Extras Casting Getting Started as 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' Production Touches Down in Vancouver, BC

Alan Baltes
Filming in the Vancouver, BC area on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" will begin this week on February 24, 2011 and run through April 15, 2011. This information has been verified with the actors union in British Columbia. There are numerous roles for extras being cast throughout filming, including stand-ins, photo doubles, and featured background actors. It is also highly likely that there will be some day-player principal actor casting still done during filming, as there are always script changes/rewrites.

The stunt coordinator, who also hires all of the stunt performers, for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" is the legendary Jeff Imada. He won a Screen Actors Guild "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture" Award in 2008 for "The Bourne Ultimatum". Imada is one of the very best stunt men/stunt coordinators in the business, and Breaking Dawn is sure to have an exciting extra special spark with Jeff Imada on board.

Shooting has already taken place in Brazil and Baton Rouge, Louisiana since mid-November. A number of extras were cast in Brazil, however much less background performers were hired in Baton Rouge because filming there was mainly interior shots inside Raleigh Studios at The Celtic Media Centre. The bulk of exterior shooting is taking place in the Vancouver area, and additional interiors will be filmed at North Shore Studios.

Details on how people can submit to be considered for extra work on the Vancouver portions of Breaking Dawn filming can be found on the following casting post:

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Vancouver Extras Casting

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Alan Baltes was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and his family moved to Santa Barbara, California when he was 6 years old. He attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, CA with classmates Cathy Ireland, C...  View profile

  • Filming in the Vancouver, BC area on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" begins February 24, 2011.
  • Many extras are being cast throughout filming, including stand-ins and photo doubles.
  • The bulk of exterior shooting is taking place in the Vancouver area.
Shooting has already taken place in Brazil and Baton Rouge, Louisiana since mid-November. A number of extras were cast in Brazil, however much less background performers were hired in Baton Rouge because filming there was mainly interior shots.

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