{"id":239511,"date":"2025-10-20T21:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/239511\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:29:09","slug":"mark-wahlbergs-new-apple-studios-movie-cheesesteak-is-holding-a-philly-casting-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/239511\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Wahlberg\u2019s new Apple Studios movie \u2018Cheesesteak\u2019 is holding a Philly casting call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philly can\u2019t seem to stay off the screen lately \u2014 and now, Apple Studios is getting in on the action. Following recent buzz from Task, Abbott Elementary<\/a>, and the ever-enduring It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, a new movie production titled Cheesesteak<\/a> is setting up shop in the city that invented the sandwich.<\/p>\n

According to the casting magazine Backstage<\/a>, Apple is holding open calls for Cheesesteak, a film starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Dear Evan Hansen). <\/p>\n

Boston Casting Inc. is seeking extras ages 18 and older to play basketball fans for a scene filming in Philadelphia on Nov. 9.<\/p>\n

The project \u2014 which has also gone by the working title Weekend Warriors \u2014 is based on the 2023 German sports comedy-drama Weekend Rebels. <\/p>\n

Inspired by the true story of Mirco and Jason von Juterzcenka, the original film follows a father and his autistic son as they travel across Europe to visit every Premier League soccer club so Jason can decide which team to root for.<\/p>\n

In the American remake, soccer becomes basketball and Europe becomes the United States. <\/p>\n

According to CBS News<\/a>, Wahlberg plays a long-haul truck driver who takes his son on a cross-country journey to visit NBA arenas \u2014 a story that blends sports fandom, family tension, and plenty of heart.<\/p>\n

The Philly filming location has yet to be revealed. Filming has already taken place in Worcester County, Mass., and other parts of New England, with Wahlberg spotted shooting scenes at a basketball court in Lynn, Mass., last month. <\/p>\n

The Philadelphia shoot marks the latest stop, and a fitting one for a movie named after the city\u2019s most iconic sandwich. <\/p>\n

The film is produced by Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B, alongside LeBron James and Maverick Carter\u2019s SpringHill Company, according to Deadline.<\/a><\/p>\n

A separate casting notice<\/a> describes Cheesesteak as the story of \u201ca self-made restaurateur fighting to keep his family business alive amid fame, rivalry, and secrets that could change everything\u201d \u2014 a premise that feels right at home in Philly.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfac How to apply<\/p>\n

Boston Casting Inc. is seeking local talent ages 18 and older to appear as basketball fans in a crowd scene filming Nov. 9 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Pay: $17.50 an hour (estimated $140 for an eight-hour day)<\/p>\n

Company: Boston Casting Inc.<\/p>\n

Location: Philadelphia<\/p>\n

To apply, visit Backstage<\/a> and search \u201cCheesesteak.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philly can\u2019t seem to stay off the screen lately \u2014 and now, Apple Studios is getting in on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,132227],"class_list":["post-239511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-mark-wahlberg-cheesesteak-apple-studios-philadelphia-casting-call"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}