{"id":323816,"date":"2026-08-18T06:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323816\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T06:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:36:32","slug":"julia-fox-is-directing-a-1990s-nyc-film-she-wants-to-pay-new-yorkers-160-day-to-star-in-it-heres-how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323816\/","title":{"rendered":"Julia Fox is directing a 1990s NYC film &#038; she wants to pay New Yorkers $160\/day to star in it \u2014 here&#8217;s how to apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nyc-film-set-and-julia-fox-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"nyc film set and julia fox\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShutterstock \/ AY Amazefoto &amp; lev radin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to make your IMDb debut and get paid to drift through a recreation of 1990s New York City? Julia Fox is hunting for authentic NYC faces for her brand-new directorial feature\u2014and local background actors can earn up to $160 a day just for showing up on set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project, titled Sixth Avenue Saints, is currently holding an open casting call through 25 Casting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set against the gritty, pre-gentrified streets of 1993 Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan, the film follows a sensitive 12-year-old boy named Luan navigating a fractured home life, a secret sanctuary in an adult video store, and an intense friendship with a downtown street kid named Frankie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To bring this raw, coming-of-age story to life, the production team is searching for extras who radiate \u201cvery Brooklyn\/NYC vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac Who they\u2019re looking for<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the story weaves through the piers, underground street culture, and forgotten margins of \u201990s New York, casting directors are seeking a wide range of authentic, local faces across all genders and ethnicities:<\/p>\n<p>Kids &amp; Teens: Ages 5\u201310 and 13\u201316<\/p>\n<p>Young Adults: Ages 20\u201330<\/p>\n<p>Adults &amp; Seniors: Extras ages 30\u201380<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No professional acting experience is required, but you do need to look like you genuinely belong on a 1993 Brooklyn street corner.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/film-set-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"film set\" class=\"wp-image-344231\"  \/>Pexels \/ L\u00ea Minh<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0 Pay &amp; filming details<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While official shoot dates are still being finalized, production will take place on location across New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly pay: $20<\/p>\n<p>Daily maximum: $160<\/p>\n<p>Guaranteed minimum: $100<\/p>\n<p>\u2709\ufe0f How to apply<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Submissions are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/talent\/project\/sixth-avenue-saints-16045882\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/talent\/project\/sixth-avenue-saints-16045882\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">accepted online<\/a>, but deadlines are approaching quickly:<\/p>\n<p>Teens &amp; Kids (Ages 5\u201316): Submissions close August 19, 2026, at 8 pm EST<\/p>\n<p>Younger Crowd &amp; Extras (Ages 20\u201380): Submissions close August 30, 2026, at 8 pm EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ever wanted to spot yourself on the big screen\u2014or just spend a day soaking in a retro NYC movie set while earning extra cash\u2014this is your sign to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shutterstock \/ AY Amazefoto &amp; lev radin Ready to make your IMDb debut and get paid to drift&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-323816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}