Auditions
are underway for a brand new Disney Channel series
pilot titled "Kirby Gates". The single camera comedy will combine
live-action and animation. Kids and teens from 12 - 17 years of age are being
cast as series regulars, as well as adults for possible recurring roles should
the series be picked up. Many kids and teens will also be hired as extras to
play students and other roles. People of any ethnicity can submit, or register
for extra work. The show is under SAG-AFTRA with AFTRA contract terms. Shooting
will begin in November, 2012.
Executive
Producing and directing "Kirby Gates" is BAFTA Film Award nominee
David Bowers, who is an English Animator, Film director, Screenwriter, and
Voice Actor from Stockport, Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. Bowers
directed "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," his first live-action
film, and also directed the third film in the series, "Diary of a Wimpy
Kid: Dog Days". He also directed and served as a writer on the award winning
animated film "Flushed Away" starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet,
and "Astro Boy" starring Charlize Theron and Freddie Highmore.
The “Kirby Gates” writers are Mike Alber and Gabe Snyder,
who are also producing. The two have written for Spike TV, the MTV series “Death
Valley,” the short-format digital video series “Ultradome”, a tongue-in-cheek,
action-comedy that tapped into the comic book, video game, action-adventure,
fantasy and science-fiction culture. Alber and Snyder are repped by Josh Adler
of New Wave Entertainment, and Melissa Orton of Agency for the Performing Arts
(APA).
Some of the roles being cast are the title role of Kirby
Gates, a 12-13 year old boy; Kirby’s older sister, a 15-16 year old female;
Kirby’s best friend, a 12-13 year old boy; two high school bully brothers,
16-17 year old teens; Kirbys mom and dad, 40-45 years old; the High School
principal 45-55 years old; and the girl-next door, a very pretty female 12-16
years old. The extras will be hired in Los Angeles when shooting starts in
November.
Minors and foreign
talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the
United States.
Contact
Information:
Los
Angeles:
Sheila
Guthrie
Suzanne
Goddard-Smythe
“Kirby
Gates” Casting
1201
W. 5th Street
Suite
F-40
Los
Angeles, CA 90017
Extras
Casting
Los
Angeles:
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)
Story:
Up
and coming 13 year old animator, Kirby Gates, fantasizes a world of colourful
cartoon characters – a vivid dream world that is at frequent odds with his real
life. His older sister Dawn makes sure that his life is a nightmare as often as
possible. His best buddy Wendell can’t figure out what his niche is in life,
which frustrates him being that he comes from a family of over-achievers. And
there are the two school bully brothers that make Kirby their main recipient of
their attempted torture, although Kirby manages to outwit them more often than
not. His former art teacher, who now is an eccentric dumpster driver, is aware
of Kirby’s amazing cartoonist skills and is always there for Kirby when he
needs advice. With a school principal who can’t seem to relate to kids no
matter how hard he tries, and clueless parents, Kirby still manages to create a
vivid cast of cartoon characters that make his actual life as a “normal” kid
seem boring by comparison. And then all of a sudden, a very cute and sweet girl
moves in next door, and Kirby’s imagination goes into super high gear – along
with his raging teenage hormones as he tries to connect the dots between his
fantasy life and reality.
