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Okay, so I don't know if this is old news or not, but they are apparently going to make a Hannah Montana feature, probably for the bigscreen. I get messages from a yahoo group called STFC (South Texas Film Casting), and I just checked my e-mail to find a message with the following, which I thought some here might find interesting:



*_HANNAH MONTANA
_*/Feature Film/ STUDIO: Disney
DIRECTOR: Peter Chelsom
PRODUCERS: Miles Millar, Al Gough
EXEC. PRODUCERS: Steve Peterman, Michael Poryes, David Blocker
WRITER : Dan Berenson
CASTING SEARCH: Shari Rhodes, Toni Cobb Brock, Sally Allen
START DATE: May 6, 2008
LOCATIONS: Nashville and L.A.
AUSTIN AUDITIONS: Sunday, March 16, 2008 in Austin, TX

ALREADY CAST: Miley Cyrus (HANNAH)

LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING ROLE ONLY: PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND FOR ANYTHING
ELSE!!!!!!
[TRAVIS] 15-17 (The actor who plays this role MUST NOT BE OLDER THAN 17;
CAN NOT TURN 18 until August 15, 2008 or after. ID's will be checked at
auditions). Miley's love interest, Travis is a genuine Southern cowboy
hunk, working as a farmhand for the summer. Miley was his first crush,
and he now chooses to date Miley over Hannah when she returns to her
roots. Though upset when he learns her "secret", thinking she's been
playing games with him, in the end he understands why she created
Hannah, and encourages her to continue living her dream... VERY STRONG
SUPPORTING ROLE

To schedule an audition, please email brock_allencasting@yahoo.com the
following information:
Name, age, birthday, height, weight, Ph#, and one recent photograph.
Also, include a few sentences describing your experience horseback.
Please list competitive experience, if any!
We will contact you to schedule an audition.

I just noticed that part about how the actor MUST NOT TURN 18 during shooting. I didn't know they had a rule like that. Kinda silly and I could swear I've seen movies that didn't go by that (like, was that guy in Cinderella Story really under 18 when he made that movie with Hilary Duff?). I wonder if it's just a Disney rule. I mean, seriously, what exactly would they be doing in a Hannah Montana movie besides kissing! Ha.

Maybe it is a thing her father might have with Disney. He may not want his daughter kissing someone 18 because of the age difference.

Just a thought.

I'm not male. I'm too old. Are there, perchance, any other roles available? I want to be recognized! (FYI, the cast of A Cinderella Story was sixteen at the very youngest. The majority were sixteen - twenty-six, playing high school seniors. Julie Gonzalo was twenty-three and twenty-four while she was being filmed as her seventeen-year-old character. Also, ACS was not a Disney movie.)

Yes, but isn't Miley Cyrus 16 or nearly 16? That's why it seems kinda dumb that they have such a rule (to me). Anyway, 15 or 18, we're still just talking about teens probably not doing more than kissing at the most, and probably not much at all. Not that I care, I'm too old to audition and wouldn't anyway, but stupidity like that really irritates me. Anyway, as for other roles, that is all I've heard so far.

Prudence wrote:I'm not male. I'm too old. Are there, perchance, any other roles available? I want to be recognized!

Well, if you live in the same area (south texas) they'll likely have open call auditions for movie extras. You might also check "Talent Gigs" on your local craigslist.org section.

I'm booking some extras work recently just from responding to craigslist postings and open call auditions for the Atlanta area. In fact, tonight I'm going to be an extra for a scene in an upcoming Tyler Perry film.

The pay is decent for extras (usually a stipend although I booked a union gig last year as an extra that paid off nicely) provided you're already off work and the drive isn't too far, and it can be an interesting and rewarding experience. And if you're an actor, the resume padding is nice too especially for films that are nationally/internationally released.

slave2moonlight wrote:Yes, but isn't Miley Cyrus 16 or nearly 16? That's why it seems kinda dumb that they have such a rule (to me). Anyway, 15 or 18, we're still just talking about teens probably not doing more than kissing at the most, and probably not much at all. Not that I care, I'm too old to audition and wouldn't anyway, but stupidity like that really irritates me. Anyway, as for other roles, that is all I've heard so far.

It's not stupidity. It all has to do with marketing. When Disney promotes the film and their lead actors are making appearances, they want the actors to still be marketable agewise to their target demographic: kids and tweens.

It's an odd mindset for sure, but marketing types actually believe that kids don't identify with teen actors if they aren't younger than 18. That's why it's so surprising to me that Raven-Symoné is still being marketed to tweens when she's 23 years old (she does have an established fanbase though, and broader appeal).

slave2moonlight wrote:I just noticed that part about how the actor MUST NOT TURN 18 during shooting. I didn't know they had a rule like that. Kinda silly and I could swear I've seen movies that didn't go by that (like, was that guy in Cinderella Story really under 18 when he made that movie with Hilary Duff?). I wonder if it's just a Disney rule. I mean, seriously, what exactly would they be doing in a Hannah Montana movie besides kissing! Ha.

It's easier to financially exploit minors?