THE DARK KNIGHT RISES New York Open Casting Call

New Yorkers - here's your chance to be in the Batman film franchise! An open casting call for The Dark Knight Rises has gone out in the New York area with an open audition taking place on October 1st. Warner Bros (under the fake title Magnus Rex) are looking specifically for Guards, Soldiers & Police Officers and those who are physically fit or with a military/law enforcement background. Here's the press release;

A new open casting call is now online for The Dark Knight Rises (under the faux-title Magnus Rex), seeking talent in the New York area. Full details of an open audition on October 1st are available below, thanks to On Location Vacations: Grant Wilfley Casting, Inc. is casting extras for the new Warner Bros. film Magnus Rex. Producers state: €œTake part in the urban action adventure coming to the streets of New York City.€ Shoots Oct. 29-Nov. 11, 2011 in NYC. Seeking€”Extras: male and female, 18+, all ethnicities, no experience necessary, to play law enforcement within a city besieged by crime and corruption, specific roles include Guards, Soldiers, and Police Officers, seeking physically fit athletes, people with military and/or law enforcement training/experience, weapons training, and/or martial arts training. Open call will be held Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. & 2-4 p.m. at Metropolitan Pavilion, 110 W. 19th St. (btwn. Sixth & Seventh aves.), NYC. Bring photo ID (i.e. driver€™s license, state ID, student ID, etc.); talent must be able to provide valid unexpired ID to fill out I-9 at time of hiring. Seeking nonunion talent at this call; SAG members who are not already registered with GWCI should also attend the open call. For more info (including time/location details for SAG registration), visit www.gwcnyc.com or call (212) 685-3168. There are no sign-up fees. Professional pay provided. SAG Background Actors Contract.