Zac Efron and Jason Statham among stars filming in New Orleans this summer

There are several new high profile projects getting ready to begin filming in New Orleans this summer including The Paper Boy starring Zac Efron and Parker starring Jason Statham.

Check out the full list of movies set to film in New Orleans and be sure to let us know if you spot around town!

Headshot aka Bullet In The Head aka Untitled Walter Hill Project, starring Sylvester Stallone, begins filming in New Orleans on June 27 for 45 days. Resumes can be sent to headshotfilm2011@gmail.com.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is currently filming in New Orleans but will wrap on June 30.

21 Jump Street also wraps filming in New Orleans this week.

Universal Soldier is currently filming in Baton Rouge.

New Hope is currently filming in Neville. Extras are being sought for several scenes, details can be found here.

GI Joe 2 is currently in pre-production and begins in August. Batherson Casting is handling extras.

The Stuart House Recordings will shoot in late August in New Orleans. Resumes can be sent to irondragonfilms@gmail.com.

Leatherface 3D will shoot June 28th and July 18th-August 25th in Shreveport. Please send resumes to leatherface3D@gmail.com. Glorioso Casting is handling extras.

Fire with Fire will shoot June 27th to July 23rd in New Orleans. The crew for this one was spotted scouting a location near some abandoned warehouses off Tchoupitoulas in New Orleans. They were taking photos and the area would be used as a hide out for one of the characters who witnesses a murder. The movie stars Bruce Willis and 50 Cent. Please send resumes to firewithfireresumes@gmail.com. Glorioso Casting is handling extras.

Parker, starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez, will begin filming in New Orleans on July 18th for 7 weeks. Please direct resumes to parkerresumes@gmail.com.

The Paper Boy is expected to begin filming as early as July 5 for 6 weeks in New Orleans. Please send resumes to paperboy.resumes@gmail.com or thepaperboy.prod@gmail.com. The movie stars Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughney, and Sofia Vergara.

The Loft is filming for 18 days in New Orleans. Resumes should be directed to loftproduction@gmail.com.

A & E’s reality television series Billy the Exterminator Season 4 starring Billy Bretherton is filming through July 31st in Shreveport. Please direct resumes to btecasting@gmail.com.

The Dark Tales of El Diablo is currently filming in West Monroe. Resumes go to darktales@spleefilms.com.

WWE Entertainment’s feature film No One Lives has been filming in Mandeville. Please send resumes noonelivesmovie@gmail.com.

Its also rumored that Quentin Tarantino’s next film Django Unchained will also be shot in New Orleans, but, if that happens, it probably won’t begin filming until next year.

[Source: NOLA, Louisiana Film, and thanks to Travis and our anonymous tipster]

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  2. […] Zac Efron grabbed a bite to eat in LA yesterday. He ran into a lucky group of fans leaving the restaurant and happily posed for a photo with the girls. Zac’s been lying low around the West Coast since wrapping up work on New Year’s Eve in the Big Apple a few months ago. Zac’s been spotted hanging with friends at the Chateau Marmont and catching Florence and the Machine shows, and earlier this week Zac partied with Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, and Ashlee Simpson at the I Heart Ronson bash. Zac’s got a few more weeks to let loose with his pals before returning to the Big Easy, where he also shot The Lucky One last Fall, since production on The Paperboy begins after the Fourth of July. […]

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