 "Dog with a Blog" stars Kuma, a 4-year-old mixed breed rescued from a shelter.Photo: Bruce Birmelin/Disney ChannelIt's a Laugh Productions and Disney Channel are set to begin production on a brand new comedy series called "Dog with a Blog". Disney Channel, the leading TV network for kids and families, ordered the first season after the pilot episode was shot earlier this year. The casting director is now holding auditions for guest starring, recurring, and day player roles. Extras will be hired beginning on June 13, 2012 when the live-action multicamera series begins shooting at Hollywood Center Studios.
 Disney has officially cast Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie as Maleficent.Creative CommonsWalt Disney Pictures and Roth Films are in pre-production on the live-action feature film "Maleficent", which explores the origins of the evil fairy godmother and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in Disney’s animated classic "Sleeping Beauty". The casting directors in Los Angeles and London are holding auditions for starring, co-starring, and supporting roles. Shooting will take place in Los Angeles and London beginning June 11, 2012 and will continue through November 4, 2012. "Maleficent" is set to hit theaters on March 14, 2014.
 It's a Laugh Productions made huge stars of actresses such as Miley Cyrus. Creative Commons It's a Laugh Productions is in pre-production on a brand new multicamera family comedy series pilot for Disney Channel titled "Bits & Pieces". The casting directors are auditioning actors to play the Fickman/Sullenger family, which includes two adults and four kids ages 7 - 16 years, two girls and two boys. All of the extras and stand-ins will be hired in Los Angeles throughout shooting which will take place this Summer, 2012. "Bits & Pieces" is a unique re-imagining of the traditional family comedy. The series will showcase the bits and pieces of a family's funniest moments using quick, dynamic storylines that unfold through a series of short comedic vignettes.
 Disney XD "Kickin' It" star Olivia Holt plays the lead role in "Who's Your Monster".Creative CommonsProduction is set to begin on a new Disney Channel Original Movie titled "Who's Your Monster" and casting for supporting and day player roles continues. Extras will be cast throughout filming in Vancouver, BC. The movie is Halloween themed, and set to premiere during Disney Channel's second annual month-long Monstober event in October, 2012. Shooting will begin on March 26, 2012 and continue through mid-May, 2012. The movie is about a girl who discovers her parents are monster hunters when she accidentally releases them from a secret containment chamber. She and her trusty techno friends must recapture the escaped demons and save her mom and dad.
 Austin & Ally actor Ross Lynch and Aussie actress Maia Mitchell star in "Teen Beach Musical".Creative CommonsThe Disney Channel Original Movie "Teen Beach Musical" is now in production and casting for day players and extras is ongoing throughout filming. Production is taking place in Puerto Rico for a premiere in 2013 as part of the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie franchise. 2011 was the fifth consecutive year a Disney Channel Original Movie was the year’s number one cable TV movie in Total Viewers, and the 10th consecutive year Disney Channel has delivered the number one original movie telecast among kids ages 9-14.
 The beautiful and talented Bridgit Mendler stars as Teddy Duncan in "Good Luck Charlie".Creative CommonsIt's a Laugh Productions and Disney Channel are back in production on the hit multi-camera teen sitcom "Good Luck Charlie" as it begins taping it's 3rd season. New kids, teens, and infant twins are being cast as series regulars, recurring roles, and guest stars. The third season will feature an addition to the Duncan family, a new baby. There will be a talent search for infant twins to play the role of the new baby, as there was for the role of Charlie Duncan (casting directors were unsuccessful in finding an appropriate set of twins for the role of Charlie and decided to cast Mia Talerico).
 Internationally heralded Niki Caro will direct "McFarland".Creative CommonsWalt Disney Pictures in association with Mayhem Pictures are set to begin shooting the feature film "McFarland" in the San Joaquin Valley, California area beginning January, 2012. The casting director is seeking athletic Hispanic men ages 17 to 23 with running experience to recreate an authentic realism of McFarland High Cougars's 1990's cross-country team, who became unlikely 9-time California champions. An open casting call is scheduled in Bakersfield, CA on December 17, 2011.
 Selena Gomez was discovered at a Disney Channel open casting call in Texas.Creative CommonsFor many kids, the dream of working on a Disney Channel show or movie may seem like a fantasy too good to ever come true. But the reality is that if someone is determined enough and willing to work hard, anything is possible - even acting on a Disney Channel show! Every person who ever worked on a Disney Channel show had to start somewhere, from the big famous stars right down to the bit role players and background extras.
 American Idol's Taryn Southern was directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson in "Private High Musical".Creative CommonsA brand new music-driven pilot titled "Zombies & Cheerleaders" has been ordered by Disney Channel, and the casting directors are looking at talent nationwide for the starring roles in the show. Non Los Angeles actors are submitting video auditions, and many roles are high school student age, however some roles are as young as 7 and as old as 40's. Numerous actors and extras to portray students, parents, and faculty will also be hired. Shooting starts in December at the Los Angeles Center Studios, will take a holiday season break, and continue in January, 2012.
Ahmet Zappa also sold Disney rights to The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless
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Walt Disney Pictures is currently conducting a talent search for the upcoming feature film 'The Odd Life of Timothy Green'. The casting director is seeking a boy from 9 - 12 years of age and a girl to play 12 - 14 years. Any ethnicity. These are for lead roles.
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