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BIRTH OF THE DRAGON Begins Casting For Its Lead!

Martial arts cinema fans can proudly bask in the knowledge that the time-honored memory and legacy of Jeet Kune Do founder and action cinema trailblazer Bruce Lee will never be forgotten. That said, it was back in 2013 that reports cited director George Nolfi would be at the forefront of his own biographical telling of the late film star’s life in the form of Birth Of The Dragon, chronicling the events leading up to Lee’s historic confrontation with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man. If you’ve been keeping up, you’ll know how challenging it may be for any production to possibly find an actor suitable enough to take on portraying Lee let alone the younger iteration in his mid-20’s. It’s been done before though, although the recent production of Ip Man 3D previously intended on casting a physical performer who could host a CGI-hybrid enhancement of Lee as a result […]

AVATAR 2 Announces Supporting Roles/Extras Casting For Native Americans

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It’s been ten years since award-winning director James Cameron began his journey into the world of Pandora for the production of his 2009 milestone success story, Avatar. With time on his side and the technological advancements in film pending, it was only a matter of time the filmmaker would soon reap the benefits of such filmmaking and entertainment innovations, from motion capture and 3D technology, to the implementation of 4D entertainment in select theaters worldwide. Evidently, the film was a record-breaking box-office victory for Cameron and the distributors at 20th Century Fox, earning well-over $2.7 billion dollars between 2009, and its re-release in 2010, and ultimately becoming the highest grossing film to date. Moreover, on top of its Academy Award, Golden Globe, Saturn Awards and BAFTA accolades, the film drew mostly positive reviews for its environmentally-centric and anti-war message on top of its emotionally-charged delivery, packed with explosive visual spectacle […]

Tyrese And Ludacris Wrap Their Scenes On FAST AND FURIOUS 7

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Production on director James Wan‘s new film, Fast And Furious 7 remains on-going for the time being, with the pressure of delivering the biggest film of the saga. With the film nearing its way to completion, some of the actors have already filmed their scenes including actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and as of this week, actors Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges and Tyrese Gibson, to whom Wan attributed his most recent tweet for their completed work on the film. Check it out: And that’s a wrap on my boys @Ludacris and @Tyrese!! It has been an honor directing you guys. See u at the wrap party pic.twitter.com/YCaNhM7Z3m — James Wan (@creepypuppet) June 18, 2014 The tweet comes as the production unveiled a one-sheet announcing a casting call for extras which is set for this Saturday, June 21 (pictured left), in California where it will wrap up the remainder of the film. […]

CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON 2 Is Casting A Lead Female Role

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With pre-production currently underway for director Yuen Woo-Ping‘s new film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: The Green Destiny, Vietnamese filmmaker and the film’s newly announced second unit director Charlie Nguyen is casting another lead actress for the role of Snow Vase. Let It Cast provided the details where potential auditionees can sign up: When we first meet her, she’s a punk yet feminine swordswoman, cocky, fearless and (despite her youth and beauty,) highly skilled in martial arts. Behind her devil-may-care demeanor, Snow Vase is driven by her duty to her late, adoptive mother, Jen Yu (Zhang Ziyi’s character in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), to whom she made a deathbed promise to find Jen’s stolen son. Under the tutelage of swordswoman Yu (Michelle Yeoh), Snow Vase becomes a calmer, more tempered blade, but is still stunned when she finds that Tie-Fang, who may be friend or foe, is Jen’s long-lost child.. […]

Open Casting Call For NINJA TURTLES

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From L to R: Daniel Graham and Jeremy Marinas In recent weeks you may have heard of the names Jeremy Marinas and Daniel Graham. They are one of a trio of martial arts stuntmen, actors filmmakers called Three Amigos who recently featured a new shortfilm called Death Before Dishonor. Anyway, Daniel has taken the liberty of announcing a last minute casting call for extras and stuntmen and women for the upcoming Jonathan Liebesman film, Ninja Turtles. So, if you or someone you know is an aspiring martial artist and stunt performer and you are looking to be cast in a major motion picture as an extra on one of the most highly anticipated features of 2014 (no pressure, lol), you may want to pay attention to the following information below: New Yorkers! We are holding an Action Extras audition for the movie Ninja Turtles in Brooklyn at Steiner Studios this Monday, […]