The Bob Marley biopic from Paramount Pictures is now casting the lead role.
Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on the upcoming Paramount Bob Marley biopic.
According to the Jamaica Gleaner, the Marley family has announced the Jamaican casting calls have started for the upcoming feature film of Reggae legend Bob Marley’s life. The new biopic is produced by Paramount Pictures.
Cedella Marley is the movie’s producer on the project alongside Rita Marley, Ziggy Marley, and Stephen Marley. Reports say the family is “wholeheartedly” invested as partners in the project.
“We view this project as a continuation of the tremendous and unending mission of sharing our father’s commitment to the truth and to spreading love and oneness as he did during his time with us, and we’re very excited to be in this phase,” she said.
Regarding the Jamaican casting calls, she said it was a huge part in the overall success of the movie. “As much as Bob Marley is a global icon with a universal message, his roots are entrenched in Jamaica. His connection to Jamaica, beginning as a young boy in the hills of St Ann, remains an inspiration and a dream. We are devoting our attention to ensuring it is authentic with significant Jamaican participation.”
“I remember my father as a man of love and peace above all else. We are humbled that the world continues to value him in the way that this movie will portray,” says Bob’s eldest son, Ziggy Marley. “The film allows his works to reach new generations and should be seen as offering the world fresh hope in what has been a bleak period. I am happy that our Jamaican brothers and sisters similarly embrace this project.”
Paramount Pictures’ Untitled Bob Marley movie cast, casting calls, auditions, and news you should know.
Kingsley Ben-Adir to star in Bob Marley Biography Picture
Kingsley Ben-Adir, best known for his portrayal of Malcolm X was announced as the lead role in Paramount Studio’s biopic of reggae hero, Bob Marley.
Here’s what we know so far.
The untitled Bob Marley biopic is taking shape. One Night in Miami star Kingsley Ben-Adir has signed on to play the reggae legend under the direction of Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard). The screenplay will be written by Zach Baylin, Frank Flowers, and Terence Winter.
For added authenticity, Robert Teitel, Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley, and Cedella Marley will be producing the film.
Ben-Adir as Bob Marley promises to be a movie treat, after all, he has garnered critical acclaim in his role as Malcolm X and has taken roles in Peaky Blinders and even High Fidelity.
Untitled Bob Marley Movie Casting Calls
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Tyrone Downie Speaking Role
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Tyrone Downie (Supporting Role)
- Male
- Black
- Jamaican
- Age: 19 years old
- The Wailer’s keyboard prodigy
- Skinny build
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Family Man Barrett
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Family Man Barrett (Supporting Role)
- Male
- Black
- Jamaican
- Age: 30 years old
- The Wailer’s Rasta bassist, cooler than sea breeze.
- Father of 29 children.
- Always by Bob’s side, leader of the pack.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Young Peter Tosh
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Young Peter Tosh
- Male
- Black
- Dark-skinned
- Jamaican
- Age 13-14 years old
- Tall, cool as ice.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Teenage Bunny Livingston
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Teenage Bunny Livingston
- Male
- Black
- Jamaican
- Age 19-21 years old
- Immersed in their music, Bunny and the boys play all the time.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Young Bunny Livingston
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Young Bunny Livingston
- Male
- Black
- Jamaican
- Age: 8-14 years old
- He is Bob’s step brother, a whip smart, sharp tounged, dark-skinned, hustler.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Bunny Livingston
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Bunny Livingston
- Male
- Black
- Jamaican
- Age range: 30’s
- He is Bob’s step brother and former band member of the Wailers.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Teenage Peter Tosh
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Teenage Peter Tosh
- Male
- Black
- Jamaican
- Dark-skinned
- Age: 19-21 years old
- Immersed in their music, Peter and the boys play all the time.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Peter Tosh
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Peter Tosh
- Male
- Black
- Jamaican
- Dark-skinned
- Age: 31 years old
- Now a full blown rockstar, touring with The Rolling Stones, he has come back to see Bob’s show in Jamaica. He and Bob are reunited after Bob’s time in London.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Young Bob
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Young Bob
- Male
- Mix race (Black/White)
- Jamaican
- Age: 8-14 years old
- Small and wiry
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Teenage Bob
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Teenage Bob
- Male
- Mix race (Black/White)
- Jamaican
- Age: 19-21 years old
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Stephen Marley
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Stephen Marley
- Male
- Mix race (Black/White)
- Jamaican
- Age: 5 years old
- Bob’s son musically inclined.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Ziggy Marley
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Ziggy Marley
- Male
- Mix race (Black/White)
- Jamaican
- Age: 9 years old
- Bob’s son, curious, plays soccer, musically inclined, admires his father.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Cedella Marley
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Cedella Marley
- Female
- Mix race (Black/White)
- Jamaican
- Age: 8 years old
- Bob’s daughter.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Casting Sharon Marley
Job Description: Paramount Picture’s Untitled Bob Marley Biopic is now casting actors to work on scenes filming in the United States.
Role: Sharon Marley
- Female
- Black
- Jamaican
- Age: 12 years old
- Bob’s daughter.
Covid Test: TBA
Rate: Pay is $$
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise explicitly indicated.
Bob Marley Biopic Lead roles Feature Film Casting Call
SEEKING YOUNG MUSICIANS(SUPPORTING)
- Male : 8-12 years
- Male: 13-30years
- Acting ability is a Plus
- Outgoing personality
Interested? Apply Now
Paramount Pictures Film Supporting Speaking Role
- STUDIO FEATURE FILM
- SEEKING YOUNG MALE (SUPPORTING)
- (Mix race)
- Male : 8-13 years
- Male: 14-25 years
- Singing ability is a Plus
- Plays soccer
Interested? Apply Now
Paramount+ Bob Marley Lead Role Biopic Casting Call
Producers are seeking the following types:
- In Search Of Lead (Bob Marley) (Male, 30’s, Black/Mixed Race) A pioneer of reggae music and a Rastafarian icon, we follow the Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician’s life and career. He was a man full of fight, soul, and pride. He infused his music with a sense of spirituality and political activism, striving to leave a global impact as well as a personal one with the people he loved.
How to apply?
To audition for a role in the upcoming feature film, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Paramount+ Bob Marley Biopic Casting Call Seeking:
- In Search Of Lead (Bob Marley) (Male, 30’s, Black/Mixed Race) A pioneer of reggae music and a Rastafarian icon, we follow the Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician’s life and career. He was a man full of fight, soul, and pride. He infused his music with a sense of spirituality and political activism, striving to leave a global impact as well as a personal one with the people he loved.
Bob Marley Casting Call
Paramount Bob Marley Biopic Casting Call Seeking:
- In Search Of Lead (Bob Marley) (Male, 30’s, Black/Mixed Race) A pioneer of reggae music and a Rastafarian icon, we follow the Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician’s life and career. He was a man full of fight, soul, and pride. He infused his music with a sense of spirituality and political activism, striving to leave a global impact as well as a personal one with the people he loved.
About Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic:
We will soon have a new movie about Bob Marley. Paramount Pictures announced the company is working with King Richard’s Reinaldo Marcus Green to direct the biopic on the Jamaican music icon for the studio.
Green said, “Audiences want to know the real Bob, the man as well as the legend. I trust this film will bring us closer to understanding his journey, his music, and continue to carry the torch of his legacy with humility and grace, and most of all, love.”
Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley, and Cedella Marley will produce on behalf of Tuff Gong. Robert Teitel will also produce. The film will focus on the singer’s life and career.
Ziggy Marley, “It’s an incredible responsibility that we take on with Reinaldo and the team at Paramount to tell the story of our father in a way that truly honors him and will also entertain, enlighten, uplift and inspire his fans and audiences around the world. It’s like opening a window that has never been open before.”
Emma Watts, President of Paramount Motion Picture Group, handpicked Green to direct the highly anticipated film.
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