Patriots day filming moves to peabody, mass open casting call for extras announced published march 4, 2016 updated on. Patriots day is a 2016 american drama film about the boston marathon bombings and the subsequent terrorist manhunt. Obviously not all of this can be real footage, since some of it shows the actors, but is any of this film taken from actual footage of the. You can audition for mark wahlbergs new movie this weekend. Actors cast as boston marathon bombers in patriots day. Extras needed for amazon series patriot filming in. From a strictly technical perspective, interspersing real archival video footage allows the viewer to see just how good the film itself looks in comparison. Directed by peter berg and featuring a stellar cast, patriots day is a stirring tribute to the boston communitys strength and courage in the face of adversity. The cast for patriots day has grown over the past few weeks, as production continues around town. Crews set up to film scenes for patriots day in quincys merrymount neighborhood, march 29.
If youd like to be in patriots day, the movie about the 20 boston marathon bombings, this is your last chance. Mark wahlberg invited his fans to be part of patriots day, which is set to be released in boston and new york on december 21 this year, before opening worldwide on january, 2017, according to the boston herald patriots day, which is produced by mark wahlberg, required several hundred extras to film a scene in boston from april 25 through 27 those. Patriots day, starring mark wahlberg, open casting call. Patriots day, the third collaboration between star mark wahlberg and director peter berg, and the second in 2016 alone the first being deepwater horizon, is about the terrorist bombing at the boston marathon on april 15, 20, which killed three people and wounded hundreds, and details the unprecedented citywide manhunt that took place over the. The first was entertaining but largely fictional and the second was factually accurate but lacked dramatic tension. Wahlbergs boston marathon bombing movie seeks extras. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including passengers, sing and assassins creed. This was not a heroic escape under enemy lines like lone survivor, or a fight for survival like deepwater horizon. I think what hooked the audience the most in the beginning of the film, which honestly was a bit boring, was the fact that. Extras needed for movie about boston marathon bombing dorchesters mark wahlberg is set to star in the film. Hundreds turn out for patriots day extras casting call. In the aftermath of the 20 boston marathon bombing, police sergeant tommy saunders mark wahlberg joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to.
Extras are being sought for the movie patriots daystarring dorchester native mark wahlberg. Patriots day is a movie that makes me wonder why it was made, and i. Then you just might have what it takes to appear in mark wahlbergs new movie. Games were postponed due to weather in 1959, 1961, 1965 and 1984. The movie opens the day of the bombing by introducing several characters viewers dont know are key people in the actual events. Patriots day is a movie that makes me wonder why it was made, and i dont mean that in a negative connotation. Patriots day was released in 2016 on wednesday, december 21, 2016 in limited movie theaters. The film patriots day 2016 is filmed in a very realistic, and according to some of those that actually experienced the events, accurate and respectful manner there are a number of shots from security cameras and news reports in the film. Patriots day blasts onto us 4k ultra hd bluray with an excellent hevc h. Mark wahlberg brought his boston marathon bombing movie patriots day home last night, screening the flick for survivors, first responders, extras and. Patriots day is an intense, morally invigorating drama, directed by peter berg lone survivor, deepwater horizon and starring mark wahlberg, about the boston marathon bombing in 20. The patriots day filmmakers set off phony explosives in weymouth yesterday to reenact the boston marathon bombings on a set swarming with actors, crew and extras at. Brosnahan was cast in her first movie role as lisa in the michael bayproduced horror movie the unborn 2009 while she was still in high school.
Directed by peter berg and written by berg, matt cook, and joshua zetumer, the film is based on the book boston strong by casey sherman and dave wedge. The story of the 20 boston marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the citywide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible. Casting company seeks extras for boston marathon bombing movie. Regional police officers appear in patriots day news. The boston marathon bombing movie, patriots day, needs hundreds of extras for a scene that will be filming in the boston area on april 25, 26 and 27. Patriots day movie clip release the pictures 2016 mark wahlberg movie duration.
Patriots day is taken from the account of boston police commissioner ed davis and will likely focus more on the chaos created by and ensuing manhunt for. Mark wahlbergs new movie chronicling the boston marathon bombings and aftermath begins filming this month and boston casting is looking for extras for a. Patriots day 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. At patriots day screening, survivors walk red carpet. Final casting call for extras in patriots day cbs boston. During college, she performed in single episodes of tv series such as gossip girl 2007, the good wife 2009, greys anatomy 2005, and in treatment 2008. Critics are taking shots at patriots day the thriller starring mark wahlberg about the 20 boston marathon bombings and the manhunt for the terrorists in the aftermath of the attack for its. A massachusetts casting company is looking for extras to recreate the boston marathon bombings for the hollywood movie patriots day. You can audition for mark wahlbergs new movie this. Critics pan patriots day for portraying america as good. Through 2010, the red sox record on patriots day is 6649.
Mark wahlberg under huge pressure to represent the. Boston casting will be holding an open casting call on sunday, march. Patriots day, starring mark wahlberg is looking for. Five police officers from central massachusetts relished their roles as extras in the peter bergdirected patriots day, a movie about the 20 boston marathon bombings, which opened in theaters. Everything you need to know about patriots day movie 2016. The patriots day had me on the edge of my seat the entire time, and i honestly didnt want the movie to end. Mark wahlbergs upcoming film chronicling the 20 boston marathon bombings wants boston locals to star as extras. Hundreds turned out sunday morning at a casting call for a chance to be part of patriots day, the movie depicting the boston marathon bombings and the manhunt in. In factchecking the patriots day movie, we discovered that the film was born from two screenplays, one that revolved around the manhunt boston strong and one based on a 60 minutes episode about the bombing patriots day. Extras are needed to play amputees, veterans and hippies in the amazon series patriot, set to begin filming next week in chicago. Silence and patriots day atomic energy time and that we should point out it is friday at thirteenth.