Open Casting Call for Live Action ‘Ninja Turtles’

Are you 14 or older?  Do you possess a certain level of martial arts expertise?  Do you want to be in the new ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ movie?  If you answered “yes” to all three of those questions (and you are able to get to LA on the 18th of this month), then you just might have what it takes to make an appearance in the new film.An open casting call is being held on the 18th in Los Angeles.

Here’s the breakdown of what they’re looking for:

Event: Martial Arts Experts – Open Casting Call Auditions – Martial Artist Wanted for New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Motion Picture

Date: July 18th, 2009

Starts: 10:00 AM

Ends: 1:00 PM

Location: Hollywood & Highland – 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Description: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in association with Mirage Studios, 4Kids Entertainment and TMNT Productions will host an open casting call for martial arts experts to audition for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, hitting theatres in 2011.   We will select the best from the auditions to be a part of the stealth TMNT nemesis, the Foot Clan.

The casting call is part of the 25^th Anniversary Shell-ebration of the “Heroes on a Half Shell” in 2009, and a great way to bring together all schools of martial arts to become part of the new generation of TMNT.

We’re reaching out to ask for your participation in spreading the word to your associates, friends and family within the martial arts community. Details of the event are below, and final rules/regulations will be posted shortly.

When: Saturday, July 18, 2009    10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where: Hollywood & Highland

6801 Hollywood Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90028

*At Grand Staircase

Who: Judges to include actor and martial arts expert Ernie Reyes, Jr., Jason Morgan from the American Taekwondo Association, and 2011 TMNT movie producers Scott Mednick and Galen Walker.

Audition: 30-Second Martial Arts Demo (Single Person Only)

No metal, sharp or bladed weapons of any kind allowed

Photo and updated resume with contact information

Fourteen years or older (under 18 must have adult permission for audition)

Here is your chance to be a part of the ever-popular Foot Clan.  for those of us who don’t have any martial arts skills (and can’t make it out to LA on the 18th), ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ is set for release sometime in 2011.

Source: TMNT25