Ben Affleck Film "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" Now

[CastCall]

"GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST", a romantic comedy from Disney Studios, is now casting many roles for production in November.

WHO'S INVOLVED: "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" will star Ben Affleck, and was written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.  The film will be directed by Betty Thomas ("Private Parts", "The Brady Bunch Movie")

PLOT SYNOPSIS: The film is a romantic comedy about a cynical fashion photographer and ladies' man named Colin Mead (Affleck) who happens to run into his ex-girlfriend Jamie at his brother's wedding.  Though she still has feelings for him, Jamie is turned off by his callous behavior.  When Colin's antics almost ruin the wedding, he is visited by the Charles Dickens-like "Ghost of Girlfriends Past".  

Production begins on in mid-November, 2003.

DISTRIBUTOR: Disney Studios

PRODUCERS: Sean Bailey, Chris Moore and Jonathan Shestack

EMAIL FOR MORE INFO: Casting@followingup.com

Speaking parts and background roles are still available.  Both non-SAG and SAG actors are encouraged.

Male Roles For This Film:

"Paul Mead", Caucasian, 20s.  He is the brother of the Ben Affleck character.  As kind a guy as his brother Colin is a jerk, he's on the verge of marrying his true love and he's invited his outcast brother to his wedding. Having lost his parents when he was two and been virtually raised by his brother, Paul loves his brother unconditionally. Trying to overlook the havoc Colin wreaks at the rehearsal dinner, he rises passionately to Colin's defense when the guests all criticize him.

"Sergeant Volkom", Caucasian, 50s - 60s.  Sandra's dad is the minister at the wedding and also a Navy Sergeant.  A tough, by-the-book guy with a huge soft spot for his daughter, he has completely organized every detail of the wedding.  When the wedding is called off, he's set to spirit away his daughter, until physically prevented by a desperate Colin, whose intervention the Sergeant actually admires.

Female Roles for This Film:

"JAMIE PEROTTI", Caucasian, 20s - 30s. She is the long-lost girlfriend of Ben Affleck's character.  Smart, classy, well-educated, kind, compassionate, adventurous, ambitious but emotionally vulnerable, she is a beautiful and captivating young woman who falls madly in love with a superficial, irresponsible, aimless, loverboy slacker of a photographer, played by Ben Affleck.  LEAD ROLE

"Sandra Volkom", Caucasian, 20s.  Sandra is Paul's bride. She is cute, sweet, smart, and very nervous. Throughout her tumultuous rehearsal dinner she fights bride-to-be-hysteria, reminding herself to remain calm.  But despite her tendency to unravel, she is a smart, loving woman with a good sense of humor who quickly recovers her balance.  

"Deena the Bridesmaid", Caucasian, African-American, or Latina, 20s.  Deena is the leader of Sandra's three sexy bridesmaids.  She is slightly upset about being a bridesmaid for the ninth time and is on the prowl for guys at the wedding.  She comes onto Colin and makes a date with him but gets stood up.

"The Ghost of Girlfriends Present", African-American, 20s - 30s. This tough, Queen Latifah-like woman is the righteously indignant Ghost of Girlfriends Present who embodies the furious and deadpan. She mercilessly shows the Ben Affleck character what the consequences have been from the times he has callously slept with women and dumped them.  Colin meets his match.


For casting details, send email by October 10th to Casting@followingup.com

[Find Your Magali]

Too...many...jokes! .... Must ...stop....Gigli...Ray...from...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[NEON MERCURY]

this sounds promising.....

[Find Your Magali]

The five most ridiculous lines from this post:

1. Trying to overlook the havoc Colin wreaks at the rehearsal dinner, he rises passionately to Colin's defense when the guests all criticize him.

2. When the wedding is called off, he's set to spirit away his daughter, until physically prevented by a desperate Colin, whose intervention the Sergeant actually admires.

3. This tough, Queen Latifah-like woman is the righteously indignant Ghost of Girlfriends Present who embodies the furious and deadpan.

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4. Smart, classy, well-educated, kind, compassionate, adventurous, ambitious but emotionally vulnerable, she is a beautiful and captivating young woman who falls madly in love with a superficial, irresponsible, aimless, loverboy slacker of a photographer, played by Ben Affleck.  LEAD ROLE

I mean, Jesus....

[Just Withnail]

I feel weird. Reading this makes me wanna laugh and hit something at the same time. This looks to be one more reason to hate Afflecks guts.

[coffeebeetle]

You know folks, the universe is dying bit by bit...one movie at a time...

[cine]

I'm getting annoyed by these CastCall posts now...

[cine]

Studio pulls plug on Affleck film
Project may go elsewhere

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Four weeks from starting production on its Ben Affleck wedding comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," the Walt Disney Co. has had a case of matrimonial jitters.

The studio pulled the plug on the project late Monday.

"Ghosts" was to star Affleck as a bachelor who goes to his younger brother's wedding, where he is visited by the ghosts of his past girlfriends. In August, Betty Thomas ("I Spy") came on board to direct the film, and several high-profile castings were close to being finalized.

Disney declined comment on the decision. But it is believed that in addition to the film's expected high cost, another contributing factor was Affleck's tarnished image. The star has taken a beating in the tabloids and at the box office with the failure of his most recent film, "Gigli." He returns to theaters on Christmas Day with the John Woo actioner "Paycheck."

Because Disney signed a pay-or-play deal with Affleck -- meaning that he gets paid even if the movie is not made -- it has reason to hope that one of its competitors will step in to take the project off its hands.

Representatives from Affleck's LivePlanet production company, which is producing the film along with Jon Shestack, could not be reached for comment.