Casting Call: "Reed Between the Lines"

Season 2 of the BET Series "Reed Between the Lines" is filming now in the Atlanta area. Producers are looking for a very handsome Indian/Middle Eastern male, aged 30-50, to play a featured extra role as "Dr. Gupta." The actor must be comfortable kissing on camera. This role is scheduled to work the week of September 10. 

If you are interested, please visit RBTLExtras.wordpress.com and click on the label "Extra Submission Information" and make sure you include "Dr. Gupta" in the subject line of your e-mail. 

Casting Call: Iraq War Veterans Needed

There aren't a lot of details regarding this casting call but it certainly sounds interesting. One of the producers of the award-winning feature film "Snow On Tha Bluff" is looking for veterans returning home from Iraq or Afghanistan for an upcoming, documentary style feature. They are looking for veterans of all ages, races, and gender to speak about their life after returning home from battle. 

If you are interested in participating in this project, please send the following information to fuzzylogic0101@gmail.com. Make sure you put "veteran" in the subject line. 
- A brief description of yourself
- A few pictures or links to online videos of yourself
- Your age and address
- A quick description of where you served, some of your experiences and what it is you want to say to the world.

Crew Call: Reality Show Director

Georgia's new tax incentives are working and movie and television productions are coming to our state by the dozens. From what I'm hearing this fall is going to be another busy filming season in Atlanta and Georgia. A new reality show is scheduled to film in state starting in September and wrapping up by late October. Currently, the NY based production company behind this new series is looking for reality show directors. If you have experience directing reality shows, please send your resume to: cwresumes1234@gmail.com. 

Filmed in Georgia: "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"

This week, Disney released "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" featuring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton. Filmed mostly in Newnan and Decatur, the movie is written and directed by Peter Hedges, the writer behind "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "Pieces of April," and "Dan in Real Life." The film features a childless couple struggling with infertility when one day a child, Timothy Green, appears on their doorstep. The cast also includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Dianne Wiest, Ron Livingston, and rapper Common. 

I haven't had a chance to see this movie yet, but I have heard nothing but great things about this new classic from the Disney studio. 

Extra Casting Call: "42"

Do you love baseball and the 1940s? Then this extra casting call is perfect for you. A new feature film about the life of Jackie Robinson is needed hundreds of extras to work in Macon, Ga, Birmingham, Al, and Chattanooga, Tn. The movie, "42" is set to star Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, and Chadwick Boseman. For an application and clothing information, visit the "42" casting web site.

Reality Show Casting Call: "Big Brother"

Want to spend your summer making new friends or maybe I should say frenemies? CBS' "Big Brother" is looking for the next cast of the 14th season of their summer hit reality show. If you think you have what it takes to live in a house with a group of strangers, then you will want to head to Buckhead on Friday, May 4th for an open casting call. Join other aspiring contestants on Friday from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Fado's Irish Pub. If you are unable to attend the open casting call, you can also apply for the show online. Just check out this link to the Big Brother casting site.

Filmed in Georgia: "Firelight"

April has been a huge month for Georgia filmed movies both on the big screen and small. The last few weeks we've seen great success at the box office for "Think Like a Man," "The Three Stooges," and "American Reunion." Now, Hallmark's Hall of Fame movie "Firelight" is coming to a TV near you. Last weekend, "Firelight" premiered on ABC and this weekend it will be airing on the Hallmark Channel. 


Based on a true story, "Firelight" is about a counselor at a women's correctional center who helps the women gain self-respect by helping others. The counselor is played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.. Gooding's character encourages the women to join an elite team that fights forest fires and assists civilian victims of natural disasters. The movie also stars Q'orianka Kilcher, Dewanda Wise, and Rebecca Rivera.  The movie was filmed last fall in and around the metro Atlanta area.