'Grown Ups 2' Casting Call this Weekend
What to be an extra in Grown Ups 2? Here's everything you need to know about an upcoming casting call for paid extras.
Now that town residents know that the majority of the new star-packed Adam Sandler movie 'Grown Ups 2' will be filmed right here in Marblehead this summer - the question on everyone's mind seems to be "how do I get in the movie?"
Well, Marblehead Patch is here to help - so get your non-professional 4x6 color picture all ready, brush up on your acting skills, and clear up your schedule for an open casting call next month in Boston.
The Los Angeles-based company casting the movie, Sande Alessi Casting, is looking for "thousands of different types of people: all ages, kids and adults of any ethnicity, all shapes and sizes," according to their recently-distributed flier.
The casting company has found extras for movies including such blockbusters as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, Jack and Jill, That's My Boy, Glee and CSI.
When is the casting call?
- Saturday, May 12, arrive at any time between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- Sunday, May 13, arrive at any time between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Where is it?
- Carson Place at The Boston Teachers' Union Hall, 180 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester (near the Bayside Expo Center).
What will you need?
- Hopefuls should bring a pen and a current 4x6 color snapshot of themselves. The photograph must NOT be professional and it must look like you. Please do not bring head shots. No experience needed.
Residents looking for more information are encouraged to "like" Sande Alessi Casting Boston on Facebook.