According to Nanobyte, Transformers 2 is expected to shoot at Edwards Air Force Base on July 10th and 11th. The source also indicated there is an extras casting call for military personnel for the shoot. Edwards was used for the last movie and it was pretty much confirmed to be in the sequel, it’s just not known exactly when or for what purpose. As far as strike concerns, so far no SAG strike call has gone out so it’s possible to go in and shoot the scenes without concern if it’s only for a few days. I guess time will tell.
Update:
Optibotimus.com found a listing on lacasting.com (that requires membership to see) that lists a search for extras for July. Maybe related, maybe not. Thanks to Riah for the link.
Project Name: Transformers 2
Project Type: Film & TV
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Looking for extras to work sometime in July to play Egyptian/Jordanian solders. Must have short hair.
Role Role Type Gender/Age/Ethnicities Description/Note
Transformers 2 Background Male / 20 to 40 / All Ethnicities, AfricanAm, Am-Indian, Asian, Caucasian, East-Ind, Hispanic, MidEastern, Mixed, PacificIsland To work sometime in July to play Egyptian/Jordanian solders. Must have short hair.
The Air Force Times reports that on August 15th Dreamworks held a casting call at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for extras. All told about 300 airmen showed up for the casting call. Exactly when Transformers 2 production comes to the base is unknown but it was used before in Transformers as part of the Blackout attack sequence.
