From the State Film Office…
Welcome to (225) 342-FILM, the official hotline of the Louisiana Office of Entertainment
Industry Development. Here’s what’s happening for the last week of January 2008:
The New Line Cinema feature film Final Destination 4 is in pre-production in New Orleans and
will shoot March 3 through May 29. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax
at (504) 734-3403.
The Millennium feature film Beyond a Reasonable Doubt starring Michael Douglas and Amber
Tamblyn is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled for March 3rd through April
14. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at bardoubt@gmail.com. For casting
information, please visit www.gloriosocasting.com.
The Films in Motion feature film The Abduction of Jesse Bookman is in production in Baton
Rouge through February 1. For more information, please e-mail Jason@filmsinmotion.com.
The Weinstein Company feature film Midnight Man is in pre-production in Shreveport and will
shoot 20 days beginning February 11. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by fax at (318)
603-4562.
The independent feature film The Open Road is in pre-production in Baton Rouge. Details are
coming soon.
The Universal Pictures feature film Cirque du Freak is in pre-production in New Orleans with
shooting scheduled from February 19 through June 1. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted
by fax at (504) 571-2023.
The Weinstein Company feature film Soul Men starring Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson is in
production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled through the end of March. Inquiries are being
accepted by fax at (318) 429-7598.
The Screen Gems feature film Mardi Gras is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting
scheduled for March and April. Resumes are currently being accepted by e-mail at
mardigrasprod@yahoo.com .
The Comedy Central television pilot Speed Freaks is in production in Shreveport and will shoot
for one week beginning Jan. 28. Inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (318) 676-0718.
The feature film Tekken is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled to begin Feb.
5 for six weeks. Resumes and inquiries are currently be accepted by fax at (318) 603-4564.
Tekken is looking for extras of Japanese ancestry. For more information, please visit
www.gloriosocasting.com.
The WWE feature film Twelve Rounds is in pre-production in New Orleans and will shoot Feb.
25 through May 12. Resumes are being accepted by e-mail at torossi@earthlink.net.
The Weinstein Company feature film Comeback starring Ice Cube is in production in Shreveport
with shooting scheduled through Feb. 14. Inquiries can be faxed to (318) 698-1301. For casting
information, please visit www.bamcastingla.com.
The Sony Studios Pictures feature film The Year One starring Jack Black and Michael Cera is in
production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled through the end of March. Inquiries are
currently being accepted by fax at (318) 673-9705. For casting more information, please call
(267) 295-7838.
And for more information about the film and television industry in Louisiana please visit us
online at www.lafilm.org.
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