Controversial GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL 2 Casting Call Seeks 'Ravagers' & Model Aliens

Controversial GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL 2 Casting Call Seeks 'Ravagers' & Model Aliens

If you live in Atlanta, Georgia, and would like to feature as an extra in the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel, or if you just fancy updates on the movie's development, hit the jump and check out the first casting call which has received criticism and a response from the director.

By DCMarvelFreshman - Oct 30, 2015 05:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Vol. 2
Source: Tammy Smith Casting


With casting for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 well underway, following this week's relatively unknown addition of Pom Klementieff as Mantis, the Marvel Studios production is now searching for several alien background extras. However, the following casting call from Tammy Smith Casting has received some flak for having "sexist" suggestions. It asks for men who are "tough, rough, quirpy, and biker types" for a "Character Alien" role(s), while the "Beautiful/Model Alien" role(s) asks for "very attractive, physically fit, slender, or thin" women and men. Some Twitter folk and even a few sites took this one particular casting notice to conclude that women who do not fit that description are just not allowed an opportunity to work on the 2017 Marvel sequel altogether.

The notice also asks for Bald Women seperately, which some think implies they can't be beautiful. 

Of course, this criticism garnered a response from Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 writer/director James Gunn, who took to Twitter to set the record straight:  "There are DOZENS of cultures in GotGVol2. These are the 1st two we're shooting (the Ravagers are all male)." He later added, "There are plenty of funny looking female aliens. These are just a small % of extras." Anyhow, the casting call is being held next week in Atlanta, Georgia, where filming will primarily take place in February. So, if you meet the criteria and would like to audition, check the SOURCE for specifics.










Starring Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Vin Diesel (Groot), Sean Gunn (Kraglin), Michael Rooker (Yondu), Karen Gillan (Nebula), with Bradley Cooper (Rocket), and Benicio del Toro (The Collector)(?), Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 hits theaters May 5, 2017.
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