Village Roadshow Pictures and Flynn Picture Company in association with Vinson Films are in pre-production on the New Line Cinema action-adventure disaster feature film “San Andreas: 3D”. Auditions for lead and supporting roles will be taking place in Los Angeles, CA. Shooting will take place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Australia at the Village Roadshow Studios in Gold Coast, Queensland. Additional filming may take place in Brisbane and Ipswich. Filming is set to get underway in April, 2014. Over 2,000 extras will be cast throughout production. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on June 5, 2015 and will be released in 2D and 3D. This project has been in development since 2011.
“San Andreas: 3D”, which has a $100 million budget, has been granted a portion of a $20 million fund that was set up to attract film production Down Under. Angelina Jolie has been shooting the feature film “Unbroken” in Australia, which also has benefited from the film incentive fund. “San Andreas: 3D” will also qualify for the Queensland Production Incentive Scheme, local payroll tax rebates and federal rebates. The film will bring in over $30 million into the Queensland economy.
“San Andreas: 3D” centers on what is called The Big One – referring to a major Megathrust earthquake that occurs in California on a continental transform fault called the San Andreas fault. The earthquake stretches from California to Nevada first along the fault line of its title and then beyond, leaving plenty of destruction in its path. The film tells the story of Ray, an ace Los Angeles Fire and Rescue hero helicopter pilot who, in the aftermath of a disastrous 10.0 earthquake, embarks on a risky and perilous journey across California with his estranged wife Victoria to find his missing daughter Blake in San Francisco.
Canadian filmmaker Brad Peyton will direct “San Andreas: 3D” from an original screenplay written by Carey Hayes and his twin brother Chad Hayes. The film was originally pitched to the studio by Jeremy Passmore and Andre Fabrizio based on an idea by Beau Flynn. The early screenplay was written by by Allan Loeb and Primetime Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse. Carey and Chad Hayes were finally brought on board to rewrite and complete the final drafts.
Starring in “San Andreas: 3D” is Dwayne Johnson playing the lead role. Johnson had been filming the role of Luke Hobbs in “Fast & Furious 7” in Atlanta until the unexpected death of actor Paul Walker. That film has been put on hold indefinitely.
Prior to Fast & Furious 7, Dwayne Johnson completed filming on the upcoming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action adventure film “Hercules”. “San Andreas: 3D” will be Johnson’s second collaboration with director Brad Peyton. The two worked together on the New Line Cinema adventure-fantasy film “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”.
Beau Flynn is producing “San Andreas: 3D” under the banner of his production entity Flynn Picture Company, and Tripp Vinson will produce for Vinson Films. Flynn and Vinson are former partners of the now defunct production company Contrafilm. As partners they produced such hit films as the MGM remake of “Red Dawn,” “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” The Number 23,” and “The Guardian” among many others. Bruce Berman and Graham Burke will executive produce for Village Roadshow Pictures. Warner Bros. will handle domestic distribution.
All talent including minors and foreign actors must be legally eligible to work in Queensland, Australia and in San Francisco, California.
The 2014 Australia Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Australia:
• Victoria Actors Resources
• New South Wales Actors Resources
• South Australia Actors Resources
• Queensland Actors Resources
• Tasmania Actors Resources
• Western Australia Resources
Each State’s section contains the following:
– Casting Directors List
– Talent Agents and Managers List
– Modeling Agents
– Acting Classes and Schools List
– Headshot Photographers List
– Training and Schools
– Photographers
– Performers Unions
– Misc. Industry Resources
In addition to the following Resources:
• Guidelines on entry into Australia of foreign actors.
• Australian Entertainment Visa Application
• Sydney and NSW Entertainment Industry Child Labour Laws
• Application for Certificate to Import Foreign Actors into Australia
• General Talent Agent Information
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Non-Immigrant USA Visa Application
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas for Actors
• PDF Users Guides
The 2014 San Francisco and Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.
Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit to casting directors for acting roles.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Los Angeles:
Noa Franco
Lora Kennedy
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd
Burbank, CA 91522
NOTE:
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The casting directors address should be written in all capital letters on the solid side of the envelope, with the name of the project you are submitting for written directly above the casting directors name. IF the role that you are submitting for is available, it should also be written above the casting directors name.
Example:
“Project Name”
“Role of _______”
CASTING DIRECTOR NAME
CASTING DIRECTOR ADDRESS
CASTING DIRECTOR CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Extras Casting
TBA
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Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Village Roadshow Pictures
100 N. Crescent Drive
Suite 323
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Flynn Picture Company
7255 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Vinson Films
1720 Whitley Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
New Line Cinema
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Executive Producers:
Bruce Berman
Graham Burke
Producers:
Beau Flynn
Tripp Vinson
Writers:
Chad Hayes
Carey Hayes
Director:
Brad Peyton
Starring:
Dwayne Johnson
Story:
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
