Feature Film
THE NEW EVE - Additional Roles
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Details
Union:
Not designated
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Deadline:
Apr 26, 2024
Shooting starts:
Aug 26, 2024 August 26, 2024
Shooting locations:
Morocco
Cities for response:
Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Seville, La Coruña, Bilbao, Pamplona
Comments
*******PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT ACTORS WHO ARE EUROPEAN BASED. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ACTORS FOR ANY ROLES WHO ARE NOT BASED IN EUROPE AS UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT CONSIDER THEM.

**ACTORS MUST HAVE VALID PASSPORTS THAT DO NOT EXPIRE BEFORE MAY 2025

*WE ARE CASTING WORLDWIDE FOR THIS PROJECT SO PLEASE BE PATIENT SO WE CAN REVIEW ALL PUSHES. IT IS BEST TO SUBMIT HERE AS WE WILL LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
Storyline
THE NEW EVE es una película de supervivencia de grandes proporciones. Trata sobre una extraordinaria joven mujer que debe salvar a su hijo de un tirano asesino que está obsesionado con el poder: Herodes.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Supporting LeadJOSEPHMale 25 - 30 Years old
Description
[JOSEPH] 25 - 30 years old, Middle Eastern.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.

All Joseph ever wanted was to build a home, be Mary's husband... and live near the pure flame of her being. But when Mary conceives a child, Joseph's life is turned upside-down... and he finds himself suddenly at the center of a profound mystery -- and a great battle with King Herod. Joseph is forced to become a better and deeper man than he ever believed possible...SUPPORTING LEAD. *Needed full spread Mid August - Late November
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingASTROLOGERMale 50 - 60 Years old
Description
[ASTROLOGER] 50s - 60s, Male, South Asian/Indian, rich, learned, spiritual, brave.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.


This astrologer in India spots the Great Star in the sky and knows what it means. He eventually joins his friends, the Scholar from Persian and the Mystic from Nubia, and the three of them go to Israel, where they are feted by King Herod, who is greatly interested in their news. The men are unsuspecting of Herod until the Mystic has a vision and becomes wary, passing it on to the Astrologer and the Scholar. The three men sneak out of Herod's palace and make their way to Bethlehem, where they discover Mary and her baby in a cave, and prostrate themselves before him...3 lines, 5 scenes
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingSCHOLARMale 50 - 60 Years old
Description
[SCHOLAR] 50s - 60s, Male, Persian, rich, intelligent, spiritual.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.


He's working on a scroll when he gets a message via carrier pigeon from his old friend, the Astrologer, who gives him news he's been waiting for for years. He eventually joins his friends, the Astrologer from India and the Mystic from Nubia, and the three of them go to Israel, where they are feted by King Herod, who is greatly interested in their news. The men are unsuspecting of Herod until the Mystic has a vision and becomes wary, passing it on to the Astrologer and the Scholar. The three men sneak out of Herod's palace and make their way to Bethlehem, where they discover Mary and her baby in a cave, and prostrate themselves before him...1 speech & 1 line, 5 scenes
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingDISMASMale 35 Years old
Description
[DISMAS] Male, 35, Middle Eastern.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.

Brawny, authoritative, married to Rachel, Dismas is Joseph's cousin, who lives in Bethlehem. Finds Joseph and Mary a place where she can have her baby. Dismas is outspoken in his disgust for King Herod and tells Joseph that there is a brotherhood of rebels in Judea willing to fight against him, of which Dismas is one. Dismas is prepared to fight against Herod, but he's no match for the soldiers who come to his house and murder his and Rachel's baby boy...SUPPORTING
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingLT. BARUCHMale 35 Years old
Description
[LT. BARUCH] Male, 35, Middle Eastern.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.

One of Herod's soldiers, staunchly on the side of the regime he's sworn to uphold, ruthless, Baruch is part of the plan to murder all the baby boys in the line of David in the area. Absorbed in the campaign, he's annoyed when a soldier tells him that the mothers are asking permission to bury their dead, according to the Law...4 lines, 4 scenes
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingTOBIAH THE SCRIBEMale 70 Years old
Description
[TOBIAH THE SCRIBE] Male, 70, Middle Eastern.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.

Fueled by a higher power, intelligent, and defiant, Tobiah is not intimidated when Antipater and his soldiers come to accuse him of treason for his writings about a King of the Jews who is not Herod. Unafraid in the face of Herod or death, Tobiah courageously spreads the word of the coming of the King, knowing it will spell his own downfall...2 speeches & 8 lines, 3 scenes
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingAMOSMale 25 - 30 Years old
Description
[AMOS] Male, 25-30, bright red hair, Middle Eastern.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.


Amos is a friend of DIsmas, who alerts him to a cave where Joseph and Mary can go to have their son in safety. One of the rebels determined to defy Herod, Amos is a bit incredulous when he learns that Mary and Joseph's baby, Yeshua, is the Messiah, but he's convinced by Mary's power and authority. When Herod starts murdering the baby sons in the line of David, Amos joins Dismas in trying to get the remaining live babies to freedom...1 speech & 7 lines, 4 scenes
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingELIZABETHFemale 50 Years old
Description
[ELIZABETH] Female, 50, Middle Eastern.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.


Beautiful, with soulful eyes and streaks of gray in her hair, Elizabeth is married to 60 year old Zechariah and they are childless. Mary's cousin, Elizabeth is astonished when, just before her cousin arrives unexpectedly, she is visited by a single glowing white feather--and rises to discover she's pregnant. Elizabeth is close to Mary, and the two cousins spend time together, sharing the wonder and the pain of their sons' futures...2 lines, 3 scenes
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingMYSTICMale 50 - 60 Years old
Description
[MYSTIC] 50s - 60s, Male, Black, intelligent, spiritual.

**TALENT MUST BE BASED IN EUROPE OR THE MIDDLE EAST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT.


The Mystic is sitting in profound meditation in Nubia when he gets a message via carrier pigeon from his friend, the Astrologer, with great news. He eventually joins his friends, the Scholar from Persian and the Astrologer from India, and the three of them go to Israel, where they are feted by King Herod, who is greatly interested in their news. The men are unsuspecting of Herod until the Mystic has a vision and becomes wary, passing it on to the Astrologer and the Scholar. The three men sneak out of Herod's palace and make their way to Bethlehem, where they discover Mary and her baby in a cave, and prostrate themselves before him...2 speeches & 11 lines, 5 scenes