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Seeking NJ Locals to Appear as Extras in Feature Film

originally published: 02/15/2023


A high school movie musical feature film from Paramount Pictures will be filming in Middletown, NJ area. New York City-based Grant Wilfley Casting, Inc. is now seeking locals to appear as extras in the film.

“We would love to find local talent to work in scenes filming in their own area,” said Grant Wilfley, president of Grant Wilfley Casting, Inc.

The film is set to shoot March-April 2023. Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking people to portray high school students (ages 18+, all genders, ethnicities), teachers, parents, neighbors, including people of all body types, ages, people w/ disabilities, twins, etc).

Anyone interested in appearing in the film should email their name, phone number, recent picture, height, weight, and clothing & shoe sizes, and confirmation they are 18 or older (or age if under 18) to [email protected]. Write “NJ Local” in the subject line of the email.

For more than 25 years, Grant Wilfley Casting has provided exceptional casting services to the New York film and television industry. Directors such as Martin Scorsese (The Irishman, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed and Shutter Island), Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Black Swan and Noah), Steven Spielberg (Catch Me If You Can, Munich, The Terminal, The Post, and West Side Story), and Steven Soderbergh (The Girlfriend Experience, Side Effects, The Knick, Unsane, and Let Them All Talk) have relied on their expertise. Grant Wilfley Casting also casts background for the television series And Just Like That, Billions, and Succession.




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