The extras casting director for the Lionsgate feature film "The Hunger Games" are holding open casting calls in Concord, NC and Shelby, NC for local area residents to work as background performers on the film. The production will be hiring over one thousand extras throughout filming, in addition for stand-ins and photo doubles for the film's stars. There is a special need for Children and adults with interesting character faces, but all types will be needed.
Four time Academy Award nominee Gary Ross is set to direct from a screenplay by Billy Ray, who has written screenplays for such films as "Hart's War," "Flightplan," and "State of Play". Ray's screenplay is adopted from author Suzanne Collins novel "The Hunger Games," which is the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy with 8.8 million copies in print.
Nina Jacobson and her production company Color Force will produce. Nina Jacobson has built an impressive career as a senior film executive and producer, including stints at DreamWorks, Universal and Disney, where she served as President of Walt Disney Motion Picture Group.
Details on the open casting calls and how talent can submit for speaking roles can be found on the following auditions post:
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