There's a new film project coming to town, continuing
New Orleans's status of "Hollywood South," that is currently searching for
background actors for some of its scenes. The upcoming movie will be an
adaptation of The New York Times Best Selling novel Where the
Crawdads Sing and will be produced by Oscar winner and NOLA native
Reese Witherspoon. The screenplay was written by Lucy Alibar, who also worked
on Beasts of the Southern Wild.
The movie is set during the 1950s and 1960s in
North Carolina, where a lonely marsh girl named Kaya is abandoned by her family
and forced to be raised by the land. Eventually, she becomes the suspect of a
murder case of a local man she had once been involved with.
The opening jobs for this movie are for
anybody who wishes to take part as a background extra and receive compensation
for it. People ages 18 and above are to receive $105 for every 12 hours, and
minors will receive $80 for every eight hours. Filming will take place in and
around New Orleans and Houma starting from mid-April to mid-June. No prior film
experience is required.
Anyone who wishes to participate must send an email to crawdads@caballerocasting.com
with the subject line reading CRAWDAD's GENERAL BACKGROUND. Please make sure to
include your name, age, contact number, height, and weight, along with your
city and state of residency. The following clothing measurements must also be
included with your submission:
MEN: Shirt
neck/collar measurements, pant waist/inseam measurements, shoe size, and coat
size.
WOMEN: Bust/waist/hip
measurements, blouse/dress size, pant size, and shoe size.
Please make sure to include the following
questions, along with your answers, to successfully complete your email
submission.
WOMEN: Do you have dye
in your hair? If yes, are you willing to wear your hair natural color/style?
MEN: Are you willing
to grow out your hair so that your hairstyle is not modern? Are you okay with being
shaven?
ALL: Do you have tattoos?
If you answered yes, please list locations of tattoos and include photos. Do
you have braces or gold teeth? Are you willing to take a nasal swab COVID-19
test prior to filming?
Submissions must also include a proper photo
submission, which should include one head shot and one full body shot while
standing in front of a solid wall and wearing a neutral-colored shirt.
Applicants must show their current hairstyle
and answer if they are open to a haircut. If you are able to wear your natural
hair, please do so. It is encouraged that you submit photos with no makeup.
Also, applicants should not submit professional photos, black and white photos,
Instagram-style photos, or photoshopped photos.
For additional information on how to submit, please visit mycastingfile.com.
