Oprah Winfrey’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” Casting Calls in ATL

Casting non-speaking roles in Oprah Winfrey’s new movie, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks“

The movie is now filming in the Atlanta area and casting to fill numerous extras roles.

Oprah Winfrey has a new project in the works. Oprah is both starring in and producing an HBO movie project called “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is the true story behind the immortal cell line, known as HeLa which brought on huge medical breakthroughs, changed medicine and affected countless lives.  The cell line came from an unauthorized harvesting of cancer cells from a woman named Henrietta Lacks in 1951.  The story is immortalized in a book written by Rebecca Skloot and is told through the eyes of the daughter she never really knew, Deborah Lacks.

According to deadline,  Winfrey teamed with Alan Ball (“Six Feet Under'” “True Blood”) to produce the project.  Together with HBO, Oprah Winfrey is working on the film adaptation of Skloot’s book and the project is finally in production this summer.

Last May, Deadline also reported that Oprah Winfrey will also be starring in the movie as Deborah Lacks.   “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is being directed by George C. Wolfe. Tony Award winning Hamilton  star Renée Elise Goldsberry stars in the film opposite Oprah Winfrey as Henrietta Lacks.

NOW CASTING FOR “THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS” – FEATURE FILM IN AND AROUND ATLANTA, GA

CASTING AN 7-9 YEAR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN BOY TO PORTRAY A YOUNGER VERSION OF OUR ACTOR ON “THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS”

1) AFRICAN AMERICAN BOY – MEDIUM SKIN TONE 

HEIGHT 4’9 – 5’1 – SLENDER/NORMAL BUILD
WILL NEED TO GET ON TAPE ASAP FOR THIS, AND BE ABLE TO SHOW SCARED/SAD EMOTIONS.
IF YOU ARE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS – WE WILL TEXT YOU RIGHT AWAY WITH THE TAPING INSTRUCTIONS.
IF SELECTED TO TAPE, WE WILL NEED THE TAPES BEFORE 4PM TODAY AT THE LATEST, AND IF SELECTED WILL NEED YOU ALL TO COME IN FOR A FITTING IN ATLANTA AT 5PM.
SHOOT DATE: A FUTURE WORK DATE TBD (COULD BE ANYTIME BETWEEN AUGUST 16th – SEPTEMBER 13th) CHILD AND PARENT MUST HAVE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES
SUBJECT: YOUNG BOY AUDITION

Also casting the following adult roles:

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS / PEOPLE WITH OLDER MODEL CARS – NEW DATES (SEE SPECIFIC DATES) – $25 CAR BUMP

1) MALES & FEMALES / ALL ETHNICITIES / YEARS 18+ / MUST HAVE A CAR FROM 1999 OR OLDER FOR THIS SCENE – NO RED, BLACK, OR WHITE CARS
WORK DATE: AUGUST 24th – WEDNESDAY
SUBJECT LINE: CAR 24

There may also be other open roles for this project, see Casting Call for Oprah Winfrey’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” in Atlanta