The new Hip Hop music oriented TV series “Empire” Casting Background Roles in Chicago, Illinois.
The new Lee Daniels series has got an extras casting call out for scenes that will be filming this coming weekend and next week. There are 2 notices released today, one for club types in their 20’s and 30’s and another for some sharp dressed men and women ages 40+.
The show should be premiering on FOX shortly and season one is still in production. Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, the team behind “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” are behind this project as well. The new television series shoots in Chicago and will also have an original soundtrack created by music producer, Timbaland.
“Empire” stars Terrence Howard as a music mogul who runs a family owned hip hop music company. The show will center on the family behind the music and their internal drama. The FOX Network describes “Empire” as a sexy and powerful drama about the inner workings of a Hip Hop record label.
Chicago area talent only please.
Male and female clubbers
Searching for males and females, club types, 20’s/30’s, who can work our club scene this Saturday, Nov. 8th. If you can work send your photograph to empirevips@gmail.com and put “Club Sat.” in the subject line. Include your height, weight, age, and phone number. If you are already working this episode please don’t submit!
Well groomed ladies and gents ages 40’s to 70’s
Searching for super sharp, well groomed males and females (40’s/50’s/60’s/70’s), Caucasian, Latino, Asian, to work our Investor shoot on Monday, Nov. 10th, Wednesday Nov. 12th, Thursday Nov. 13th and Friday Nov.14th. This is for a super cool shoot on our other show. If you can work all these dates send in a picture of yourself in a upscale business suit, closeup of your face, and a full length picture. We want to cast the sharpest most upscale looking guys ever, to play non-speaking investors. Send your photographs with your height, weight, age, and phone number to empirevips@gmail.com and put “Investor all dates” in the subject line.
Fox released the official show trailer some months back and mentions the premiere date will be in 2015.
Welcome to EMPIRE, a sexy and powerful new drama about the head of a music empire (Terrence Howard) whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne. Set to an original soundtrack written and produced by hip-hop hitmaker Timbaland.