"Jupiter Ascending" will film in Chicago and London.
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Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Circle of Confusion Productions and Rozar Pictures will begin shooting the sci-fi action 3D feature film "Jupiter Ascending" on February 26, 2013. Auditions are taking place in Los Angeles for the film's lead roles, with addition casting to take place in Chicago and London, UK where shooting will take place. The background extras, stand-ins, and photo-doubles will be hired in Chicago and London throughout the duration of the shoot. Registration for locals can be done online. "Jupiter Ascending" is to be the first film in a trilogy.
"Jupiter Ascending" tells the story of an unlikely heroine: A recent Russian immigrant who is busily scrubbing toilets for a living. Unbeknownst to her, she actually possesses the same perfect genetic makeup as the Queen of the Universe and is therefore a threat to her otherwise immortal rule. A bounty hunter of the evolved-being type is dispatched to dispose of the Cleaning Lady, but, they fall in love. And for having fallen for his target his employers take a-less-than-enlightened-being reaction to his decision to protect rather than kill her.
Starring in "Jupiter Ascending" is Golden Globe Award nominee Mila Kunis in the title role of Jupiter, the Russian immigrant cleaning lady. Kunis garnered critical acclaim for her role of Lily in "Black Swan", and has been nominated for fourteen Teen Choice Awards, three Peoples Choice Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards among many others. The red-hot Channing Tatum is playing the role of bounty hunter Django Wise, who falls in Love with Kunis. Tatum has a slate of five films that have been completed and are awaiting release. English actor Eddie Redmayne has also been cast in an undisclosed role.
The multiple award winning brother-and-sister filmmaking team of Lana and Andy Wachowski will direct from a screenplay that the two wrote themselves. The Wachowski's came into major prominence in Hollywood when they wrote and directed the blockbuster hit feature film "The Matrix," and subsequently its two sequels "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions". Before working in the film industry, the Wachowskis wrote comic books for Marvel Comics' Razorline. In addition to directing "Jupiter Ascending," the Wachowskis will also produce with previous collaborator Roberto Malerba.
Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the State of Illinois and in the United Kingdom.
The 2013 London Actors Resource Guide eBook (and Chicago 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 London and the United Kingdom:
• London Child Actor Information
• London Child Actor Chaperone Information
• London Bylaws on the Employment of Children
• London Child Stage Performance Application Form
• London Child Work Permit Application
• United Kingdom Foreign Actors Visa Information
• United Kingdom Entertainer Visitor Application Form
• United Kingdom Employment Application Form
In addition to the following London Actors Resources:
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• London Casting Directors List
• London Extras Casting Directors List
• London Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• London Actors Headshot Photographers
• United Kingdom Acting Schools
• London Performers Unions and Organizations
• Miscellaneous London Actors Resources
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Casting Director and Talent Agents Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides
Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in Chicago, and in the United States. Both the 2013 London and Chicago Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.
Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Los Angeles:
Lora Kennedy
EVP Features Casting
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd
Burbank, CA 91522
Chicago:
Claire Simon
Simon Casting
1512 N. Fremont Street
Suite 204
Chicago, IL 60622
London:
Lucinda Syson
33 Old Compton Street
1St Floor
London W1D 5JT
United Kingdom
Extras Casting
London:
Casting Collective
Olympic House
317-321 Latimer Road
London W10 6RA
Extras Casting Registration
Chicago:
TBA
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.
Jupiter Ascending
Production Office
c/o Rozar Pictures, LLC
5645 N. Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60660
Circle of Confusion Productions
8548 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Producers:
Roberto Malerba
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
Director:
Andy Wachowski
Lana Wachowski
Starring:
Channing Tatum - Django Wise
Mila Kunis - Jupiter
Eddie Redmayne
Story:
A Russian immigrant cleaning lady named Jupiter (Mila Kunis), who possesses the same perfect genetic makeup as the Queen of the Universe and is therefore a threat to her otherwise immortal rule. Django Wise (Channing Tatum) is a galactic bounty hunter who is sent to kill Jupiter but falls in love with her instead.
