CASTING CALL – FEATURE FILM (UK)

Description

PRODUCTION
Joseph Merrick (working title)

LOGLINE
During the final weeks of his life, Joseph Merrick is invited to Fawsley Hall Estate, away from the London hospital he has long called home. A young housekeeper is assigned to his care, and an unlikely friendship develops, revealing the life that shaped him and the quiet grace of his final days.

ROLE
Joseph Merrick
male
playing age 20–40
performers from disability and/or visible difference communities, or performers with other physical differences

The role will involve extensive prosthetic makeup work.

LOCATION
United Kingdom

SHOOT DATES
6 weeks between September–December 2026

COMPENSATION
paid opportunity

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Inclusive and diverse casting encouraged.

Applications welcome from performers of all backgrounds and experience levels, whether disabled or able-bodied.