Lights, Camera, Monaco! Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper Search for Riviera Extras

Hollywood is coming to the Côte d’Azur, and local residents have a chance to be part of it.

Casting is now underway for extras aged between 18 and 90 to appear in the upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel, which will film in Nice and Monaco between 24 August and 15 October.

The untitled Warner Bros. production is directed by Bradley Cooper, who also stars alongside Margot Robbie. Set against the glamour and intrigue of the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, the film follows the parents of Danny Ocean, the legendary heist mastermind later portrayed by George Clooney in the blockbuster franchise. Brazilian actor Wagner Moura, fresh from his Oscar-nominated performance in The Secret Agent, has signed on to play the film’s antagonist.

^{Monaco Grand Prix 1962 – photo by RoachPeter – Own work, CC0, Link}

According to casting notices published by Tous les Castings, producers are searching for a wide range of period-appropriate extras. Roles include hotel and casino staff such as waiters, sommeliers, croupiers and concierges, as well as bodyguards, police officers, firefighters and lifeguards. The production is also seeking mechanics, racing drivers and motorsport engineers, dancers and musicians, English-speaking actors with light-double experience, and people with sailing skills, including boat crew and scooter riders.

There is also an open call for crowd-scene extras from all backgrounds, although the requirements are unusually specific in order to recreate the early 1960s. Applicants must have no visible tattoos, piercings or cosmetic surgery, no modern hair colouring, and meet strict height guidelines of no more than 1.82 metres for men and 1.72 metres for women. Male applicants are also required to have short haircuts.

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Anyone hoping to appear in the film must live in Nice, Monaco or within an hour’s travel of the filming locations. 

Costume fittings will take place between August 5th and 23rd and will last approximately half a day. Successful applicants must be available for at least one full day of filming, with some roles requiring several consecutive shooting days for continuity purposes.

Applications are being accepted exclusively through the Tous les Castings website. Preference given only to local candidates and those with the appropriate work authorisation, while applicants are encouraged to highlight any relevant experience in hospitality, motorsport, sailing, dance, security, stunt work or light-double performances.

^{Margot Robbie – photo by Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia – Margot Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link
Bradley Cooper – photo by Ian Smith from London, England – Bradley Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link}

Production is expected to begin in Paris in July before moving south to the French Riviera. The Ocean’s prequel is currently scheduled to arrive in cinemas on 25 June 2027.

PHOTO CREDITS

• Lead image by Thea Hdc on Unsplash. licenced under the Unsplash License
• All other images and videos as credited

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