Pittsburgh Casting Underway

A casting company involved in making The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is holding an open casting call for Friday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

Nancy Mosser Casting wants people ages 6 to 75, and specifically is looking for “college-age students for a punk club scene and patrons for an upscale restaurant and hotel scene,” the paper said. People should dress in 1980s clothing and should reference munkeysocks.tripod.com for ’80s trends.

The film will shoot from Sept. 5 to Oct. 20 in Pittsburgh.

Foster Cast in Pittsburgh

Jon Foster has been cast as Art Bechstein, the lead role in the film adaptation of Mysteries of Pittsburgh.

Foster (The Door in the Floor) will star along side Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller and Mena Suvari, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Friday. The movie, directed by Rawson Thurber (Dodgeball) is set start filming in Pittsburgh after Labor Day.

Previously, Max Minghella (Art School Confidential) had been linked to Foster’s role, but had to turn the part down because filming conflicted with his college studies.

The film’s casting agency, Belajac Casting, is looking for “a very overweight actress, 20 to 25 years old, and a man in his 20s or 30s with a Mohawk haircut,” the paper reported.

Escapists #2 On Sale

The Escapists #2 hit stores today, featuring the second part in the tale of Max Roth and Case Weaver!

“This is the issue where Jason Shawn Alexander and I jump on board as artists, masterfully coloured by Matt Hollingsworth and Dave Stewart,” artist Steve Rolston e-mailed fans this morning. “Esteemed writer Brian K. Vaughan has really woven a beautiful story here that’s clever & original on its own but also faithful to the vibe of a great novel.”

Vaughan had his own thoughts. “If you can find a new book with a better team than that, you… I don’t know, live in some kind of alternate reality,” Vaughan posted on his Web site’s forum. “I LOVE this issue, so I hope you guys give it a read.”

The story had been set to appear in Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #9 before Dark Horse Comics canceled the series in January.

In issue #2, Roth and Weaver complete their first issue of the new Escapist comic. The solicitation notes that “their promotional plans include a risky publicity stunt that puts Denny in an old Escapist costume… and in harm’s way!”

And if perhaps that’s not enough for you, take a look at the preview for issue #4, due in stores October 11.

Pittsburgh Crew Spotted

Beaver County Times spotted a production crew from The Mysteries of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh on Monday scouting locations.

Jessica Conner of the Pittsburgh Film Office told the paper that the film’s crew has established a Pittsburgh production office and plans to start filming in Pittsburgh in September.