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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
USA CASTING NEWS
Monthly – December 2016 ‘B’
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Productions
Project: 1989
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama
Location: Toronto/Cuba
Starts: January 16, 2017
Director: Rodrigo Barriuso, Sebastian Barriuso
Producer: Lindsay Gossling-Louis Email address displayed for subscribers only
BTL: Line Prod: Karen Harnisch POC: Jordan Delic UPM: Inti Herrera
Prod. Co.: Creative Artisans Media, Involving Pictures
Casting Director: Shakyra Dowling Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: A Haunting At Silver Falls II
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Location: Oregon
Starts: December 2016
Cast: Alix Elizabeth Gitter
Director: Teo Konuralp
Producer: Daniel Petrie Jr., Katarina Ireland, Paul Hudson, Rick Dugdale
BTL: Line Prod: Katarina Ireland
Prod. Co.: Enderby Entertainment, Outsider Pictures, Tony-Seven Films
Casting Director: TBD
Project: A Star is Born
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama, Musical
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Starts: April 2017
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Esperanza Spalding, Lady Gaga
Director: Bradley Cooper
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Bill Gerber, Clint Eastwood, Jon Peters, Robert Lorenz
BTL: Line Prod: Ravi Mehta UPM: Bob Dohrmann
Prod. Co.: Gerber Pictures, Joint Effort, Malpaso Productions, Peters Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Casting Director: TBD
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Project: American Animals
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Crime, Drama
Location: North Carolina
Starts: February 2017
Cast: Evan Peters
Director: Bart Layton
Producer: David Linde, Derrin Schlesinger, Dimitri Doganis, Jennifer Semler Email address displayed for subscribers only , Mary Jane Skalski
BTL: Line Prod: Darren Demetre
Prod. Co.: Film4, Lava Bear Films, Next Wednesday Productions
Casting Director: TBD
Project: American Woman
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: February 2017
Cast: Mena Suvari, Alicia Silverstone, Kyle Richards
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Producer: Andrew Stearn, John Riggi, John Wells, Kyle Richards
BTL: Line Prod: Marc Solakian UPM: Patricia S. Chapman
Prod. Co.: John Wells Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only
Studio: Warner Horizon Television
Network: TV Land
Casting Director: John Frank Levey Email address displayed for subscribers only , Melanie Burgess Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Eureka, CA
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Emile Hirsch
Director: Jim Hosking
Producer: David Gordon Green, Josh Crook Email address displayed for subscribers only, Ron Perlman, Sam Bisbee, Theodora Dunlap
Prod. Co.: Park Pictures, Rough House Pictures, Wing And A Prayer Pictures
Casting Director: Danielle Aufiero Email address displayed for subscribers only ; Amber Horn Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Aquaman
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Location: Australia
Starts: May 2017
Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe
Director: James Wan
Producer: Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder
BTL: Line Prod: Rob Cowan
Prod. Co.: Atlas Entertainment, Atomic Monster, Cruel & Unusual Films, DC Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Ballers
Type: Comedy
Status: PrePro
Genre: Comedy
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 4, 2017
Cast: Dwayne Johnson
Director: Various
Producer: Dany Garcia, Denis Biggs, Dwayne Johnson, Evan Reilly, Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg, Rob Weiss
BTL: Line Prod: Karyn S. McCarthy
Prod. Co.: Closest To The Hole Productions, Film 44, Leverage Management, White Buffalo Entertainment
Network: HBO Inc.
Casting Director: Sheila Jaffe Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Barry
Type: Comedy
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Bill Hader, Henry Winkler
Director: Various
Producer: Alec Berg, Bill Hader
BTL: Line Prod: Aida Rodgers
Prod. Co.: Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment
Network: HBO Entertainment
Casting Director: Sharon Bialy Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Becoming Burlesque
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Toronto
Starts: January 2, 2017
Director: Jackie English
Producer: Ryan Goldhar Email address displayed for subscribers only
Prod. Co.: Jackie English Productions, The Characters
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Black Panther
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Location: Atlanta- Africa
Starts: January 15, 2017
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o
Director: Ryan Coogler
Producer: Kevin Feige, Nate Moore, Stan Lee
BTL: Line Prod: Jeffrey Chernov UPM: Helen Pollak
Prod. Co.: Kimoyo Productions LLC, Marvel Studios, Inc./Television
Studio: Walt Disney Studios
Casting Director: Sarah Finn Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Bobbi Kristina
Type: Telefilm
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama
Location: Atlanta
Starts: January 9, 2017
Director: TBA
Producer: Eric Tomosunas Email address displayed for subscribers only, Keith Neal Email address displayed for subscribers only , Tracey Baker-Simmons, Wanda Shelley
Prod. Co.: Swirl Entertainment Group
Network: TV One
Casting Director: Leah Daniels Butler Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Breaking Evil
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Crime, Horror
Location: Northern Michigan
Starts: January 11, 2017
Cast: Anna Lynne McCord
Director: Brett Hudson
Producer: Curtis Hall, Daisy Hamilton, David Klink Email address displayed for subscribers only, Nathaniel Nose Email address displayed for subscribers only
Prod. Co.: Lucky Coffee Productions
Casting Director: Jan Glaser Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: New York
Starts: January 23, 2017
Cast: Melissa McCarthy
Director: Marielle Heller
Producer: Amy Nauiokas, Anne Carey, David Yarnell, Jawal Nga
BTL: Line Prod: Pamela Hirsch
Prod. Co.: Archer Gray Productions, Entertainment One / E1 Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Casting Director: Jennifer Euston
Project: Captive State
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Chicago
Starts: February 13, 2017
Cast: John Goodman
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Producer: David Crockett, Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King Email address displayed for subscribers only
BTL: Line Prod: Ron Schmidt
Prod. Co.: Amblin Entertainment, Focus Features, Participant Media, Picture Farm
Casting Director: TBD
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Project: Chronicles of Jessica Wu
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action, Crime
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 21, 2017
Director: Zane Hubbard
Producer: Brandon Larkins, Candy Jones Email address displayed for subscribers only
Prod. Co.: Ironbeard Films
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Co-Op
Type: Comedy Pilot
Status: Active Development
Genre: Comedy
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: February 2017
Director: Jacob Motz
Producer: Brittani Kagan, Jacob Motz, Scott Keiner Email address displayed for subscribers only
Prod. Co.: Portal A, Super Deluxe
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Come Sunday
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Bio-Drama
Location: Atlanta
Starts: January 17, 2017
Cast: Robert Redford, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Joshua Marston
Producer: Alissa Shipp, Ira Glass, James D. Stern, Marc Forster
BTL: Line Prod: Jonathan Montepare
Prod. Co.: Apparatus Productions, Endgame Entertainment, This American Life
Studio: Netflix
Casting Director: TBD
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Project: Dancing Dogs of Dombrova
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Drama
Location: Romania - Toronto
Starts: January 16, 2017
Cast: Douglas Nyback
Director: Zack Bernbaum
Producer: Zack Bernbaum Email address displayed for subscribers only
Prod. Co.: Ezeqial Productions Inc.
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Darkest Minds
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Atlanta, GA
Starts: March 2017
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Producer: Dan Cohen, Dan Levine, Shawn Levy
BTL: Line Prod: John Starke
Prod. Co.: 21 Laps Entertainment
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Casting Director: John Papsidera Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Deadpool 2
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action, Adventure
Location: Vancouver
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Ryan Reynolds
Director: Oda
Producer: Kevin Feige, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg
BTL: Line Prod: John James Kelly
Prod. Co.: Genre Films, Marvel Studios, Inc./Television, The Donner's Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Casting Director: TBD
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Project: Den of Thieves
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Action, Drama
Location: Atlanta
Starts: January 23, 2017
Cast: Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington
Director: Christian Gudegast
Producer: Alan Siegel, Chris Bender, Glenn Feig, J C Spink, Mark Canton, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley
BTL: Line Prod: D. Scott Lumpkin UPM: Damien Lubiak
Prod. Co.: Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Benderspink, Good Fear Films + Management STX Entertainment
Casting Director: Kendra Castleberry Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Diane
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: New York
Starts: January 9, 2017
Director: Kent Jones
Producer: Ben Howe Email address displayed for subscribers only , Caroline Kaplan, Martin Scorsese, Oren Moverman
Prod. Co.: Cinereach, Clean Machine LLC, Sikelia Productions
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Doolittle's Heros
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Historical
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 16, 2017
Director: Shaun Piccinino
Producer: Ian Wang, Leon Cheo
BTL: Line Prod: Alan Noel Vega
Prod. Co.: N D Six Films
Casting Director: TBD
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Project: Fam-I-Ly
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Jackson, MS
Starts: February 2017
Cast: Taylor Schilling
Director: Laura Steinel
Producer: Jeremy Garelick, Sue Naegle
BTL: Line Prod: Dan Kaplow
Prod. Co.: Michael De Luca Productions, Naegle Ink, Twin Padres Entertainment
Studio: Universal Pictures
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Fan Girl
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Thriller
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 16, 2017
Director: David Martin Porras
Producer: Maria Vaentina Bove
BTL: Line Prod: Maria Jose Caballero
Prod. Co.: Fancy Pants Films
Casting Director: Mandy Sherman Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Future Man
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Comedy, High Concept
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: February 2017
Director: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogan
Producer: Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Matthew Tolmach, Seth Rogen
BTL: Line Prod: Shawn Wilt
Prod. Co.: Matt Tolmach Productions, Point Grey Pictures Email address displayed for subscribers only
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Network: Hulu
Casting Director: Wendy O'Brien Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Galveston
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Drama
Location: Louisiana
Starts: January 10, 2017
Cast: Ben Foster, Elle Fanning
Director: Melanie Laurent
Producer: Jean Doumanian, Kevin Flanigan, Patrick Daly, Sean O'Brien, Tyler Davidson
BTL: Assistant: Cory Donner Line Prod: Marco Henry
Prod. Co.: Cinetic Media, Embankment Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Low Spark Films
Casting Director: Joey Montenarello, Kerry Barden, Email address displayed for subscribers only Paul Schnee Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Game Over, Man!
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action, Comedy
Location: Vancouver & LA
Starts: End March 2017
Cast: Adam Devine, Anders Holm
Director: Kyle Newacheck
Producer: Eli Bush, Evan Goldberg, Isaac Horne, James Weaver, Scott Rudin, Seth Rogen
BTL: Line Prod: Ted Gidlow
Prod. Co.: Avalon Management, Point Grey Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Network: Netflix
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Garlic & Gunpowder
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Crime, Drama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 23, 2017
Cast: Steven Chase
Director: Harrison Smith
Producer: Buz Wallick, Felissa Rose, Rick Finkelstein, Steve Chase, Thomas VanOver
BTL: Line Prod: Buz Wallick UPM: Christian Ackerman
Prod. Co.: Capital Alliance Productions, Entertainment Factory LLC
Casting Director: Robin DeMartino Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Glass Jaw
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: February 21, 2017
Director: Jeff Celentano
Producer: Brandon Espy, Steve Perry Email address displayed for subscribers only, Tom Sulkowski, Tommy Vlahopoulos
Prod. Co.: Tommy V Productions
Casting Director: Michael Testa Email address displayed for subscribers only ; Lisa Ystrom Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Guernsey
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama, Period
Location: UK, Channel Islands
Starts: March 12, 2017
Cast: Lily James
Director: Mike Newell
Producer: Graham Broadbent, Mitchell Kaplan, Paula Mazur
BTL: Line Prod: Celia Duvall
Prod. Co.: Blue Print Pictures, The Mazur/Kaplan Company
Studio: Studio Canal
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Happy
Type: Episodic Pilot
Status: Active Development
Genre: Fantasy
Location: New York
Starts: January 30, 2017
Cast: Chris Meloni
Director: Brian Taylor
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Toby Jaffe
BTL: Line Prod: Thomas Sellitti Jr.
Prod. Co.: Original Film
Studio: Universal Cable Productions (UCP)
Network: SyFy
Casting Director: Bonnie Zane, Gayle Pillsbury Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Hell's Acres
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Horror, Period
Location: New Mexico
Starts: January 9, 2017
Director: Damian Nieman
Producer: David Gibbs, Dawn Krantz, Michael C. Cuddy, Will Wallace
BTL: Line Prod: Michael C. Cuddy
Prod. Co.: Krannel Pictures
Casting Director: Jennifer Ricchiazzi Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Hollywood Dirt
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Location: Mississippi
Starts: January 4, 2017
Director: Tosca Musk
Producer: Joany Kane Email address displayed for subscribers only
Prod. Co.: MPS Entertainment Group
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Intouchables
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Comedy
Location: Philadelphia - New York
Starts: January 16, 2017
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart
Director: Neil Burger
Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Jason Blumenthal, Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Steve Tisch, Todd Black
BTL: Line Prod: John Starke UPM: G. Mac Brown
Prod. Co.: Escape Artists, Feel Good Films, Gaumont, Quad Films
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Casting Director: Kerry Barden Email address displayed for subscribers only , Paul Schnee Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Inversion
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Dublin-Shanghai-Chicago
Starts: February 27, 2017
Cast: Travis Fimmel
Director: Peter Segal
Producer: James Skotchdopole Email address displayed for subscribers only, Mark Damon, Markus Barmettler, Michale Ewing, Michale Nozik, Philip Lee
BTL: UPM: Edmund Sampson
Prod. Co.: Foresight Unlimited, Hwy61 films, The Safezone Company
Casting Director: Roger Mussenden Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Jack Ryan
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama, Spy Thriller
Location: Montreal
Starts: February 2017
Cast: John Krasinski
Director: Various
Producer: Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Lindsey Springer, Mace Neufeld, Marcy Ross, Michael Bay
BTL: Line Prod: Robert F. Phillips
Prod. Co.: Carlton Cuse Productions, Mace Neufeld Productions, Picrow Streaming Inc., Platinum Dunes, Skydance Media
Studio: Paramount Television
Network: Amazon Studios
Casting Director: April Webster Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Jean-Claude Van Johnson
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Jean Claude Van Damme
Director: Various
Producer: Dave Callaham, David Zucker, Ridley Scott
BTL: Line Prod: Diane Sabatini
Prod. Co.: Ridley Scott Films, Scott Free Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only
Network: Amazon Studios
Casting Director: Cami Patton Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Kings
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Love Story, Period
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: December 27, 2016
Cast: Halle Berry, Daniel Craig
Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Producer: Charles Gillibert, Olivier Gauriat Email address displayed for subscribers only , Vincent Maraval
BTL: Line Prod: Nicolas Royer POC: Michelle Poole
Prod. Co.: Barnstormer Productions, CG Cinema, Front Row Films, Insiders, Wild Bunch AG
Casting Director: Mark Bennett Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Last
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: February 15, 2017
Director: Ian Hunter
Producer: Alex Albrecht, Ram Getz, Ted Field
BTL: Line Prod: Jack Sojka
Prod. Co.: Radar Pictures
Casting Director: Matthew Lessall Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: LEZ Bomb
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Comedy
Location: NYC
Starts: December 2016
Cast: Rob Moran
Director: Jenna Laurenzo
Producer: Martin Sprock, Rob Moran, Ryan R. Johnson Email address displayed for subscribers only
BTL: Line Prod: Summer Crockett Moore
Prod. Co.: PM Productions, Sprockerfeller Pictures
Casting Director: Meghan Rafferty, Mia Cusumano Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Life, Itself
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: NY-Spain
Starts: April 2017
Cast: Oscar Isaac
Director: Dan Fogelman
Producer: Isaac Klausner, Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
BTL: Line Prod: Michelle Imperato-Stabile
Prod. Co.: FilmNation, Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Temple Hill Entertainment
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Light of My Life
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Location: Vancouver
Starts: January 9, 2017
Director: Casey Affleck
Producer: Teddy Schwarzman Email address displayed for subscribers only
BTL: Line Prod: Peter Pastorelli
Prod. Co.: Black Bear Pictures, The Affleck/Middleton Project
Casting Director: Avy Kaufman Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Looking Glass
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Sex Thriller
Location: Las Vegas
Starts: January 2, 2017
Cast: Nicolas Cage
Director: Dori Oskowitz
Producer: Arianne Fraser, Braxton Pope, Delphine Perrier
BTL: Line Prod: Yoram Barzilai UPM: Jason Miller
Prod. Co.: Brick City TV, LINK Entertainment, Prettybird, Silver State Prod Services, Sodium Fox
Casting Director: Kate Geller Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Lost in London
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Drama
Location: London, UK
Starts: January 18, 2017
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson
Director: Woody Harrelson
Producer: Ken Kao
BTL: Line Prod: Andrew Warren
Prod. Co.: Bloom, Bunker New York
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Lost in Space
Type: Episodic
Status: PrePro
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Vancouver
Starts: January 23, 2017
Cast: Taylor Russell
Director: Neil Marshall
Producer: Burk Sharpless, Jon Jashni, Kevin Burns, Marc Helwig, Matt Sazama, Zack Estrin
BTL: Line Prod: Brad Van Arragon POC: Lauren Stope UPM: Colleen Mitchell
Prod. Co.: Applebox Entertainment, Legendary Pictures/Television, Synthesis Entertainment
Network: Netflix
Casting Director: John Papsidera Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Love At First Bark
Type: Telefilm
Status: PrePro
Genre: Animal Adventure, Drama
Location: Vancouver
Starts: January 12, 2017
Director: TBD
Producer: Kim Arnott Email address displayed for subscribers only
BTL: Line Prod: Tracey Nomura POC: Ron Pachkowski
Prod. Co.: Two 4 The Money Media
Network: Hallmark Channel
Casting Director: TBD
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Project: Manifesto
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama
Location: Atlanta
Starts: January 30, 2017
Cast: Paul Bettany
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Producer: Dana Brunetti, Greg Yaitanes, John Goldwyn, Kevin Spacey, Troy Searer
BTL: Line Prod: David A. Rosemont UPM: Daniel E. Schneider
Prod. Co.: Giant Pirates Entertainment, Trigger Street Productions
Studio: Lionsgate TV
Network: Discovery Communications
Casting Director: John Papsidera Email address displayed for subscribers only, Kim Winther Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Maze Runner: the Death Cure
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Vancouver
Starts: March 14, 2017
Cast: Dylan O' Brien
Director: Wes Ball
Producer: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lee Stollman, Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
BTL: Line Prod: Joe R. Hartwick Jr. POC: Morgan Brady UPM: Jim Powers
Prod. Co.: TCF Vancouver Productions, Ltd., Temple Hill Entertainment, The Gotham Group, Inc.
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Casting Director: Denise Chamian Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: MI:6 Mission Impossible
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action
Location: London
Starts: Spring 2017
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Producer: Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Don Granger, J.J. Abrams, Matthew Grimm Email address displayed for subscribers only
BTL: Line Prod: Denis Stewart
Prod. Co.: Bad Robot, Skydance Productions
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Casting Director: TBD
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Project: Misfortune
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action
Location: Savannah, GA
Starts: December 2016
Cast: John Cusack
Director: Lucky McKee
Producer: David Buelow, David Tish, Lee Nelson
BTL: Line Prod: Devin Ward
Prod. Co.: Envision Media Arts, Radiant Films International Email address displayed for subscribers only
Casting Director: Kellie Roy Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Mr. Mercedes
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: South Carolina
Starts: January 17, 2017
Cast: Brendan Gleeson
Director: Jack Bender
Producer: Bart Peters, Brye Adler, Christopher Long, Gene Stein, Jack Bender, Wyck Godfrey
BTL: Line Prod: Tony Mark UPM: Christian Clarke
Prod. Co.: David E. Kelley Productions, Media Rights Capital (MRC), Sonar Entertainment, Temple Hill Entertainment
Network: AT&T/Direct TV
Casting Director: Denise Chamian Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Oriole Park
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama, Period
Location: Chicago
Starts: March 2017
Director: Kevin Slack
Producer: Amelia Dellos, Jennifer Scher, Johns Steve, Morris Ruskin
BTL: Line Prod: Brett Hays UPM: Kevin McGrail
Prod. Co.: Corn Bred Films, Reed Rigging, Shoreline Entertainment
Casting Director: Mickie Paskal Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Overexposed
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Crime
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Starts: January 23, 2017
Director: TBD
Producer: Rob Allyn, Simon Fawcett
BTL: UPM: Nathan Gardocki
Prod. Co.: Argosy Pictures, Margate House Films
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Pitch Perfect 3
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Musical Comedy
Location: Atlanta
Starts: January 30, 2017
Cast: Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Kendrick
Director: Trish Sie
Producer: Elizabeth Banks, Joby Harold, Max Handelman, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer
BTL: Line Prod: Garrett Grant PS: Day Permuy UPM: David Nicksay
Prod. Co.: Brownstone Productions, Gold Circle Films, Safehouse Pictures
Studio: Universal Pictures
Casting Director: Kerry Barden Email address displayed for subscribers only, Paul Schnee Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Playing House
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Comedy
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Zach Woods, Lennon Parham, Jessica St. Clair
Director: Various
Producer: Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham, Ravi Nandan, Scot Armstrong
BTL: Line Prod: Keith Raskin POC: Christina Sahakian Production Supervisor: Linda Morel
Prod. Co.: American Work Inc.
Studio: Universal Cable Productions (UCP)
Network: USA Network
Casting Director: Sherie Hernandez Email address displayed for subscribers only
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Project: Preacher
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Starts: January 30, 2017
Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga
Director: Various
Producer: Evan Goldberg, Neal H. Moritz, Ori Marmur, Sam Caitlin, Seth Rogen, Vivian Cannon
BTL: Line Prod: Mark McNair POC: Alexandra Hall UPM: Anne Johns
Prod. Co.: Original Film, Point Grey Pictures, Woodridge Productions
Studio & Network: Sony Pictures Television AMC TV Network
Casting Director: Linda Lowy Email address displayed for subscribers only, Will Stewart
Project: Predator
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Location: Vancouver
Starts: February 20, 2017
Cast: Benicio Del Toro
Director: Shane Black
Producer: Ira Napolliello, John A. Davis, Lawrence Gordon
BTL: Line Prod: Bill Bannerman POC: Steve Cainas UPM: J. Michael Williams
Prod. Co.: Davis Entertainment Company, Lawrence Gordon Productions, TCF Vancouver Productions, Ltd.
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Queen of the South
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Dallas, TX
Starts: January 16, 2017
Cast: Alice Bragga
Director: Various
Producer: David Friendly, Joshua John Miller, M.A. Fortin, Natalie Chaidez, Pancho Mansfield
BTL: Line Prod: Judd Rea
Prod. Co.: Friendly Films
Studio: Fox 21 Television Studios, Universal Cable Productions (UCP) Email address displayed for subscribers only
Network: USA Network
Casting Director: Junie Lowry-Johnson Email address displayed for subscribers only, Libby Goldstein Email address displayed for subscribers only
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: Reagan
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama
Location: Atlanta
Starts: March 7, 2017
Cast: Robert Davi, Jon Voight, David Henrie
Director: Sean McNamara
Producer: Dawn Krantz, Joel Falderon, Mark Joseph, Stanley Preschutti
BTL: UPM: Gina Fortunato
Prod. Co.: 1019 Entertainment, Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, MJM Entertainment Group, Rawhide Productions
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Red Sparrow
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Location: UK
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton
Director: Francis Lawrence
Producer: Garrett Basch, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin, Steve Zaillian
BTL: Line Prod: Jan Foster UPM: Mike Saito
Prod. Co.: Chernin Entertainment, Film Rites
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Casting Director: Denise Chamian Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama
Location: Atlanta
Starts: March 2017
Cast: Kate Hudson, Nick Cannon, Mike Epps, Oprah Winfrey
Director: Lee Daniels
Producer: Bruce Cohen, Danny Strong, Forest Whitaker, Jay Z, Jennifer Pryor, Nina Yang Bongiovi
BTL: Line Prod: Ed Cathell PS: Alexandra Dimopoulos
Prod. Co.: Bruce Cohen Productions, Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Casting Director: Billy Hopkins Email address displayed for subscribers only, Leah Daniels Email address displayed for subscribers only
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: Robin Hood: Origins
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Adventure
Location: Prague- Budapest
Starts: January 15, 2017
Cast: Taron Egerton, Eve Hewson
Director: Otto Bathurst
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Joby Harold, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tory Tunnell
BTL: Line Prod: E. Bennett Walsh
Prod. Co.: Appian Way, Safehouse Pictures
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Casting Director: Ronna Kress Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Salvation
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Toronto
Starts: February 16, 2017
Director: Various
Producer: Aaron Baiers, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Peter Lenkov
BTL: Line Prod: Robert Ortiz
Prod. Co.: Secret Hideout
Studio: CBS Television Studios
Network: CBS Entertainment (Network)
Casting Director: Debi Manwiller Email address displayed for subscribers only ; Russell Boast Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Seven Seconds
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Crime
Location: New York
Starts: January 17, 2017
Cast: David Lyons, Beau Knapp
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Producer: Alex Reznick, Kevin Kelly Brown, Lawrence Bender
BTL: Line Prod: Jonathan Filley
Prod. Co.: Bender Brown Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only
Studio: Fox 21 Television Studios
Network: Netflix
Casting Director: Julie Tucker Email address displayed for subscribers only; Ross Meyerson Email address displayed for subscribers only
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: Sierra Burgess Is A Loser
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Teen Drama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 28, 2017
Cast: Ben Hardy, R J Cyler
Director: Ian Samuels
Producer: Ellen Schwartz Email address displayed for subscribers only , Molly M. Smith, Rachel Smith, Trent Luckinbill
BTL: Line Prod: Brian Pitt
Prod. Co.: Black Label Media
Casting Director: Tamara Notcutt Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Simon VS The Homo Sapiens Agenda
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Coming Of Age
Location: Atlanta
Starts: February 2017
Director: Greg Berlanti
Producer: Marty Bowen, Pouya Shahbazian, Wyck Godfrey
BTL: Line Prod: Timothy Bourne
Prod. Co.: Berlanti Productions, New Leaf Literary & Media, Temple Hill Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only
Studio: Fox 2000
Casting Director: Denise Chamian Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Southern Christmas
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Holiday Drama
Location: Oklahoma
Starts: Late January 2017
Director: Harvey Lowry
Producer: Jasmine Fontes, Paula Trickey, Ricki Maslar
BTL: Line Prod: Kelli Kaye
Prod. Co.: Ascension Media, Red Thread Pictures
Casting Director: Ricki Maslar Email address displayed for subscribers only
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: Stan & Ollie
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama, Period
Location: London
Starts: December 2016
Cast: John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan
Director: Jon Baird
Producer: Christine Langan, Eugenio Perez, Faye Ward, Gabrielle Tana, Nichola Martin
BTL: Line Prod: Jim Spencer
Prod. Co.: Baby Cow Productions, Fable Pictures, Sonesta Films
Studio: BBC Films
Casting Director: Andy Pryor Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Star Wars: Episode IX
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Pinewood Studios, London
Starts: April 2017
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Producer: George Lucas, Jason McGatlin, Kathleen Kennedy, Ram Bergman, Tony To
BTL: Line Prod: Callum Greene
Prod. Co.: Gordonstreet Pictures, Keep Your Head Productions, Lucasfilm, Ram Bergman Productions
Studio: Walt Disney Studios
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Ten Days In The Valley
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 23, 2017
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick
Director: Carl Franklin
Producer: Dana Goldberg Email address displayed for subscribers only , David Ellison, Jill Littman, Marcy Ross, Tassie Cameron
BTL: Line Prod: Kathy Landsberg
Prod. Co.: Cameron Pictures, Impression Entertainment, Skydance Productions
Studio: ABC Studios
Network: ABC (Network)
Casting Director: Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman Email address displayed for subscribers only
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: The Best of Enemies
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama, Historical, Period
Location: North Carolina
Starts: March 20, 2017
Cast: Taraji P. Henson
Director: Robin Bissell
Producer: Danny Strong, Matthew Plouffe, Tobey Maguire
BTL: Line Prod: Jonathan McCoy
Prod. Co.: Astute Films, Material Pictures
Casting Director: TBD
Project: The Blacklist: Redemption
Type: Episodic
Status: PrePro
Genre: Drama
Location: New York- Washington, DC
Starts: December 12, 2016
Cast: Famke Janssen
Director: Various
Producer: John A. Davis, John Eisendrath, John Fox, Jon Bokenkamp, Jonathan Filley, Laura Ann Benson, Michael Watkins
BTL: Line Prod: Kerry Orent UPM: Jamie Blank Crowell
Prod. Co.: Davis Entertainment Company, Woodridge Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Network: NBC (network)
Casting Director: Bonnie Finnegan, Steven Jacobs
Project: The Bugaloos
Type: Comedy Pilot
Status: Active Development
Genre: Fantasy
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: February 2017
Director: TBD
Producer: Bradley Zweig, Deanna Krofft Pope, Marty Krofft, Sid Krofft
BTL: Line Prod/UPM: Irene Oncley
Prod. Co.: Krofft Pictures
Network: Nickelodeon
Casting Director: TBD
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: The Haunted
Type: Episodic Pilot
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama, Horror
Location: New Orleans
Starts: January 23, 2017
Director: Loni Peristere
Producer: James Frey, Todd Cohen Email address displayed for subscribers only
BTL: Line Prod: Joseph Incaprera
Prod. Co.: Full Fathom Five
Studio: Universal Cable Productions (UCP)
Network: SyFy
Casting Director: Eric Dawson Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: The Last Champion
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Sports
Location: Washington State
Starts: January 5, 2017
Cast: Cole Hauser, Annika Marks
Director: Glen Withrow
Producer: Glenn Withrow, Ivy Withrow, Michelle Nichols
BTL: Line Prod: Brian Gork
Prod. Co.: In House Media Film Partners, Reelistic Pictures
Casting Director: Ronnie Yeskel Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: The Last Full Measure
Type: Feature Film
Status: PrePro
Genre: Drama, Period, War
Location: Charleston, SC
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Scott Eastwood, Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman, Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris
Director: Todd Robinson
Producer: Howard Burd, John Watson, Julian Adams, Lauren Selig, Mark Damon, Pen Densham
BTL: Line Prod: David Winter
Prod. Co.: Foresight Unlimited, Shake And Bake Productions, Solar Filmworks, Trilogy Entertainment Email address displayed for subscribers only
Casting Director: Iris Hampton Email address displayed for subscribers only
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: The Last Tycoon
Type: Episodic
Status: PrePro
Genre: Drama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Matt Bomer, Kelsey Grammer
Director: Billy Ray
Producer: Alixandre Witlin, Chris Keyser, David Stern, Joshua D. Maurer, Perri Kipperman, Scott Hornbacher
BTL: Line Prod: Pavlina Hatoupis UPM: John Vohlers
Prod. Co.: City Entertainment, Kipperman Management, TriStar Productions
Studio: Sony Pictures Television
Network: Amazon Studios
Casting Director: Russell Scott, Sharon Bialy Email address displayed for subscribers only , Sherry Thomas Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: The Machine
Type: Episodic Pilot
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Toronto
Starts: February 4, 2017
Director: Caradog James
Producer: John Giwa-Amu, Terry Gould
BTL: Line Prod: Terry Gould POC: Mary Fraser UPM: Robin Reelis
Prod. Co.: Red & Black Films
Studio: Universal Cable Productions (UCP)
Network: SyFy
Casting Director: Libby Goldstein Email address displayed for subscribers only; Junie Lowry-Johnson Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: There's Johnny
Type: Episodic
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama, Comedy, Period
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: January 6, 2017
Director: David Gordon Green
Producer: Brian Volk-Weiss Email address displayed for subscribers only, Cisco Henson, Evan Shapiro, Matt Ochacher, Michael Pelmont
BTL: Line Prod: Carl Craig
Prod. Co.: New Wave Entertainment, Nuance Productions, Rough House Pictures
Network: Seeso
Casting Director: TBD
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: Tomb Raider
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Adventure
Location: UK-South Africa
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Alicia Vikander
Director: Roar Uthaug
Producer: Cassidy Lange, Denis O'Sullivan, Drew Crevello, Graham King
BTL: Line Prod: Duncan Henderson PS: Stephanie Vaughan
Prod. Co.: Eidos PLC, GK Films, Moonlighting Films
Studio: MGM, Warner Bros. Pictures
Casting Director: Lucy Bevan Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: Untitled Michael Jackson Project
Type: Telefilm
Status: Active Development
Genre: Docudrama
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: February 1, 2017
Director: Dianne Houston
Producer: Kyle Clark, Lina Wong Email address displayed for subscribers only , Madison Jones, Robert Teitel, Suzanne De Passe
BTL: Line Prod: Kyle Clark
Prod. Co.: Silver Screen Pictures, Inc., State Street Pictures
Network: Lifetime Networks
Casting Director: TBD
Project: Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Project
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: London
Starts: January 2017
Cast: Daniel Day Lewis
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer: JoAnne Sellar, Megan Ellison
BTL: Line Prod: Peter Heslop
Prod. Co.: Annapurna Pictures, Focus Features
Studio: Universal Pictures
Casting Director: TBD
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: Valley Girl: The Musical
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Musical
Location: Los Angeles
Starts: March 2017
Cast: Jessica Rothe
Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Producer: Cassidy Lange, Matt Smith, Sean Bailey, Steven J. Wolfe
BTL: Line Prod: Steven J. Wolfe
Prod. Co.: Circle of Confusion, Sneak Preview Entertainment
Studio: MGM Email address displayed for subscribers only
Casting Director: Rich Delia Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: War With Grandpa
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Drama
Location: Toronto
Starts: February 15, 2017
Cast: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Eugene Levy
Director: Tim Hill
Producer: Barry Weis, Bryant Pike, Jane Rosenthal, Marvin Peart, Phillip Glasser, Rosa Morris Peart, Tre Peart
BTL: AUPM: Kimberley Bradley Line Prod: Mandy Spencer-Phillips
Prod. Co.: Dimension Films, Marro Films, The Weinstein Company, Tribeca Productions Email address displayed for subscribers only
Casting Director: Roe Baker Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: White Boy Rick
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Bio-Drama, Crime, Period
Location: Ohio-Michigan-Las Vegas
Starts: March 7, 2017
Cast: Matthew McConaughey
Director: Yann Demange
Producer: Darren Aronofsky, Jeffrey Robinov, John Lesher, Rick Yorn, Scott Franklin
BTL: Line Prod: Georgia Kacandes
Prod. Co.: LBI Entertainment, Protozoa Pictures, Studio 8 Email address displayed for subscribers only
Casting Director: Francine Maisler Email address displayed for subscribers only
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USA CASTING NEWS December 2016
Project: Widows
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Crime
Location: Chicago
Starts: April 3, 2017
Cast: Viola Davis
Director: Steven R. McQueen
Producer: Amy Jackson, Emile Sherman Email address displayed for subscribers only, Iain Canning
BTL: Line Prod: Bergen Swanson
Prod. Co.: Film4, New Regency, See Saw Films
Casting Director: Francine Maisler Email address displayed for subscribers only
Project: X-Men: Supernova
Type: Feature Film
Status: Active Development
Genre: Science Fiction
Location: Montreal
Starts: May 2017
Producer: Karen Rosenfelt, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg
BTL: POC: Marie-Elaine Bailly UPM: Daniel Auclair
Prod. Co.: Genre Films, Marvel Studios, Inc./Television, Quebec Productions Ltd, Sunswept Entertainment, The Donners Company
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Casting Director: TBD
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