‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ filming in Vancouver before moving to New Orleans next week

April 25, 2013

The Rise of the Planet of the Apes sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, will spend most of the summer shooting in New Orleans, but first they’re spending a few weeks in Vancouver, where the majority of the first movie was filmed.

The project, which focuses on “a group of scientists in San Francisco struggling to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes,” will star Andy Serkis, Kerri Russell and Jason Clarke.

Filming in Vancouver, which has included a remote area in Lynn Canyon, wraps up on April 28. The Fox feature film will then begin a ten week shoot in New Orleans on May 1st.

Currently, Batherson Casting is looking for extras for Dawn in Louisiana. For background actors they are looking for the following specifics:

All background must be physically fit and/or athletic. Running will be involved!
Hair Don’ts:
No faded clipper cuts on Caucasian or ethnic hair (start growning out your hair)
No hair that appears colored
No chemically straightened ethnic hair
No visible hair products
Hair Do’s:
Afros or grown out ethnic hair
Natrual greying hair on younger people
some dread locks on ethnic hair (ok)
grown out looking hair cuts on men
bald heads (ok) – or even grown out evenly from bald
no blown out hair – leave it in natural clean curly or wavy state
Makeup Don’ts:
No Veneers
Artificial Nails
Facal Piercings
Color Contacts
Tattoo Eye Brows or Eyeliner
Makeup Do’s:
Beards/Moustaches for Men
Missing and/or Stained Teeth
Men with 2-3 day of beard growth
women natural eye brows
no makeup – cleaned face
no nail polish