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David Tennant, seen here in the Fox series, "Gracepoint," will star in "Bad Samaritan," a movie that will film in the Portland area later this year, directed by Dean Devlin.

(Ed Araquel/FOX)

"Bad Samaritan," the movie starring David Tennant (of "Doctor Who" and "Broadchurch" fame) that will film in Portland, is looking for extras. Marinella Hume Casting is holding two open calls for extras on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22.

Who should show up? According to the casting company, they're looking for "women, men and children of all ages and ethnicities."

And, the flyer says, the company has a special interest in "REAL police officers, K9 officers, SWAT members, firefighters with own bunkers and detectives."

Those interested in the paid work must be 18 and older to attend the open call. Children should be signed up online. Those coming to the open call are encouraged to "please arrive dressed in your best upscale look."

Before the open call, would-be extras are instructed to create a profile on the company's site, marinellahumecasting.com.

The Portland open casting calls for extras happen from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21; and again from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. The location is Act Now Studio, 232 S.E. Oak St., Suite 100.

"Bad Samaritan" will be directed by Dean Devlin, whose production company, Electric Entertainment, has filmed three seasons of TNT's "The Librarians" in Portland, and also filmed the series "Leverage" in Portland.

In talking with me about "Bad Samaritan," Devlin said the story involved young valet parkers who work at a Portland restaurant and "come up with a little scam to take things from people while they're at the restaurant, if they live close by. But they break into the wrong house, and a lot of bad things start to happen, and it escalates, and it keeps escalating and gets more scary."

Of Tennant, Devlin dodged specifics about the character the Scottish actor plays, but Devlin said, "David is going to bring a level of intensity that's going to really ratchet up the drama."

-- Kristi Turnquist



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