The Emmy-winning HBO series “Westworld” is returning to Utah to film its second season, and Utahns have a chance to be part of the show.
The series, through Bill Dance Casting, is looking for extras when it resumes production in southern Utah in late October.
The casting door is open wide. “We are looking for Native American Indians, Chinese, Western men and women, military types,” according to a news release. “All types needed, all ethnicities and all ages.”
Men must have 1890s-appropriate facial hair or be clean-shaven; women must have long, natural hair that’s a single color.
“We will film around mid- to late October 2017 in southern Utah,” according to the release. “All people must be local hire and legal to work.”
In the first season of “Westworld,” viewers were introduced to what amounted to an amusement park for adults, where patrons could live out their Wild West fantasies by interacting with extremely sophisticated robots. Odds are that many of the extras in Season 2 will be playing artificial life forms.
If you’re interested and you’re 18 or older, send a photo (8-by-10 glossies are not required) and provide your measurements:
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“Westworld” tied “Saturday Night Live” for the most Emmy nominations this year with 22, including nominations for acting, directing, writing and best drama. It won three in technical categories — sound mixing, makeup and hairstyling.
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James Marsden as Teddy Flood and Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy in ÒWestworld.Ó
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Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay and Rodrigo Santoro as Hector Escaton in ÒWestworld.Ó
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Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford and Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe in ÒWestworld.Ó
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Ed Harris stars as The Man in Black in ÒWestworldÓ
This image released by HBO shows Anthony Hopkins in a scene from "Westworld." Hopkins was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The Emmy Awards ceremony, airing Sept. 17 on CBS, will be hosted by Stephen Colbert. (HBO via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Jeffrey Wright in a scene from, "Westworld." Wright was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The Emmy Awards ceremony, airing Sept. 17 on CBS, will be hosted by Stephen Colbert. (John P. Johnson/HBO via AP)
This image released by HBO shows Thandie Newton in a scene from, "Westworld." Newton was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series on Thursday, July 13, 2017. The Emmy Awards ceremony, airing Sept. 17 on CBS, will be hosted by Stephen Colbert. (John P. Johnson/HBO via AP)
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