Casting News

2 02, 2014

Congratulations to All of HMB's SuperBowl XLVIII Child Actors! You're the Real Big Game Winners!

By |2014-02-02T19:02:06-08:00February 2nd, 2014|Categories: Casting News, CHILD ACTORS, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Congratulations to All of HMB's SuperBowl XLVIII Child Actors! You're the Real Big Game Winners!

Today's SuperBowl 2014 and just like every other Hollywood Mom in the nation, I'm routing for…The Commercials! And of course routing for all the talented child actors featured in the big game's high profile commercial spots. A few years ago I was thrilled just to see my in-laws home featured in the Darth Vader VW commercial, but

3 01, 2014

#ChildStars Galore in BLENDED Debuting Memorial Day 2014

By |2014-01-03T02:51:26-08:00January 3rd, 2014|Categories: American Child Actors, Casting News, Casting News, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on #ChildStars Galore in BLENDED Debuting Memorial Day 2014

Will the third time be a charm, a three ring circus or both?  Looks like we'll find out on Memorial Day Weekend when the third on-screen pairing of Adam Sandler and (former child star) Drew Barrymore, BLENDED, hits theaters nationwide. Blended is the story of two very different single-parent families who find themselves on the same African safari vacation and

1 01, 2014

CASTING NEWS: Disney Signs BooBoo Stewart As Jafar's Son in DESCENDANTS – #KennyOrtega to Direct

By |2014-01-01T10:27:45-08:00January 1st, 2014|Categories: Auditions, Casting Calls, Casting News, Casting News, CHILD ACTORS, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |14 Comments

Updates: For those asking, this is not an open casting call. If you're interested in this production, contact your child's agent. Casting directors are Natalie Hart and Jason La Padura. Filming is taking place in Vancouver. Another casting decision has been made for the upcoming Disney Channel film ‘Descendants,’ the part of Jafar’s son will go

22 12, 2013

CASTING NEWS: Former “DRAKE AND JOSH” #ChildStars Land Network Gigs!

By |2013-12-22T12:37:15-08:00December 22nd, 2013|Categories: Auditions, Casting News, Casting News, CHILD ACTORS, Former Child Stars, THE BUZZ, Then & Now|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on CASTING NEWS: Former “DRAKE AND JOSH” #ChildStars Land Network Gigs!

If anyone wonders whether child actors can have longevity in their careers and transition to grown-up roles…wonder no more. This recent casting news just further proves that many child actors have what it takes to go the distance. The now svelte former child star Josh Peck of Nickelodeon's  "Drake and Josh" is joining the ensemble cast of

18 11, 2013

CASTING NEWS: BRAD PITT’S Son MADDOX To Be Next Big #ChildStar?

By |2013-11-18T15:21:04-08:00November 18th, 2013|Categories: Casting News, CHILD ACTORS|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on CASTING NEWS: BRAD PITT’S Son MADDOX To Be Next Big #ChildStar?

Which child actor do you think will be cast as Aurora West? According to Radar online, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's adopted son Maddox 12, may be the next Jolie-Pitt kid to grace the silver screen. Maddox has become a frontrunner to play Battling Boy, a comic character created by Paul Pope which

3 11, 2013

CASTING NEWS: Former Franchise #ChildStars Make Smart Career Choices

By |2013-11-03T19:36:15-08:00November 3rd, 2013|Categories: Casting News, CHILD ACTORS, Former Child Stars, THE BUZZ, Then & Now|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on CASTING NEWS: Former Franchise #ChildStars Make Smart Career Choices

It's inspiring to see former franchise child stars making smart career choices like Alexa Vega and Daniel Radcliffe. Former “Spy Kids” Child Star Alexa Vega, 25, has been cast as a member of "ULTRA" on The CW’s “The Tomorrow People.”  Alexa will play Hillary Cole: "a ruthless, paranormal version of Tracy Flick” who will rival Stephen (played by Robbie Amell) for his

15 10, 2013

CASTING NEWS: Child Star TY SIMPKINS Lands Lead Role in JURASSIC WORLD! @TYSIMPKINSactor @JurassicMovie @FifteenMinsPR

By |2013-10-15T14:56:19-07:00October 15th, 2013|Categories: Casting News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on CASTING NEWS: Child Star TY SIMPKINS Lands Lead Role in JURASSIC WORLD! @TYSIMPKINSactor @JurassicMovie @FifteenMinsPR

Congrats to American Child Star Ty Simpkins, 12.  According to Deadline, Ty  (Iron Man 3, Insidious Chapter 2, Little Children, Revolutionary Road) will star in the fourth Jurassic Park film, Jurassic World. The film will be directed by Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) and executive produced by Steven Spielberg.  Simpkins worked with Colin Trevorrow on the indie hit "Safety Not

30 08, 2013

Fully Cast, “ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY” Begins Production in Los Angeles!

By |2013-08-30T17:35:44-07:00August 30th, 2013|Categories: Casting News, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Fully Cast, “ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY” Begins Production in Los Angeles!

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY” has begun production and will shoot entirely in the Los Angeles area. BURBANK, Calif. (August 29, 2013) — Disney has kicked off production on “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” the first live-action film adaptation of Judith Viorst’s 1972 illustrated children’s classic. The

29 08, 2013

CASTING NEWS: ROWAN BLANCHARD of Disney’s “GIRL MEETS WORLD” Gets a Little Bro in AUGUST MATURO

By |2013-08-29T00:58:52-07:00August 29th, 2013|Categories: Casting News, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, Rowan Blanchard, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on CASTING NEWS: ROWAN BLANCHARD of Disney’s “GIRL MEETS WORLD” Gets a Little Bro in AUGUST MATURO

Devoted watchers of  the TV series "Boy Meets World" starring Ben Savage as Cory and Danielle Fishel as Topanga, will be thrilled to know the couple is all grown up and married! Not in real life, but on your television screen when the Disney Channel will debut the sequel series, "Girl Meets World," starring darling Rowan

15 08, 2013

CASTING NEWS: Kiernan Shipka & Mason Dye Cast in V.C. Andrews’ “Flowers in the Attic” @KiernanShipka @MasonDye_

By |2013-08-15T17:14:09-07:00August 15th, 2013|Categories: Casting News, CHILD ACTORS|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on CASTING NEWS: Kiernan Shipka & Mason Dye Cast in V.C. Andrews’ “Flowers in the Attic” @KiernanShipka @MasonDye_

The 1980's are alive and well in Hollywood. Lifetime is adapting and remaking V.C. Andrews' book Flowers in the Attic.  A film adaptation was originally made in 1987 starring Louise Fletcher and Kristy Swanson. Deadline reports that child actors Kiernan Shipka, 13 (Mad Men) and Mason Dye (Secret Diary of an American Cheerleader) have joined previously cast Heather Graham and Ellen Burstyn. Graham will play Corrine,

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