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Scorsese Irish Casting Call Set
By Sean O’Driscoll
Director Martin Scorsese is to hold two casting calls in New
York’s Irish neighborhoods next week to find extras for a gangster
movie that will star Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson
and Mark Wahlberg.
 The director is looking for “off the boat” Irish who look and
sound like they come from Ireland.
Some chosen from the casting calls in Woodside and Yonkers may
have speaking parts in the movie, The Departed, which will be primarily
shot in New York but is based on the Boston Irish underworld.
Scorsese’s casting agency, Grant Wilfley Casting, stress that
no experience is necessary.
Grant Wilfley spokeswoman Sabel said that she was looking for
people to portray “Irish wiseguys, state troopers, police cadets,
detective, barflys, and neighborhood types.”
The first casting call is on Monday, May 16 between 5 and 6:30
p.m. at Rory Dolan’s at 890 McLean Avenue in Yonkers. The next day,
the casting call is at the same time at Sidetracks Restaurant, 45-08
Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens.
For those who are unable to attend the open call, but would still
like to be considered for the film, contact Sabel at 212-685-3537,
ext. 17 or Deanna at ext. 19. Hopefuls can also email a picture
to sabel@grantwilfleycasting.com,
including name, contact information, height, weight and age.
NOTE: The casting company are only seeking people in the New York area
The casting company had initially hoped to audition outside the
city but decided that it would be best to audition in the two neighborhoods
after consulting with the Irish Voice.
Spokeswoman Sabel said the agency had a great response to last
week’s article in the Irish Voice announcing that Scorsese was seeking
Irish actors.
The movie’s plot has some similarities to real life story of
Irish American gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, who is still wanted
on 21 murder charges.
However, the story has been adopted from a Hong Kong film by
Irish American screenwriter, William Monahan. Filming began at the
end of April and will shoot for about four months
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