African American women
Age 40-55
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. - CHILD 1
Seeking Light skinned African American Male
Age 15-17
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. - CHILD 2
Seeking Light skinned African American Male
Age 7-9
The film, which will be directed by Ang Lee, has been around Hollywood for more than a decade in various versions. It is about an assassin who finally meets his match, actually a younger clone of himself.
“Previous drafts were penned by a revolving door of scribes that included Brian Helgeland, Andrew Niccol and David Benioff. Previously, Tony Scott considered directing as well as Curtis Hanson,” according to Deadline.com. “Skydance acquired the project in 2016 with Jerry Bruckheimer attached to produce with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger and Don Murphy and Chad Oman executive producing.”
Smith is coming off the success of “Bright,” an alien-mystical-cop movie that has drawn a mixed reaction from critics, but garnered more than 11 million views in its first week.
“Gemini Man,” which is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and executive produced by Don Murphy, is set to hit theaters in October 2019.
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Actor Chadwick Boseman is living high off the hog these days thanks to his recent movie credits, including a star turn as James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and now “Black Panther.”
The actor said that when he stayed down South to film (largely in the Atlanta area) he was reminded of the progress the nation has made — and the lack thereof. He told culture website Mr. Porter that he witnessed firsthand a gathering of the Ku Klux Klan as he drove home to visit family in South Carolina.
“When I was shooting Black Panther in Atlanta, I used to drive back on off-days to go see my family in Anderson. It’s about two hours,” he told the website.
“And I would see the Klan holding rallies in a Walmart car park,” he added. “So it’s like we’re going forwards and backwards at the same time. People don’t want to experience change, they just want to wake up and it’s different. But this — shooting Black Panther and then driving past the Klan —that’s what change feels like.”
“Black Panther” has gotten super reviews since it screened for celebrities last week on the big screen. The film debuts Feb. 13 in select markets and opens up nationwide two days later.
During a special screening on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Atlanta, MPAA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said that the film’s production has generated $83.9 Million to Georgia’s economy, according to Deadline.
At the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, a Lexus exec crushed over the fact that the automaker’s new LC 500 model is featured prominently in the movie.
“There is one scene I’m not happy about. There’s a scene when [King T’Challa] slid across the hood and left a huge scratch on the car,” said Koji Sato, the executive general manager of the Lexus LC 500, according to Thedrive.com. “What is wrong with you, that’s my baby! Why would you do that? You are crazy!”
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Fox’s new drama “The Resident” is casting for patient-types for a hospital scene, according to a new casting call. The scenes will be filmed on Thursday, Feb 8:
THE RESIDENT | Fox’s Hit New Drama Series
Location: Conyers, GA
Works: Thursday | February 8, 2018
Rate: $64/8*/* NEW FACES ONLY!!! */*
** MUST BE REGISTERED WITH CENTRAL CASTING!! **Central Casting is seeking the following:
PATIENTS: Male and female actors to portray hospital patients; NEW FACES ONLY. Must be 18 or older. $64/8
VISITORS: Male and female actors to portray hospital visitors; NEW FACES ONLY. Must be 18 or older. $64/8
If you meet the above criteria and are available to work on the listed date(s), please send recent photos, measurements/sizes, and contact information (please include phone number) to resident@CentralCasting.com with the respective subject line (Patient 2/8) or (Visitor 2/8).
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Georgia is clearly the epicenter of the moviemaking universe. In 2017, the collective economic impact from the film industry bought $9.5 billion to the state, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, further solidifying the Peach State as a movie powerhouse.
Last year an analysis from FilmLA found that Georgia’s ascension atop the movie-making mountain caught much of the nation off-guard. “The rapid growth of the film and television industry in Georgia and the state’s steadfast commitment to its support is remarkable,” the report said. “With 17 projects in 2016, the first-ranked Peach State hosted nearly three times as many feature films as fifth-place New York and Louisiana.”
Venom
The film based in the Marvel universe stars Tom Hardy in the title role along with Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman), Riz Ahmed (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Jenny Slate (Zootopia) and Woody Harrelson (the Hunger Games franchise, True Detective).
Boy Erased
Boy Erased a movie starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe will film in Atlanta. The movie centers around a Baptist preacher’s son who is forced to go through a gay conversion program. Joel Edgerton will direct the movie as well as star in it.
A sequel to the 2015 hit Marvel movie, this newest installment plays off cameos in the “Avengers” and “Captain America” movies and stars Evangeline Lilly, Paul Rudd, and Michael Douglas. Marvel has picked Peyton Reed to direct the feature film.
According to Deadline, Dumplin stars Jennifer Aniston’s and centers around a former beauty pageant queen who now runs the local Texas pageant. The movie will be directed Anne Fletcher and is produced Michael Costigan (Ghost In The Shell).
In the upcoming Georgia-filmed production Ryan Gosling will play Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, in a new biopic directed by La La Land and Whiplash director Damien Chazelle.
Stay with us as we update this list periodically to bring you the latest movies coming to ATL.
Son of Shaft
Superfly
The remake to the 1970s franchise is reportedly being co-produced by Atlanta rapper Future. Production began in January and is set to wrap in early June.
Based off the popular 1970s movie, “Son of Shaft” will star Samuel L. Jackson as a crimefighting vigilante and one bad mother. Production started last fall and will wrap in the next couple months.
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The Blaxploitation classic “Superfly” has begun production in Atlanta and is looking for some key parts on the big screen. Producers this week need child actors for filming on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.
The movie is based on the 1972 crime drama 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. That means things are happening quickly. Atlanta rapper Future has reportedly sign on to co-produce.
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:
Casting for a BOY and GIRL
– Works THIS WED 1/31Filming in Atlanta
Daytime filmingPLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Casting for BOYS and GIRLS for a small scene in a down neighborhood, to be playing the street as our lead character walks by!
– AGES 6 to 12
– BLACK boys and girls
– must be well behaved kids, but playful!NOTE: IF you have more than one child in this age range,
PLEASE SUBMIT THEM TOGETHER IN ONE EMAIL
We cannot guarantee that both children will be selected, but we do try to book siblings together when possible.Works THIS WED 1/31
Starting in theFilming in Atlanta
Pay rate is $80 for 8 hrs with OT after that
Minors can only work 10 hrs max.SUBMIT TO: projects1@TSCasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: GOOD KIDPLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS:
CURRENT, CLEAR, PHOTOS !!!
(one of from shoulders up and one from the knees up)
Look the part!!
SEND A CURRENT PHOTO IN A CASUAL OUTFITThen please List the following:
First and Last NAME OF CHILD
First and Last NAME OF PARENT
PHONE NUMBER (s)
CITY & STATE (where you will be coming from!)
Email address
AGE
Height
Weight
SIZES:
KIDS SIZES: pants, shirt, shoeNOTE: IF you have more than one child in this age range,
PLEASE SUBMIT THEM TOGETHER IN ONE EMAIL
We cannot guarantee that both children will be selected, but we do try to book siblings together when possible.You MUST be LOCAL to the GREATER ATLANTA, GEORGIA AREA (or willing to work as a local hire)
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Aspiring filmmakers are getting a boost in Atlanta, thanks to the banking industry. Georgia State University’s Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence was recently awarded a $125,000 planning grant from JPMorgan Chase to help prepare local young people for careers in film, media and entertainment industry in Georgia.
Adults ages 18 through 24 who are not enrolled in school and not employed will be required to come to Georgia State’s campus, take courses and gain skills as part of the Careers In New and Emerging Media Areas (CINEMA) Project.
“The CINEMA project is an innovative solution to two pressing challenges facing Georgia today: The growing number of young people who are disconnected from work and education and the need for a trained labor force,” said Brian Williams, Crim Center director.
A trio of seven-week classes will be set up by the Crim Center, the Atlanta Film Society, Georgia State’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and the university’s new Creative Media Industries Institute. The initiative will include a four-to-six-week paid internship.
“We want more people to share in the benefits of a growing economy by creating sustainable paths to careers that lead to prosperity and wealth for more individuals,” said Mike Passilla, managing director at JPMorgan Chase. “Atlanta is becoming one of the world’s fastest growing TV and film destinations and our partnership with the Crim Center will help our local youth have long, successful careers right here at home.”
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The smash BET hit “Being Mary Jane” is hiring for its series finale, which will be a movie format. Producers are currently casting pregnant women for Lamaze class scenes.
“Being Mary Jane” is a cable TV drama created by super-producer Mara Brock Akil in 2014. It stars actress Gabrielle Union, who has an extensive film career. that debuted January 7, 2014, on BET. The 90 minute pilot for the series aired on July 2, 2013.[3] The series follows professional and personal life of successful TV news anchor Mary Jane Paul, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Here’s what the casting call says:
Extra Roles:
Pregnant Women in Lamaze Class
Pregnant Lesbian Couple in Lamaze Class
*You must be pregnant for these rolesTentative Filming Date:
Saturday, 2/3/18
Call Time:
TBA
-You must be available a 12 hour filming day or longer on set.
-Call time will not be provided until the day before the filming date. Please do not submit if you do not have open availability for the date listed above.Filming Location:
Atlanta, GA
Rate:
$75 for 8 hours – you are guaranteed 8 hours, with overtime after 8 hours
Notes:
-Please note, at this time we are only checking your availability.
-If you are selected to work as an extra in these scenes, you will receive a Booking Confirmation email that will provide you with all filming details for the date that you are booked.
For more information and to submit for this role, please visit here.
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If you’ve got a set of wheels, Oprah Winfrey may have a job for you. The media mogul’s new TV show is looking for people with cars from the last 20 years or so.
This is what the casting call says:
- We are looking for people who have vehicles that are in good condition (because they are supposed to look current to the time period), that are 1998 or older. I will even take late 1980’s vehicles. Again, they need to be in nicer newer condition.
- The series centers around the love story between a modern-day power couple. In the world of Black Hollywood, they navigate a complex set of social codes, and this series will explore it all, from the good to the bad and to the ‘90s when the love story began.
Weaver will play Nuri, a bubbly personality with big dreams who is struggling to make a name for herself as a sitcom staff writer while struggling an assortment of romances that only leave her party fulfilled. After she meets Yasir, himself unemployed and barely holding onto his dreams, Nuri changes all her opinions about what she expects from a man because she’s just found the one who is perfect for her.
Yasir is an aspiring writer-director who is down to his last two unemployment checks and lives (unhappily) with his on-again/off-again ex. But after meeting the stunning Nuri, Yasir finds a reason to alter his life and the drive to access his potential.
To audition for a role in the new TV series, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Oprah’s Love Is Casting Call
***1990’S AUTOS NEEDED***
**Love Is_**
Brandi is working on a new TV series called “Love Is_” that is set in the 1990’s. We are looking for people who have vehicles that are in good condition (because they are supposed to look current to the time period), that are 1998 or older. I will even take late 1980’s vehicles. Again, they need to be in nicer newer condition. If you have a vehicle that is made before 1998, and you are available to work with the car on this show, please submit an e-mail with the photo of the vehicle, and include the year, make, and model information to Loveis@centralcasting.comand please put “Period Car” in the subject line. Please also include your contact information, and if you are NOT registered with Central Casting Atlanta, please include a photo of yourself. Thank You.
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If you’re an Atlanta-area teacher that happens to be telegenic, you may have an opportunity to make some extra cash soon. Casting directors are looking to film scenes on Monday, January 29 in Atlanta.
“Ozark” is a Netflix crime thriller featuring Jason Bateman in the title role. Bateman portrays financial planner Marty Byrde, who has gotten his family in trouble by dealing with a Mexican crime lord.
Here are the details on the casting call:
- – MEN and WOMEN
– AGES 35 to 60
– Caucasian
– Parents with CARS
– Teachers (no cars)
– NOTE: IF you have a kid or kids that we already booked to work on Monday, you can NOT work as a Parent with your Car or Teacher. Sorry! - KEY NOTES:
– we need CARS for ALL the PARENT types
– NO white, red or custome colors!
– Good car colors: burgundy/maroon, blue, green, brown, black, silver/grey, champagne, rust/dk orange, gold
– New Faces (Repeats ok ONLY if you were not used at all)– NOTE: IF you have a kid or kids that we already booked to work on Monday, you can NOT work as a Parent with your Car or Teacher. Sorry!
IMPORTANT NOTES
Working tomorrow, MON 1/29
Filming in ATLANTA
Start times will be in the morningPay rate: $64 for 8 hrs with OT after that
Cars are $25 IF you are booked with your CAR
- – MEN and WOMEN
