“Hawaii Five-O,” the remake of the popular CBS-TV series that made Jack Lord a household name, will begin filming the pilot in the Islands this week, and casting for extras has been underway.
Those interested should e-mail applications to Hawaii50casting@gmail.com.
Include a jpeg headshot, sizes, contact phone number, and list experiences and credits, if applicable. Special abilities should also be revealed: biking, paddling, swimming, singing, skating, and even unusual skills like underwater basket weaving or acrobatic dancing.
Union membership and fees would be required, should extra work surface.
The reboot is being developed by writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, whose credits include “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and the “Star Trek” relaunch, and “CSI: New York” executive producer Peter Lenkov.
Alex McLoughlin has been signed to portray Steve McGarrett; others cast so far include Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly, Grace Park as Kelly’s niece Kono Kalakaua, Scott Caan as Danny "Book 'em Danno" Williams and Taryn Manning as McGarrett’s sister Mary Ann McGarrett.
Because Caan still is attached to HBO’s “Entourage,” his will initially be a guest-starring arrangement, eventually segueing into a regular, should CBS picks up “Five-O” as a fall series. In this mounting, Danno will be a New Jersey cop assigned to the fictional state police unit following a divorce, who has to partner with McGarrett.
Len Wiseman will direct.