Posted by Ariel Carpenter, MediaTrip on September 11, 19100 at 15:51:17:
MediaTrip.com To Cast Cheerleading Squads for Revolution Studios' Next
Feature Film The New Guy
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000--
Film's Director and Producers to Choose Three Cheerleading Squads and
Rock Band From Online Finalists
This week online entertainment company MediaTrip.com announces the launch
of an open online casting call for Revolution Studios' upcoming feature film
The New Guy starring DJ Qualls (Road Trip), Eliza Dushku (Bring It On) and
Eddie Griffin (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo).
MediaTrip.com's open casting call which begins this week will give three
high school and college cheerleading squads the opportunity to upload their
photos and video reels to MediaTrip.com through the interactive artists
community at www.mediatrip.com. MediaTrip.com users will vote on all the
submissions on the Web site narrowing the list down to the top 30 squads. The
top 30 squads will then be asked to create and submit their New Guy cheer
which will be reviewed by The New Guy director Ed Decter, executive producers
John Strauss and Michael Fottrell, and producers Todd Garner, Mark Ciardi and
Gordon Gray. The three selected squads who will be given performing roles in
the film will be announced on MediaTrip.com on October 20.
MediaTrip.com is also opening up doors for rock-and-roll bands in the
film. Bands will submit their band biography and music on MediaTrip.com and
the users will vote for the top 30 bands. The film's director and producers
will then choose the winning band on October 16.
Men will also have the opportunity to submit their photos and bios on the
site for extra roles in the film. MediaTrip.com users will vote on the top 10
and The New Guy producers and directors will select three men to be in the
film. In addition, 10 women over the next 10 weeks will be chosen to be
extras be in the film The New Guy. MediaTrip.com users will vote each week on
a winner from the artist community site who will be given extra roles in the
film.
"We had such a great response from our previous online casting project
for the film Tomcats that we want to continue to create opportunities for our
users to get involved in the making of major motion pictures," said
MediaTrip.com CEO Austin Harrison. "This contest broadens the opportunity for
both men and women to get involved in the site's community and the casting of
a movie."
"We continue to be impressed with the growing artist community on
MediaTrip.com," said Rob Moore, a partner in Revolution Studios. "We see this
as the logical next step in our efforts to offer innovative opportunities for
MediaTrip.com users to be part of Revolution Studios productions."
The open casting call is part of MediaTrip.com's interactive artists
community, which showcases artists' work for other users to experience, and
exposes them to industry professionals.
The New Guy is a story about a total loser in high school, Jack Harrison
(DJ Qualls), who decides to get expelled so he can reinvent himself in a
rival school as tough guy "Logan Harris," a.k.a. "The New Guy." His plan
works perfectly until a tormentor from his old school figures out what he's
done.
The New Guy is a Bedlam Pictures/Revolution Studios production starring
DJ Qualls. Ed Decter directs based on an original screenplay by David
Kendall. Ed Decter, John Strauss, and Michael Fottrell are executive
producers with Todd Garner, Mark Ciardi, and Gordon Gray producing. Sony
Pictures will distribute the film.
About MediaTrip.com
MediaTrip.com is an online entertainment company creating a network of
content and community Web sites that provides its users with a multi-faceted
entertainment experience.
CONTACT:
MediaTrip.com
Ariel Carpenter/Liv Eisaman, 310/445-1888
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