The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man will both be filming in 2014.
Marvel Studios, an owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is currently in pre-production on the action sci-fi feature films “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Ant-Man”. The Disney casting director (contracted by Disney’s Marvel Studios) has been sending out casting notices as “Untitled Marvel Project”, leading many to speculate that the casting is for “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” or “Ant-Man”. Indeed it is the same casting director that holds auditions for both films, Sarah Finn, who has been casting all of Marvel’s films dating back to “Iron Man” in 2008. According to SAG-AFTRA, “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” is scheduled to film from March 1, 2014 through September 1, 2014 – while “Ant-Man” is scheduled to film from May 1, 2014 through October 1, 2014. “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” will be shooting in the United Kingdom and Cape Town, South Africa. “Ant-Man” will shoot in San Francisco and Atlanta.
Reports have Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, and James Spader all starring in “The Avengers: Age of Ultron”. Aaron Taylor-Johnson has signed a deal to play the role of Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver. BAFTA Awards nominee Elizabeth Olsen has signed on to play Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch. Paul Rudd has been cast as “Ant-Man”.
Academy Award nominee Joss Whedon will return to direct his second Avengers film from a screenplay that he wrote himself based on the comic books by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. Three-time BAFTA Awards nominee Edgar Wright will take the helm on “Ant-Man” and he also wrote the screenplay. Wright’s directorial credits include the 2007 feature film “Hot Fuzz” starring Simon Pegg, the Universal Pictures film “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” starring Michael Cera and Anna Kendrick, and the Focus Features 2013 film “The World’s End”. “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1, 2015. “Ant-Man” is set to be released on July 31, 2015.
“The Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Ant-Man” Principal Actor Disney Contracted Casting Director:
Tamara Hunter – Associate
Sarah Finn – Casting Director
588 N. Larchmont Blvd.
1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90004
All talent must be legally eligible to work in either the United Kingdom, San Francisco, or Atlanta, GA.
Information and applications for work permits and other documents can be found in the Actors Resource Guide eBooks.
The 2014 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.
The following is information regarding submitting actors headshots & resumes to casting directors in general, and is not only specific to this project.
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit to casting directors for acting roles.
Casting directors DO NOT accept unsolicited phone calls or personal drop-offs.
NOTE:
I highly recommend that your 8×10 color headshot and resume along with the cover letter be sent in a 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelope with the photo visible in the window.
The casting director’s address should be written in all capital letters on the solid side of the envelope, with the name of the project you are submitting for written directly above the casting directors name. If the role that you are submitting for is available, it should also be written above the casting directors name.
Example:
“Project Name”
“Role of _______”
CASTING DIRECTOR NAME
CASTING DIRECTOR ADDRESS
CASTING DIRECTOR CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Extras Casting
To Be Announced
I will post extras casting calls as they become available.
Production Companies
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios, Inc.
500 South Buena Vista Street
MC 3301
Burbank, CA 91521
The Walt Disney Studios
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-0001
Ant-Man
Big Talk Productions
26 Nassau Street
London W1W 7AQ
United Kingdom
Marvel Studios
1600 Rosecrans Avenue
Building 7A
Suite 110
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Producers:
The Avengers: Age of Ultron – Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito
Ant-Man – Kevin Feige, Nira Park, Edgar Wright
Directors:
The Avengers: Age of Ultron – Joss Whedon
Ant-Man – Edgar Wright
Starring:
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Robert Downey Jr.
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Evans
Mark Ruffalo
Jeremy Renner
Scarlett Johansson
Samuel L. Jackson
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Elizabeth Olsen
Ant-Man
To Be Announced
Story:
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Biochemist Dr. Hank Pym uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create a size-altering formula. Though his first self-test goes awry, he develops an instrument that helps him communicate with and control insects.
Ant-Man
Biochemist Dr. Hank Pym uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create a size-altering formula. Though his first self-test goes awry, he develops an instrument that helps him communicate with and control insects.
