After years of waiting, Spud the Movie is finally being put into production. Casting begins in Durban, South Africa on Sunday the 9th of August and will continue throughout the country in the coming months. With auditions in KZN over the next few weeks, Cape Town is expected to have its turn to shine at the end of this month, followed by Joburg in September. October has been provisionally set aside for callbacks.
If you’re not a South African or can’t get to the audition venues, fear not. YouTube will offer opportunities for stars from far and wide to audition as their favourite Spud character.
Casting is only being done for Spud, Gecko, Vern, Rambo, Mad Dog, Simon, Boggo, Luthuli, Pike, Amanda, Mermaid, and Christine at this stage. Read through the casting brief below and if you think you have what it takes, register to audition at www.spudthemovie.com
SPUD – CASTING BRIEF
If you think you’ve got the look and the ability and meet the criteria below, then maybe you could be in SPUD, the movie!
SPUD – male/must look 13yrs old.
You have to be cute and small in size and your voice can’t have broken yet. A big bonus would be an amazing singing voice (though not essential). You must be bright and intelligent and love to read. If you keep your own diary that would be a big plus.
RAMBO – male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be big and strong. Dark hair is best. You must be confident and popular with lots of friends. Being a bit of rebel would definitely help. If you’re the kind of guy everyone listens to and always the leader then you might be Rambo. Bring attitude!
GECKO– male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be small with very pale skin. Having lots of freckles would help. If you have thick glasses that would be cool. Despite the fact that Gecko isn’t popular, he is far more mentally mature than the other boys and much more intelligent. So show a little confidence and belief in yourself.
MAD DOG– male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be a little crazy to play this part. Looks aren’t that important, but big confidence and lots and lots of mad energy is required.
VERN– male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be to act as though you’re demented and weird. Looking different would certainly help! Vern is not totally sane so bring something a little deranged to your audition.
FATTY - male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be a big big boy to get this role. The more extra pounds you pack the better. But you also have to be confident and strong. Fatty is no push over!
SIMON - male/must look 14yrs old.
You have to be tall and good looking and a good sportsman, particularly at cricket. You have to be confident and speak well.
BOGGO - male/must look 14yrs old.
Having acne is no problem if you want to play Boggo. Boggo is different to all the other boys. He has no sense of personal hygiene and wears what he likes, enjoys being alternative and doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him. If you like girls a lot, then that would help!
P.J.LUTHULI – black / male/ must look 17.
Strong, proud and regal. He walks like a chief and commands the respect of all the boys. If you are confident, strong with powerful looks and an excellent speaking voice, you could be Luthuli.
PIKE - male/must look 16.
Pike is the baddy. If you can act cruel, conniving and nasty and can strike fear into new boys, then you may be Pike.
THE MERMAID - female/must look 14.
If you are blonde, cute, beautiful, sweet and petit, you may be the Mermaid.
AMANDA - female/must look 16.
If you are gorgeous, tall with dark or red hair, with loads of confidence and sex appeal then you could be Amanda. A good singing voice would be a major plus.
CHRISTINE - female/must look 15.
The tomboy. If you are strong and playful with lots of self belief, then you could be Christine.
I first came across the Spud series by accident. A few of my friends at school were excitedly talking about skipping a lesson and going with the librarian to a nearby shopping centre to see John van de Ruit. I had no idea who that was but when offered the opportunity to miss class I wasn’t going to say no.
