The summer movie season is not complete without a good scare from under the water. This weekend Piranha 3D opens in theaters across the country. Congratulations to Alyssa Weisberg, the casting director on this film, and her team. Cast out of Los Angeles, New York and Arizona, with roles ranging from leads to stunt men, Cast It served as the primary hub for hosting actor info, actor lists, reels and auditions.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World opens this weekend. Congratulations to Robin Cook, Jenn Euston, and Allison Jones, the casting directors on this film. Cast primarily out of Los Angeles, Toronto and New York, Cast It served as the primary online hub for hosting and managing the auditions and screen tests from the various sessions in these cities.
Dinner for Schmucks opens this weekend. Congratulations to Nicole Abellera and Jeanne McCarthy, the casting directors on this film. From setting the primary lead characters on the film to the smaller day-player roles, Cast It manages role lists, actor info, auditions and reels.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice opens this week. Congratulations to Ronna Kress, the casting director on this film. With actors, auditions and reels uploaded from other casting offices in London and New York and actor submissions from all over the world for a few key roles, Cast It served as the online hub and media library for the production.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens this week. Congratulations to Rene Haynes, Stuart Aikins and Sean Cossey, the casting team on this film. Rene and her team conducted an online open call with ActorCast last summer looking for new actors to play alongside Taylor Lautner in the Wolf Clan. ActorCast received over 3,000 video submissions from all over North America.
Grown Ups opens this weekend. Congratulations to Roger Mussenden and Jeremy Rich, the casting directors on this feature film. With casting sessions in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles, Cast It served as the central online hub for the casting directors to upload actors, actor profiles, reels and auditions. The director, producers and studio execs could then log in to Cast It to view this project and the casting materials.
The Karate Kid won the weekend box office race, pulling in an estimated $56M from Friday to Sunday. Congratulations to the casting directors PoPing AuYeung and Zoe Thompson. The casting teams used Cast It to upload actor profiles, auditions and martial arts screen tests from Hong Kong and China for review by the director, producers and studio execs.
The A-Team opens this weekend. Congratulations to Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter and Tricia Wood, and the entire casting team. With casting directors in Los Angeles and Vancouver, and the studio’s internal casting executives, Cast It was used as the primary online hub for everyone to view, comment and ultimately approve the casting of over 160 separate roles. The entire casting lasted for over a year.
