Oscar winning producer Greg Shapiro's Kingsgate Films is currently in pre-production on the feature film "Detachment", and Chrystie Street Casting is seeking two girls ages 14 and 16 to star in the film. Greg Shapiro has produced such films as The Hurt Locker, the Harold & Kumar films, and the upcoming Johnny Depp film The Rum Diary. The casting call has gone out in both New York and Los Angeles.

Here is what they are seeking:

This film revolves around mature subject matter.

A small, pretty, 14 Year old girl.
A slightly overweight 16 year old girl.

Erica: 14 years old, any ethnicity. A homeless prostitute who is pretty, small and pale, she is accustomed to being sexually and physically abused. When Henry takes pity on her and brings her home so she can get cleaned up and receive medical attention, she propositions him and is surprised by his refusals. While she lives at Henry’s they fall into a domestic routine, but the situation is temporary. Prone to philosophizing, Erica takes up journaling and confesses her all-encompassing love for Henry. She’s devastated and breaks down into hysterics when he sends her away.

Meredith: 16 years old, any ethnicity. A bit chunky but beautiful, she’s an extremely sensitive, intelligent, and unhappy high school student who finds solace in art and photography. For Meredith, Henry is a godsend teacher, and she is deeply upset when her affection for him is not returned. Troubled and sad, suicidal and possibly suffering from an eating disorder, Meredith poisons a huge batch of cupcakes and hands them out for free, saving the most lethal cake for herself in a school-wide tragedy.

If interested, please email a photo and resume via email to
crazeagency@sisna.com or bookings@crazeagency.com

Put "Detachment Girls Casting Call" in the subject line.

The Casting Director of this project has cast Precious, Sex and the City, Shakespeare In Love, Good Will Hunting, Cider House Rules, Pineapple Express, The Wrestlet, and over 200 more major feature films.

Filming will begin in July, 2010 in New York.

Director: Tony Kaye

Starring: To Be Cast

Story: The tragic modern state of the human condition is explored through the eyes of students and teachers at a failing high school.

Story: A Gothic imagining of the classic fairy tale in which Isabelle, a young woman is confronted by a werewolf, this time with a teenage love triangle at its center. Fernandez plays Peter, an orphaned woodcutter for whom Isabelle falls, much to the displeasure of her family. Irons will play Henri, the son of a blacksmith who, through an arrangement, is to marry Isabelle. Oldman would play Father Soloman, a man whose title is the Witchfinder General and whose job is to find and kill the werewolf.
 
We will submit your info. to the Casting Director for consideration. If they are interested, we will contact you.
 
We need your submission by Monday, June 14, 11:00am.
 
Thanks,
Craze Agency