A new casting call has been put out for Michael Bay’s big screen adaptation of the Transformers toy/comic/cartoon franchise.
Here’s the listing from NYCastings.com under the codename "Prime Directive:"
'Prime Directive'- Seeking M/F talent for various roles in Dreamworks/Paramount feature film
Project Type: Feature Film
Union Status: Non Union, SAG, SAG-Eligible
Pay Scale: SAG Scale
Submissions must be received by: 4/13/2006
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"PRIME DIRECTIVE"
Feature Film
DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT
SAG & NON-SAG
Exec. Producers: Steven Spielberg & Michael Bay
Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto
Director: Michael Bay
Start Date: May 22, 2006
Location: New Mexico/Los Angeles N.Y.
Both SAG and Non-SAG talent will be auditioned for this project. Please only submit if you fit the given descriptions exactly.
Seeking:
Officer Jorge Figueroa AKA "FIG": 20's, Male, Dominican by way of the Louisiana Bayou. Chief Warrant officer in the Army. Spirited fellow who loves to sing. Close team member of Lennox.
Glen's Grandma: Female, African-American, 50's/60's/70's. A bit off her rocker. This feisty Grandma keeps tabs on what Glen is up to (2 scenes).
Mr. Hosney: Male. Caucasian. 40's. Sam's History teacher. Bored, over it kind of guy (1 scene).
Big Rhonda: Female, African-American, 30's/40's. Feisty, assertive pawn shop owner (1 scene).
Bobby Bolivia: Male. 30's/40's. Any ethnicity. This guy could sell ice to an Eskimo. Tries to get Sam to buy a car. Your typical wheelin' dealin' used car salesman (1 scene).
Mahfouz: 13 years old, Bedouin boy. (Bedouin is an Arab of any of the nomadic tribes of the Arabian, Syrian, Nubian, or Sahara deserts). He loves chocolate and gets excited when the soldiers bring him some. He lives in a Village close to where Lennox and his team are stationed, and has befriended the soldiers.
All submissions MUST contain email addresses because appointments will be given via email.
Please read these directions carefully:
1. Place a post-it-note with the name of the project and character you are submitting for on the front of your picture.
2. Make sure your email address is on your resume. All appointments will be given out via email. We will not be able to call you in if we do not have your email address.
3. Mail your picture/resume so that it is received NO LATER THAN Wednesday, April 12th.
Use First Class US Post Office only. Do NOT send overnight packages or anything that requires a signature. Do not drop your picture off at our office.
Only US mail submissions will be accepted.
Please send hardcopy submissions to:
ATTN: PRIME DIRECTIVE (the name of the role you are submitting yourself for)
Mitchell/Rudolph Casting
70 West 36th Street Suite 1006
New York, NY 10018 A
ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, DROP OFFS OR PICTURE FAXES TO OUR OFFICE PLEASE.