Casting Call for HBO’s Lovecraft Country in Atlanta

The HBO, show, Lovecraft Country, is now filming in Atlanta.

Lovecraft Country is in production in the Atlanta area and there is a casting call out for paid background actors / extras.  The show is looking for area locals to fit quite a few specific roles.  See below for the casting call and extras role details.

The series is being produced by Monkeypaw Productions, Bad Robot Productions, and Warner Bros. The list of executive producers for Lovecraft Country includes Jordan Peele, Misha Green, J. J. Abrams, and Ben Stephenson.

Lovecraft Country” is set in the 1950’s and follows friends that go on a road trip through Jim Crow America in search of a missing relative. According to the show’s description, the group embark on a journey and become entangled in a struggle to survive. They overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.

LOVECRAFT

LOVECRAFT – CASTING CALL!
FILM DATE: SAT., 10/26, SUN.,10/27
LOCATION: CHICAGO
RATE: $104/8 + $26/2 WARDROBE FITTING (DATE OF MANDATORY WARDROBE FITTING TBD)

ROLE: GENERAL SUBMISSION
MALE/FEMALE, CAUCASIAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN,
18+ (DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHECK AVAIL’D)

MUST BE AVAILABLE TO COME IN FOR MANDATORY FITTING
PER PRODUCTION: MUST HAVE A SELFIE OF YOU HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER WITH THE DATE ON IT UPLOADED TO THE SLOT: CURRENT LOOK: FRONT.

(IF YOU HAVE A PHOTO IN THIS SLOT ALREADY- YOU WILL NEED TO DELETE FIRST AND THEN UPLOAD)

This project is a period piece set in the year 1954. It focuses on the social issues during that time in history.

Every person MUST attend a wardrobe fitting. No exceptions. The scenes are set in the summer, and therefore because of the clothing will reveal more skin, no visible tattoos.

Hair is an important factor for this period show- NATURAL HAIR/ UNDYED is this production’s preference. No locks, dreads, extensions, lace fronts and unnatural color.
No color and no fades for the men. For the most part, hair that is on the short side or Pompadour which was a classic style at the time. Depending on your hairstyle, you may be asked to cut your hair.

No modern-day piercing such as nose rings and stretched piercings in the ears.

If you have already filled out a registration application on the POP platform and would like to be considered for this position, please follow the directions in sending the email below.

If you want to be considered for this role, and you have NOT ALREADY RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH LOGIN DETAILS, please follow this link to create your online profile:

https://4starcasting.portal.wegotpop.com/apply

Your POP profile must include the following:
a) Confirm you have uploaded your current photo in POP in the slot CURRENT LOOK: FRONT – we also want you to send us the exact same photo in the email submission that you have uploaded to POP.

b) All your measurements

SIZES ARE CRUCIAL AND MUST BE PART OF YOUR POP PROFILE.

c) Include your age or playing age (and be honest with yourself), you typically can only play within 7 years of your real age. You must list your actual age if you are only 18 for legal reasons.

ONLY AFTER YOUR POP PROFILE HAS BEEN UPDATED, YOU WILL THEN SUBMIT YOUR EMAIL TO US:

Send an email to extras4lovecraft@gmail.com with “GENERAL SUBMISSION” in the subject line

1) Confirm that your POP profile has been updated as requested in this post (SEE ABOVE)

2) Please include your name so that we can easily look up on the POP platform

3) Confirm you are available to work on either SAT., 10/26 or SUN., 10/27 (Please let us know if you are available BOTH days)

4) Confirm your mode of transportation – Public or Vehicle.

5) Include the CURRENT SELFIE HOLDING PAPER WITH DATE and list your sizes.

6) Upload your state ID or Driver’s License to the secure POP portal – this information is used only for accounting purposes

7) All men must be clean shaven. Confirm if you are willing to shave.

We will be in contact with you via the POP platform if we would like to consider you! You will not be considered if your POP profile has not been updated as requested in this post. Please take the time to read this entire post, and update your profile first before sending your email submission – Make sure to answer all the questions in the email submission.

LOVECRAFT – CASTING CALL!
FILM DATE: SAT., 10/26, SUN.,10/27
LOCATION: CHICAGO
RATE: $104/8 + $26/2 WARDROBE FITTING (DATE OF MANDATORY WARDROBE FITTING TBD)

ROLE: GENERAL SUBMISSION
MALE/FEMALE, CAUCASIAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN,
18+ (DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHECK AVAIL’D)

MUST BE AVAILABLE TO COME IN FOR MANDATORY FITTING
MUST HAVE A CURRENT PHOTO UPLOADED OF THE LOOK THAT YOU WILL ARRIVE ON SET WITH. THIS PHOTO SHOULD BE UPLOADED TO THE SLOT: CURRENT LOOK: FRONT.
IF YOU HAVE A PHOTO IN THIS SLOT ALREADY AND NEED TO REPLACE YOU WILL NEED TO DELETE FIRST AND THEN UPLOAD. IT MUST BE DONE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND NOT PHONE.

This project is a period piece set in the year 1954. It focuses on the social issues during that time in history.

Every person MUST attend a wardrobe fitting. No exceptions. The scenes are set in the summer, and therefore because of the clothing will reveal more skin, no visible tattoos.

Hair is an important factor – NATURAL HAIR/ UNDYED is this production’s preference. If you do have dreads, extensions, unnatural color- your hair MUST be able to fit naturally under a wig.
No color and no fades for the men. For the most part, hair that is on the short side or Pompadour which was a classic style at the time. Depending on your hairstyle, you may be asked to cut your hair.

No modern-day piercing such as nose rings and stretched piercings in the ears.

If you have already filled out a registration application on the POP platform and would like to be considered for this position, please follow the directions in sending the email below.

If you want to be considered for this role, and you have NOT ALREADY RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH LOGIN DETAILS, please follow this link to create your online profile:

https://4starcasting.portal.wegotpop.com/apply

Your POP profile must include the following:
a) Confirm you have uploaded your current photo in POP in the slot CURRENT LOOK: FRONT – we also want you to send us the exact same photo in the email submission that you have uploaded to POP.

b) All your measurements

SIZES ARE CRUCIAL AND MUST BE PART OF YOUR POP PROFILE.

c) Include your age or playing age (and be honest with yourself), you typically can only play within 7 years of your real age. You must list your actual age if you are only 18 for legal reasons.

ONLY AFTER YOUR POP PROFILE HAS BEEN UPDATED, YOU WILL THEN SUBMIT YOUR EMAIL TO US:

Send an email to extras4lovecraft@gmail.com with “GENERAL SUBMISSION” in the subject line

1) Confirm that your POP profile has been updated as requested in this post (SEE ABOVE)

2) Please include your name so that we can easily look up on the POP platform

3) Confirm you are available to work on either SAT., 10/26 or SUN., 10/27 (Please let us know if you are available BOTH days)

4) Confirm your mode of transportation – Public or Vehicle.

5) Include a CURRENT photo of yourself and list your sizes.

6) Upload your state ID or Driver’s License to the secure POP portal – this information is used only for accounting purposes

7) All men must be clean shaven. Confirm if you are willing to shave.

We will be in contact with you via the POP platform if we would like to consider you! You will not be considered if your POP profile has not been updated as requested in this post. Please take the time to read this entire post, and update your profile first before sending your email submission – Make sure to answer all the questions in the email submission.

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