Sinister 2 Is Looking to Make YOU a Star
In Chicago and need something to do after you finish your delicious deep dish pizza from Lou Malnati’s? Fan of the movie Sinister? Want to be IN THE SEQUEL? Then this one is for you, kids! Drop your burger from Kuma’s and read on for details.
According to The Chicago Tribune: “Sinister 2” needs kids and teenagers to serve as extras when the sequel begins filming in the Chicago area next month.
Joan Philo Casting is looking for 7- to 18-year-olds of all shapes and sizes and an overweight male 12-15 years old, according to Facebook.com/Sinister2Extras.
But before you sign up, little Johnny, there are a few things you should know.
The original “Sinister” was a rated R horror film that involved hangings and the terrifying Mr. Boogie. And as the Facebook page pointed out, extras in the sequel may be required to act in scary scenes that are “graphic in nature” and involve “blood and disturbing themes.” So if your kid is squeamish or scares easily and you don’t feel like paying for their therapy, this probably isn’t a good fit.
“Sinister 2” is also looking for men and women in their 70s or 40s to play parents for one- or two-day scenes — specifically Caucasian model types, Caucasian church-going types and Latino, Asian or Middle Eastern working class types. If you don’t fall under any of those categories, the film needs extras 6-80 years old of all ethnicities and body types. In other words, they’re not picky.
The Facebook page said filming will take place August 18 through the end of September in Grant Park, Kankakee and St. Anne.
Focus Features will release Sinister 2, the sequel to the micro-budget horror hit, wide on August 21, 2015. Ciaran Foy will direct the follow-up, which Scott Derrickson, the director of the first Sinister, is writing with C. Robert Cargill.
Derrickson and Cargill also wrote the original film. eOne is financing the project, which Jason Blum is producing via his Blumhouse Productions banner along with Derrickson. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton, and eOne’s Xavier Marchand and Patrice Theroux are executive producing.
Sinister 2 is the sequel to the highly praised original film starring Ethan Hawke, which grossed more than $87M worldwide off of a $7M budget. The move to build the Sinister franchise follows in the footsteps of Blumhouse’s successes with the Paranormal Activity and Insidious series of ultra-low-budget genre hits.
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