Casting Call


It would seem that casting news for Young Adult Hollywood revolves around just a few hot and very in-demand names, and what a busy bunch they are! But because things change in showbiz faster than you can say ‘Holy sequel, Batman!’, the names on that list are changing all the time. So to that end, we here at YA Mag will undertake the hefty task of keeping you up to date each month on who’s playing what, who’s not, and who should. The roles and stars everyone can’t stop talking about are all here…


Let’s get things started with some news revolving around one of Hollywood’s favorite wares to peddle: the sequel.

Perhaps the most anticipated one of all is GHOSTBUSTERS III, which has been in the rumor mill for literally decades. However, renewed interest and activity in the project has led to offers being sent out to Emma Stone and Jonah Hill for roles in this third installment, slated to be directed again by Ivan Reitman. Details are being kept under wraps, but we do know the film will follow the original gang of “Ghostbusters” as they train a fresh batch of Columbia physics students to hunt ghosts. If Hill and Stone accept the offers, they would play Columbia students Jeremy and Anna respectively. The question is, will we get to meet a grown-up version of Oscar Barrett, son to Sigourney Weaver’s Dana?

Left to Right: Emma Stone and Jonah Hill offered roles in upcoming ‘Ghostbusters 3’.

Skyler Gisondo of Psych and the first Amazing Spider-Man will play son to Ben Stiller in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3, which will be set in a London museum.

Left to Right: Skyler Gisondo to play Ben Stiller’s son in ‘Night at the Museum 3’.

Chris Pratt of Parks and Recreation is in talks to join JURASSIC WORLD, alongside Ty Simpkins, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Robinson. Pratt is being eyed to take the lead that had Josh Brolin circling until the deal fell through. Look for Pratt in this month’s Delivery Man. And yes, Steven Speilberg is involved in this fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise.

Left to Right: Chris Pratt in talks to join Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, and Nick Robinson in upcoming ‘Jurassic World’.

And beyond sequels, Hannah Marks and Bling Ring’s Katie Chang have joined the already impressive cast of Tim Blake Nelson’s ANESTHESIA. The film follows the lives of several New Yorkers who all come together after a Columbia University professor is mugged. Marks will play the rebellious granddaughter of the professor, who is being played by Sam Waterston. Kristen Stewart is also starring, alongside Glenn Close, Corey Stoll, Gretchen Mol and Michael K. Williams.

Left to Right: Hannah Marks and Katie Chang join Kristen Stewart, glen Close, and others in Anesthesia.

On the other end of the Twilight train, Robert Pattinson has joined the cast of James Gray’s LOST CITY OF Z. He’ll star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the action-adventure pic based on David Grann’s novel of the same name. The film will tell the true story of British explorer Col. Percy Harrison Fawcett who went on many Amazon expeditions with the hope of discovering a mysterious lost civilization. In 1925 he ventured into the jungle with his son one final time, a trip from which neither returned. Brad Pitt (who was previously attached to star) will be producing.

Left to Right: Robert Pattinson joins Benedict Cumberbatch in adaptation of ‘The Lost City of Z’.

As for Ms. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie will be directing UNBROKEN, which follows the true story of former Olympian Louis Zamperini who crash landed his plane at sea in WWII and drifted in open water for 47 days before being captured by the Japanese Navy. C.J. Valleroy has landed a small role in the film, as a younger version of Zamperini. Valleroy is best known for his role as Max in the episode “Along Came a Spider” of Nickelodeon’s Deadtime Stories.

Nicholas Hoult of Warm Bodies fame has taken over Zac Efron’s role in the upcoming thriller AUTOBAHN. The actioner follows an American backpacker and his girlfriend, who flee German drug smugglers on the famous high-speed freeway. Shooting slated to begin in spring of 2014.

Left to Right: C.J. Valleroy lands role in Angelina Jolie-directed ‘Unbroken’, Nicholas Hoult to star in thriller “Autobahn”.

Will Poulter, who will soon appear in The Maze Runner, is set to star in IBOY, which is based on the book of the same name by Kevin Brooks. The story follows Tom, who wakes up from a coma to discover that fragments of his smartphone have been embedded into his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of superpowers. And you thought you were addicted to your iPhone…

Asa Butterfield is in talks to join Clive Owen in THE KING OF THE KASTLE. Owen plays a middle-aged boat salesman who is blackmailed by a teenager who has evidence of his extramarital affair. If Asa joins the film, he will play the teenager. The young Butterfield already has an impressive resume, having starred in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Hugo and this fall’s Ender’s Game.

Left to Right: Will Poulter set to star in ‘Iboy’, Asa Butterfield in talks to join Clive Owen in ‘The King of the Kastle’.

AnnaSophia Robb has joined the cast of A CONSPIRACY ON JEKYLL ISLAND alongside Frank Grillo, Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, Minnie Driver, Ed Westwick and Maggie Q. The story follows an ex-Wall Street businessman who is recruited by the Secretary of the Treasury to form a rag tag task force to stop a cyber terrorist from derailing America’s economy. Robb will play the cancer stricken daughter of the businessman. Robb was last seen earlier this summer in The Way Way Back and can be seen currently on The Carrie Diaries. She’ll appear next in Life at These Speeds.

Left to Right: AnnaSophia Robb joins Frank Grillo, Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, and Minnie Driver in ‘A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island’.

As for TV News, we have dueling shows from MTV and VH1, which once upon a time were billed as music channels:

Olesya Rulin, Justin Martin, Harvey Guillen and Lilan Bowden have been cast in MTV’s thriller pilot EYE CANDY, which stars Victoria Justice as Lindy, a hacker whose blog lands her in the cross hairs of the city’s most dangerous cyber stalker. Rulin will play Lindy’s roommate Ann-Marie Halliday. Martin will play Tyrone, a juvenile delinquent who teams up with an underground crime unit trained to catch cyber stalkers. Guillen will play Juan, the most brilliant member of the cyber crime unit. Bowden will play the youngest member of the cyber crime unit, Page.

Left to Right: Olesya Rulin, Justin Martin, Harvey Guillen and Lilan Bowden have been cast in MTV’s ‘EYE CANDY’

Laura Ramsey, Craig Horner and Sarah Goldberg have been cast in VH1’s Hindsight, which follows a woman on the day of her second wedding, who wakes up and discovers that it’s 15 years in the past — she’s about to marry her first husband, her own parents are still married, and her estranged best friend is still in her life. She must now decide to either go ahead with her marriage and watch the years play out as they have before, or chuck it all and try for a re-do of the history of her life that’s still in the future.

Left to Right: Laura Ramsey, Craig Horner and Sarah Goldberg cast in VH1’s ‘Hindsight’.

 

 

 


casting-call

It would seem that casting news for Young Adult Hollywood revolves around just a few hot and very in-demand names, and what a busy bunch they are! But because things change in showbiz faster than you can say ‘Holy sequel, Batman!’, the names on that list are changing all the time. So to that end, we here at YA Mag will undertake the hefty task of keeping you up to date each month on who’s playing what, who’s not, and who should. The roles and stars everyone can’t stop talking about are all here…


Let’s get things started with some news revolving around one of Hollywood’s favorite wares to peddle: the sequel.

Perhaps the most anticipated one of all is GHOSTBUSTERS III, which has been in the rumor mill for literally decades. However, renewed interest and activity in the project has led to offers being sent out to Emma Stone and Jonah Hill for roles in this third installment, slated to be directed again by Ivan Reitman. Details are being kept under wraps, but we do know the film will follow the original gang of “Ghostbusters” as they train a fresh batch of Columbia physics students to hunt ghosts. If Hill and Stone accept the offers, they would play Columbia students Jeremy and Anna respectively. The question is, will we get to meet a grown-up version of Oscar Barrett, son to Sigourney Weaver’s Dana?

Left to Right: Emma Stone and Jonah Hill offered roles in upcoming ‘Ghostbusters 3’.

Skyler Gisondo of Psych and the first Amazing Spider-Man will play son to Ben Stiller in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3, which will be set in a London museum.

Left to Right: Skyler Gisondo to play Ben Stiller’s son in ‘Night at the Museum 3’.

Chris Pratt of Parks and Recreation is in talks to join JURASSIC WORLD, alongside Ty Simpkins, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Robinson. Pratt is being eyed to take the lead that had Josh Brolin circling until the deal fell through. Look for Pratt in this month’s Delivery Man. And yes, Steven Speilberg is involved in this fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise.

Left to Right: Chris Pratt in talks to join Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, and Nick Robinson in upcoming ‘Jurassic World’.

And beyond sequels, Hannah Marks and Bling Ring’s Katie Chang have joined the already impressive cast of Tim Blake Nelson’s ANESTHESIA. The film follows the lives of several New Yorkers who all come together after a Columbia University professor is mugged. Marks will play the rebellious granddaughter of the professor, who is being played by Sam Waterston. Kristen Stewart is also starring, alongside Glenn Close, Corey Stoll, Gretchen Mol and Michael K. Williams.

Left to Right: Hannah Marks and Katie Chang join Kristen Stewart, glen Close, and others in Anesthesia.

On the other end of the Twilight train, Robert Pattinson has joined the cast of James Gray’s LOST CITY OF Z. He’ll star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the action-adventure pic based on David Grann’s novel of the same name. The film will tell the true story of British explorer Col. Percy Harrison Fawcett who went on many Amazon expeditions with the hope of discovering a mysterious lost civilization. In 1925 he ventured into the jungle with his son one final time, a trip from which neither returned. Brad Pitt (who was previously attached to star) will be producing.

Left to Right: Robert Pattinson joins Benedict Cumberbatch in adaptation of ‘The Lost City of Z’.

As for Ms. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie will be directing UNBROKEN, which follows the true story of former Olympian Louis Zamperini who crash landed his plane at sea in WWII and drifted in open water for 47 days before being captured by the Japanese Navy. C.J. Valleroy has landed a small role in the film, as a younger version of Zamperini. Valleroy is best known for his role as Max in the episode “Along Came a Spider” of Nickelodeon’s Deadtime Stories.

Nicholas Hoult of Warm Bodies fame has taken over Zac Efron’s role in the upcoming thriller AUTOBAHN. The actioner follows an American backpacker and his girlfriend, who flee German drug smugglers on the famous high-speed freeway. Shooting slated to begin in spring of 2014.

Left to Right: C.J. Valleroy lands role in Angelina Jolie-directed ‘Unbroken’, Nicholas Hoult to star in thriller “Autobahn”.

Will Poulter, who will soon appear in The Maze Runner, is set to star in IBOY, which is based on the book of the same name by Kevin Brooks. The story follows Tom, who wakes up from a coma to discover that fragments of his smartphone have been embedded into his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of superpowers. And you thought you were addicted to your iPhone…

Asa Butterfield is in talks to join Clive Owen in THE KING OF THE KASTLE. Owen plays a middle-aged boat salesman who is blackmailed by a teenager who has evidence of his extramarital affair. If Asa joins the film, he will play the teenager. The young Butterfield already has an impressive resume, having starred in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Hugo and this fall’s Ender’s Game.

Left to Right: Will Poulter set to star in ‘Iboy’, Asa Butterfield in talks to join Clive Owen in ‘The King of the Kastle’.

AnnaSophia Robb has joined the cast of A CONSPIRACY ON JEKYLL ISLAND alongside Frank Grillo, Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, Minnie Driver, Ed Westwick and Maggie Q. The story follows an ex-Wall Street businessman who is recruited by the Secretary of the Treasury to form a rag tag task force to stop a cyber terrorist from derailing America’s economy. Robb will play the cancer stricken daughter of the businessman. Robb was last seen earlier this summer in The Way Way Back and can be seen currently on The Carrie Diaries. She’ll appear next in Life at These Speeds.

Left to Right: AnnaSophia Robb joins Frank Grillo, Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, and Minnie Driver in ‘A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island’.

As for TV News, we have dueling shows from MTV and VH1, which once upon a time were billed as music channels:

Olesya Rulin, Justin Martin, Harvey Guillen and Lilan Bowden have been cast in MTV’s thriller pilot EYE CANDY, which stars Victoria Justice as Lindy, a hacker whose blog lands her in the cross hairs of the city’s most dangerous cyber stalker. Rulin will play Lindy’s roommate Ann-Marie Halliday. Martin will play Tyrone, a juvenile delinquent who teams up with an underground crime unit trained to catch cyber stalkers. Guillen will play Juan, the most brilliant member of the cyber crime unit. Bowden will play the youngest member of the cyber crime unit, Page.

Left to Right: Olesya Rulin, Justin Martin, Harvey Guillen and Lilan Bowden have been cast in MTV’s ‘EYE CANDY’

Laura Ramsey, Craig Horner and Sarah Goldberg have been cast in VH1’s Hindsight, which follows a woman on the day of her second wedding, who wakes up and discovers that it’s 15 years in the past — she’s about to marry her first husband, her own parents are still married, and her estranged best friend is still in her life. She must now decide to either go ahead with her marriage and watch the years play out as they have before, or chuck it all and try for a re-do of the history of her life that’s still in the future.

Left to Right: Laura Ramsey, Craig Horner and Sarah Goldberg cast in VH1’s ‘Hindsight’.