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Shake what you were given as a dancer in an upcoming Steve Aoki and Daddy Yankee music video. Featured hip-hop and Latin dancers, as well as a group of background hype dancers, are wanted for a shoot in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. There are also roles available for an infomercial and music video in Miami, plus background roles in the feature film “Brian Banks.” Dancers For Steve Aoki/Daddy Yankee VIDEOCasting is currently underway for six featured dancers and background extras for Steve Aoki and Daddy Yankee’s latest music video. Male and female talent, aged 10–50, with hip-hop or Latin training are wanted as featured dancers, while talent, aged 18–60, are sought to be extras in a hype circle. Featured dancers should come prepared to improvise, but the choreographer will also be giving instruction for a 15- to 20-second group piece. Rehearsals will begin Nov. 15 and shoot Nov. 16 in Las Vegas,...

Oxygen is bringing more true crime to TV with Final Appeal.

Et has your exclusive first look at the investigative series, which fits in perfectly with the network’s new full-time lineup of true crime programming. The show stars former Atlanta Falcons player Brian Banks, who was convicted of rape in 2002 -- but fully exonerated after serving more than five years in prison. Now, Banks has teamed up with former prosecutor Loni Coombs to help wrongly convicted individuals and others stuck in complicated legal situations.

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Coombs has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer, with a history of not giving up on tough cases. Together, she and Banks will bring “objective eyes” to new cases each week in hopes of finding the truth. They’ll recreate crime scenes, visit crime scenes and interview those involved.

"Brian Banks’ story is one of inspiring resilience and redemption...

Exclusive: Melanie Liburd, who co-stars on Netflix’s Gypsy, has been set to join the cast of Brian Banks, a biopic starring Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear. The Tom Shadyac-directed biopic tells the story of Banks (Hodge), an All-American high school football player committed to USC whose life was upended in 2002 when he was falsely accused of rape. Despite maintaining his innocence, Banks was railroaded through the system and sentenced to a decade of prison and…...

The ever-timely and topical “Brian Banks,” an upcoming feature film starring Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear, is currently shooting in Memphis and looking for background actors for a variety of roles. If you can’t make it out to Memphis, there are background opportunities available on Bet’s “The Quad,” as well as the upcoming feature films “Last Laugh” and “The Hate U Give.” “Brian Banks”Casting continues for the upcoming feature film “Brian Banks,” starring Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear in the story of “an All-American football player [whose] dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.” Male and female actors, aged 18–65, are wanted to portray teachers, high school students, and police officers in background roles. There are also roles available for young actors, aged 8–10, to portray elementary school students. The production shoots this month in Memphis, Tennessee.

Xosha Roquemore of The Mindy Project has joined the cast of Brian Banks, the drama recounting the true story of the wrongful imprisonment and exoneration of the onetime high school football prodigy.

Tom Shadyac is directing the feature, making it his first directorial project since 2003’s Bruce Almighty and 2007’s Evan Almighty. Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear and Tiffany Dupont are also among the cast, and Doug Atchison wrote the script. The project was originally incubated through Amy Baer’s development fund Gidden Media, and Baer will produce alongside ShivHans Pictures’ Shivani Rawat and Monica Levinson. Banks, Justin Brooks and Neil Strum are...

Tiffany Dupont has joined the cast of Brian Banks, the drama recounting the true story of the wrongful imprisonment and exoneration of the one-time high school football prodigy.

Tom Shadyac is directing the feature, making it his first directorial project since 2003’s Bruce Almighty and 2007’s Evan Almighty. Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear are also among the cast, and Doug Atchison wrote the script. The project was originally incubated through Amy Baer’s development fund Gidden Media, and Baer will produce alongside ShivHans Pictures’ Shivani Rawat and Monica Levinson. Banks, Justin Brooks and Neil Strum are executive producers.

Brian Banks centers on the titular...

In today’s casting roundup, the upcoming feature film “Brian Banks,” starring Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear in a story about a football player whose dreams are put on hold, is seeking actors for background roles. There are also opportunities in the fantasy love story “A 3rd Angle,” a New Jersey car commercial, and a promo video for a new online dating website! “Brian Banks”Casting is currently underway for the feature film “Brian Banks,” starring Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear in a story about “an All-American football player [whose] dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.” Male and female talent, aged 18–59, are sought to portray police officers, men playing dice, and more in background roles. The production will shoot Sept. 25, in Memphis, Tennessee. Pay is $64 for eight hours of work. Apply here! “A 3Rd Angle” “A 3rd Angle,...

Exclusive: Aldis Hodge (Underground) and Greg Kinnear are set to topline the Tom Shadyac-directed Brian Banks for producer Amy Baer’s Gidden Media and ShivHans Pictures. The biopic tells the story of Banks (Hodge), an All-American high school football player committed to USC by his junior year whose life was upended in 2002 when he was falsely accused of rape. Despite maintaining his innocence, Banks was railroaded through the system and sentenced to a decade of prison…...

Stay in the loop on industry and casting news with our write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles! “Tremors”This sci-fi crowd-pleaser about giant vibration-enraged worms in the desert is burrowing its way into present day for a shot at television. Syfy recently picked up the pilot that will revive the franchise with the film’s original lead, Kevin Bacon, 25 years after the enormous worms destroyed the small town of Perfection, Nevada. Susie Farris Casting is on deck to flesh out the rest of the cast on the project. While Bacon is being brought back for the series’ first episode, it’s unclear if other actors who starred in the movie, such as Fred Ward, Michael Gross, or Reba McEntire, will play any role in the project. The production is still in its infancy but cameras are expected to start rolling in late summer. New...

Amanda Knox has revealed her private Instagram to the world. And it’s as full of photos of herself, her boyfriend, her friends and her cats as … most other Instagram accounts.

Knox — who was at the center of international scrutiny during a years-long investigation into the 2007 death of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Italy, which ended in Knox’s murder conviction being overturned by Italy’s highest court in 2015 — announced on Tuesday that she had made her social media account available to all a little more than two years after its first post.

“What’s happening? Well, I made my Instagram public,...

Tom Shadyac is set to direct Brian Banks, a drama recounting the true story of the wrongful imprisonment and exoneration of the one-time high school football prodigy.

Shadyac will helm the film from a script by Doug Atchison. The project was originally incubated through Amy Baer’s development fund Gidden Media, and Baer will produce alongside ShivHans Pictures’ Shivani Rawat and Monica Levinson. Banks, Atchison, Justin Brooks and Neal Strum are executive producers. Production will begin later this summer.

Brian Banks centers on the titular high-school football player who was committed to USC by his junior year. His life was upended in...

Sad news for Brian Banks -- the football player who was famously wrongly convicted of rape is divorcing his wife less than 2 years after they tied the knot.  Banks made headlines for battling his way into Atlanta Falcons training camp in 2013 after spending 5 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. His story is reportedly in the works to become a big Hollywood movie.  Banks married Emanuela Marinova in May 2015 -- but things have...

Another milestone for Brian Banks -- the football star who made it to the NFL after proving he was wrongly convicted of rape ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned he's getting married ... Tomorrow!!! Brian's story is incredible ... he was a high school football superstar who spent 5 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Then, after he proved his accuser made the whole thing up, he battled his way in to the Atlanta Falcons training...

Add NBC News’ Peacock Productions to the growing list of unscripted-tv producers trying to do their own iteration of the wildly successful Serial podcast. Peacock Prods’ hook? Its series will be developed with Brian Banks, whose life as a wrongly convicted man is being turned into a movie directed by Lee Daniels. Last August, Daniels announced he’d signed to The Brian Banks Story for Amy Baer's Gidden Media. Profiled in a 60 Minutes piece, Banks was a high school…...

Add NBC News’ Peacock Productions to the growing list of unscripted-tv producers trying to do their own iteration of the wildly successful Serial podcast. Peacock Prods’ hook? Its series will be developed with Brian Banks, whose life as a wrongly convicted man is being turned into a movie directed by Lee Daniels. Last August, Daniels announced he’d signed to The Brian Banks Story for Amy Baer's Gidden Media. Profiled in a 60 Minutes piece, Banks was a high school…...

Southpaw, The Brian Banks Story, Chef, and other films have all made recent film casting, screenwriting, and director news. These films come from movie studios primarily based in the United States. The castings, screenwriters, and directors are subject to change. The Siege Of Jadotville Jamie Dornan…got a supporting part [...]

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Lee Daniels—whose last film, The Butler, grossed $116.6 million—will next direct a movie about Brian Banks, the promising high school athlete whose football career was derailed by a false accusation of rape that sent him to prison for more than five years. “All I ever wanted was to prove my innocence,” said Banks, in a statement. “Telling my story in the form of a feature film is beyond my wildest dreams. Having Lee Daniels come on board to direct the film is so exciting, and such an honor.”

Currently titled The Brian Banks Story, the film will be produced...

Still riding high on the critical and commercial success of The Butler (officially Lee Daniels’ The Butler, in case you, for some reason, equate that title with a now-lost 1916 silent short film with the same name, as Warner Bros. bizarrely seems to think you would), Lee Daniels has locked down his next directorial gig. The Precious helmer will tackle The Brian Banks Story, which was previously the subject of a 2012 60 Minutes piece.

The film tells the tragic story of Brian Banks, a high school football player who was on the verge of playing for USC when his life was turned inside out by a false accusation of rape from a classmate. Banks maintained his innocence but was sent to prison as part of a hastily-made plea bargain which resulted in him serving over five years and two months in prison, five years on parole and registering as a sex offender.

Lee Daniels has signed on to direct The Brian Banks Story.

The Butler filmmaker will helm the movie based on the true story.

Banks was a high school American football champion who was convicted of rape.

He spent five years in prison before the sentence was overturned. He was released in 2012 and joined the Atlanta Falcons in April 2013.

Daniels is best known for the 2009 Gabourey Sidibe-starring Precious. He most recently directed Lee Daniels' The Butler.

The Brian Banks Story is currently seeking a writer.

2 years ago, we profiled a then upcoming documentary project on Brian Banks, when he raised over $47,000 to tell his story of a promising football career that was derailed by a rape accusation that would eventually be recanted by the accuser, who admitted she lied about the entire incident - but only after Banks was convicted and spent over 5 years in prison, for a crime that he didn't commit, and had to register as a sex offender. As Banks himself said 2 years ago, when he sought to raise money to produce a documentary that would tell his story: "When I was 16 years old, I was just like any other typical high school junior, but I played football for one of...

The movie about Brian Banks' incredible life story just got a huge boost -- Oscar-nominee Lee Daniels has signed on to direct the project.As we told you ... Banks signed a deal back in January to turn his ordeal into a movie with Amy Baer producing -- but just today "The Butler" director Daniels came on board as well.Banks was a high school football star star who spent 5 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit.

It's been a year since Lee Daniels dropped "Lee Daniels' The Butler," and he's yet to make a move on his next feature. For the moment, his eye is on the Fox hip hop drama pilot "Empire" which is in post-production, but the filmmaker is putting another movie into the Crock-pot and letting it simmer. THR reports that Daniels has signed up to direct "The Brian Banks Story," which, as you might guess, is about Brian Banks. But who is this person? Well, Banks was a star football player on track for what many expected would be an amazing sports career, until he was accused by a classmate of rape. Banks plead "no contest" to the charge on the advice of his lawyer who thought he wouldn't stand a chance with a jury, spending five years in jail. Banks maintained his innocence and details later emerged completely exonerating the football player of any wrongdoing.

Filmmaker Lee Daniels has attached himself to a new project. THR reports that the Precious and The Butler director has signed on to helm The Brian Banks Story for Gidden Media. The film will tell the true story of a high school football star who, on the cusp of playing for USC, was accused of rape and spent five years in prison before his conviction was overturned. Amy Baer (Last Vegas) will produce and the project is currently out to writers, so it may be some time before it goes in front of cameras. After being released from prison, Banks subsequently went on to play in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons. Since the release of The Butler last year, Daniels has kept himself busy putting together a drama pilot for Fox called Empire. The show, which stars Terrence Howard and revolves around a hip-hop empire, was picked up to...

Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels has signed on to The Brian Banks Story for Amy Baer‘s Gidden Media. The project, which is out to writers, will be produced by Baer and directed by Daniels. Justin Brooks and Neil Strum are executive producing. Profiled in a 60 Minutes piece, Banks was an high school All-America football player who had committed to USC’s prestigious program in 2002, but his life was turned upside down when a classmate falsely accused him of rape. He maintained his innocence, but a hasty plea bargain resulted in a five-year-plus prison sentence. With the help of the California […]...

Lee Daniels has signed on to direct The Brian Banks Story, a film based on the true story of an All-American high school football player who was accused of rape, and spent five years in prison before his conviction was overturned. The project, which is currently out to writers, will be produced by Amy Baer and executive produced by Justin Brooks and Neil Strum. Photos 'Lee Daniels' The Butler's' Iconic Looks Designed for Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda Oscar-nominated Daniels most recently helmed Lee Daniels' The Butler, which earned more than $167 million worldwide. Banks' story, which was profiled

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Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels has signed on to develop and direct “The Brian Banks Story” for Gidden Media, it was announced Wednesday by producer Amy Baer. The project, currently out to writers, will be executive produced by Justin Brooks and Neil Strum. The subject of a 2012 “60 Minutes” piece, “The Brian Banks Story” tells the harrowing tale of Brian Banks, an All-American high school football player who had committed to USC's prestigious football program in 2002. His life was upended when a classmate falsely accused him of rape. Banks maintained his innocence, but a hasty plea-bargain resulted in Brian serving...

The Fifty Shades Of Grey star has come on board Gidden Media and Good Universe’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book Forever, Interrupted: A Novel.

Amy Baer will produce through her Gidden Media while Johnson will also serve as executive producer alongside Nathan Kahane and Joe Drake of Good Universe and John Middleton and Roy Lee.

Good Universe’s Erin Westerman will oversee the project, about a young woman who forms a bond with the mother of her recently deceased husband.

Baer launched Gidden Media in November 2013 and has secured a seven-figure development fund through private investors. Good Universe handled international sales on her first feature as producer, Last Vegas.

Baer’s development slate includes drama A Storm In The Stars to be directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour; sports drama Sarge; Endurance based on a script by Steve Zaillian; true-crime drama The Brian Banks Story; ensemble comedy Sundance Is Bulls**t; and comedy The Wedding Detective...

Blake Griffin did the impossible -- he actually made people feel sorry for Kris Humphries ... after dropping a monster dunk on his head. It was so nasty, even Blake's own brother has pity for Kris. How 'bout you?Plus, Dallas Cowboys fans can feel a little better today. Sure, your team blew it again -- but at least your Cheerleaders look hot. Enought to take the sting out of missing the playoffs? Yeah, didn't think so,...

A documentary project that I was alerted to over the weekend that immediately got my attention... The filmmaker, Brian Banks, tells his own story as follows: When I was 16 years old, I was just like any other typical high school junior, but I played football for one of the greatest high school football programs in the country. Dozens of colleges were actively recruiting me. I had dreams of playing football in the NFL after college. Then the unimaginable happened. I was accused of a crime, a terrible crime, that I didn't commit. A female student accused me of raping her during summer school. I was tried as an adult, convicted, and was locked away for five years and two months. I...

Welcome back to another edition of Kickstart This, FirstShowing's weekly column dedicated to spreading the word about cool indie projects that need your help to become a reality. This week, we've got three film projects for you: a coming of age story about a group of friends called Objects in the Rearview; After the Fall, a cyber-punk story with an emotional core; and finally an autobiographical film about a man wrongly accused of a crime called The Brian Banks Story. Take a look at these three new projects, sound off in the comments below, and don't forget to toss the filmmakers a few bucks if you can. Check 'em out! First up, there's Objects in the Rearview. It's a short film with big ambitions, similar to the ambitions of its characters - a group of 20-somethings who move to Hollywood with dreams of becoming famous. They all deal with the...

Brian is trying out for at least six major NFL teams after spending the last five years of his life in jail stemming from false rape accusations! Find out all the details! Brian Banks is a pro football hopeful who has been exciting National Football League teams all around the country with his amazing skills, but not too long ago he was sitting in jail for a crime he did not commit! Brian's hopes of a career in football were tarnished 10 years ago when he was falsely accused of raping a fellow high school student in a stairwell. But on Thursday June 7, Brian was able to show Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll his skills that obviously never tarnished as he sat behind bars! Not many people are given second chances, and Brian is making sure that he doesn't take advantage of his given opportunity! "When I walked out on that field,...

Tune in alert for tonight: Emmy Award-Winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about how crazy the monkeys in Indonesia are, gives her perspective on Jerry Seinfeld turning down 100 million to do a final season of the show and talks about her new HBO show, .Veep.. Later, in a very emotional interview, former high school football standout and newly exonerated Brian Banks tells Jay his story of obtaining his innocence and how Facebook was instrumental in making that happen. Banks also talks about getting a NFL tryout with the Seattle Seahawks and announces that he is currently working on a documentary. Legendary band .The Beach Boys. perform. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Part 1 (6/6/12) Julia Louis-Dreyfus on monkeys in Indonesia...

Tune in alert for tonight: Emmy Award-Winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about how crazy the monkeys in Indonesia are, gives her perspective on Jerry Seinfeld turning down 100 million to do a final season of the show and talks about her new HBO show, .Veep.. Later, in a very emotional interview, former high school football standout and newly exonerated Brian Banks tells Jay his story of obtaining his innocence and how Facebook was instrumental in making that happen. Banks also talks about getting a NFL tryout with the Seattle Seahawks and announces that he is currently working on a documentary. Legendary band .The Beach Boys. perform. Jay Leno.S Monologue Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Governor Scott Walker Won His...

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyTalk about a lesson in forgiveness. Former California high school football star Brian Banks bears no grudge against Wanetta Gibson, even though her false accusations against him 10 years ago killed his promising NFL career, landed him five years in prison and branded him a sex offender. Gibson has since stepped forward, first admitting to Banks over Facebook - where she reached out by trying to friend him - that she had lied about his kidnapping and raping her when he was 16 and she was 15. She then admitted before...