She has received more than 1,000 phone calls and e-mails from people interested in working as acting extras or crew on the sci-fi action movie “Transformers 3.” The film is scheduled for shooting at the Kennedy Space Center during a 12-day period, tentatively starting Sept. 17.
Details for interviews to apply for the temporary positions haven’t been released yet. But King said people have been contacting her ever since a FLORIDA TODAY news story published May 13 revealed plans for the local filming at KSC.
Among those looking to land an extra role on the film is 19-year-old Orlando actress Croix Provence, an incoming junior at the University of Central Florida.
“Who wouldn’t want to be part of that action” on the set of “Transformers 3,” said Provence, who has had roles in independent films, in theater productions and on commercials. “It’s a project
that everybody loves. I’ll be the first in line” to apply.
She said being on the set to observe the workings of a major production like “Transformers 3” is invaluable experience for an actor.
Many others apparently feel the same way.
“I get so many e-mails every day” from people looking for work on the project, said King, who is Space Coast film commissioner and is working with the “Transformers 3” crew. The word spread after the initial news story, with King receiving e-mails and calls from as far away as California.
That includes not only acting extra candidates, but also makeup artists, costume designers, set designers, lighting technicians, production assistants, writers and producers. “Transformers” is not likely to be looking for producers and writers at this point, King said, but the contacts enable her to update her database of local talent for future projects.
KSC is the only confirmed local venue for shooting, King said. Additional Brevard County locations were scouted for the film, but King said the film’s crew has not committed to any of them.
King has estimated that the filming could bring $1 million to $2 million to the local economy. The publicity of having such a big film project shot here also could help attract other feature films to the area, she said.
The first two films in the “Transformers” series — which were not shot locally — were blockbusters, each exceeding $700 million in worldwide ticket sales.
The third installment, now filming in Chicago, stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Malkovich and Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who replaced Megan Fox in the film.
The Michael Bay film, due out next July, will be the biggest film partially shot in Brevard County in more than a decade. He previously shot scenes from his 1998 movie “Armageddon” at KSC.
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