Dimension Films Casting Dancers and Actors for “Scary Movie 5″ Lead Roles

Weinstein Company and Dimension Films are now in pre-production on “Scary Movie 5″ after a two year wait. The casting directors have sent out casting calls for several lead roles that require dance skills as well as the ability to play comedy in a grounded dramatic style. Other roles for non-dancers of various ages are also being cast. Extras will be hired in both Los Angeles and Vancouver, where shooting will take place beginning June 15, 2012.

The story in “Scary Movie 5″ involves the dance world, with a snooty, aloof, imperious, and oversexed French director of a dance company named Pierre putting on a huge production. Jody, a Caucasian late-20′s mother of two and her late-20′s African American friend Kendra are both vying for the lead in the production. Jody’s extremely controlling former dancer mother is determined that Jody will have the brilliant career that eluded her. The highly skilled mid-30′s Diva veteran dancer with the company, Heather Daltry, gets cut from the production and goes berserk.

Keenen Ivory Wayans directed the first two Scary Movie films, Primetime Emmy nominee David Zucker directed the next two films, and now Image Award nominated filmmaker Malcolm Lee is taking over directorial duties for “Scary Movie 5″. David Zucker, who also wrote both Scary Movie 3 and 4, will be returning to co-write and produce with Lee. The script is a rewrite of the initial script from Stephen Leff, John Aboud and Michael Colton. Malcolm Lee has directed such films as “Soul Men” starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins” starring Martin Lawrence and James Earl Jones, and “Undercover Brother” starring Denise Richards and Chris Kattan.

The studio had been very interested in bringing back some of the series’ original cast members, but there’s no word on where that plan stands now. Insiders have said that the film has been completely retooled and will hire a brand new cast. That would not be a surprise considering the casting directors are “seeking a comedic leading lady with the ability to play comedy in a grounded dramatic style”. Anna Faris has always been the leading lady, and a Scary Movie film without her stunning beauty and hilarious antics seems like an awkward formula.

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in Vancouver, BC and Canada.

Principal Actor Casting

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.

Los Angeles:

Brittany Jones
Juel Bestrop
5555 Melrose Avenue
Cooper Building
Room 116
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Vancouver:

Heike Brandstatter Casting
555 Brooksbank Ave
Building 4, Suite 210
North Vancouver, BC V7J 3S5
Canada

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Chris Bustard
Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755

Do not send photos to Central Casting, you must register in person.

Vancouver:

Sandra Couldwell
PO Box 45003
Vancouver, BC V6S 2M8
Canada

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.

Dimension Films
345 Hudson Street
13th Floor
New York, NY 10014

The Weinstein Company
375 Greenwich St
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013

Producers:

David Zucker

Bob Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Starring:

Anna Faris – Cindy Campbell (confirmed)
Regina Hall – Brenda Meeks (confirmed)
Anthony Anderson – Mahalik (confirmed)

Story:

This fifth installment in the Scary Movie franchise centers around the dance world, with a snooty French director of a dance company putting on a huge production – and Jody, the mother of two and her friend Kendra competing for the lead in the production. While the highly skilled Diva veteran dancer with the company, Heather Daltry, being cut from the production goes berserk.