Gus Van Sant Milk Movie Seeks Extras
All applicants to be used

Production begins next week on location in San Francisco on the biographical drama Milk, to star Academy Award winner Sean Penn as gay-rights icon Harvey Milk for Academy Award-nominated director Gus Van Sant. Joining Mr. Penn in the cast are Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Victor Garber, Lucas Grabeel, Denis O’Hare, Alison Pill, Stephen Spinella, and James Franco. The announcement was made today by Focus Features president of production John Lyons.

On Monday night, February 4th and Friday night, February 8th, the film will be re-creating 1970's marches originating in the Castro. The production is looking for volunteers to appear in these marches in the film. There are no auditions. If you are 18 or over and sign up online you will be used. All ages, races and genders are welcome.

Filming will take place from 7PM - Midnight on Monday night, February 4th at Castro and Market and from 9PM - 3AM on Friday night, February 8th at Market and Franklin. Come on either or both nights.

On Monday February 4th at 4:30 PM, the production will host a screening of the documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk" with introductions by the filmmaker, Rob Epstein, friend and confidant of Harvey Milk, Cleve Jones, director of "Milk," Gus Van Sant, along with members of the cast. Filming will begin immediately after the screening.

Harvey Milk (1930-1978) was an activist and politician, and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in America; in 1977, he was voted to the city supervisors’ board of San Francisco. The following year, both he and the city’s mayor George Moscone were shot to death by another city supervisor, Dan White. Mr. Milk was previously the subject of the Academy Award-winning documentary feature The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), directed by Rob Epstein and produced by Richard Schmiechen. Milk is the first non-documentary feature to explore the man’s life and career. milkmarch.com