Devil in the Trunk Feature Film (August-October 2025) Pay $190/day

OPEN CASTING CALL: Devil in the Trunk (Feature Film)
Genre: Neo-western Horror/Thriller
Union Status: Non-union
Shoot/Rehearsal Dates: August–October 2025 (Exact dates TBD)
Location: Central & Eastern Plains, Colorado
Rate: $190/day

Produced by: Six Feet Under Entertainment.
Directed by: Evan Alderson.

ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Set in 1999 rural Colorado, Devil in the Trunk is a gritty neo-western horror/thriller about a small-town mechanic who helps a mysterious woman claiming to have the Devil locked in her trunk—unleashing a deadly chase across the barren plains.

NOW CASTING:

[JENNY WINSLOW] – LEAD

Female, early–mid 20s, any ethnicity.
Jenny is a tough, resourceful young mechanic torn between escaping her dead-end town and supporting her alcoholic father. Her life unravels after helping a woman claiming to have the Devil in her trunk.

SPECIAL NOTES: Role entails a brief scene in undergarments (no nudity, no intimacy). Driving experience preferred.

[EVE] – LEAD

Female, early 40s–early 50s, white.
Eve is a calm, commanding drifter with a haunted past, claiming the Devil is locked in her trunk and she’ll do anything to keep him there — a mysterious, emotionally complex role demanding quiet intensity and ambiguity.

SPECIAL NOTES: Role entails a brief scene in undergarments (no nudity, no intimacy). Driving and minor stunt experience preferred.

[SILAS KANE] – SUPPORTING

Male, 40s–60s, any ethnicity.
Kane is a scarred, relentless ex-police chief chasing redemption on the backroads after losing everything to a deal with the Devil — a stoic, haunted figure driven by obsession and buried grief.

SPECIAL NOTES: Driving and minor stunt experience preferred.

[CHARLIE] – SUPPORTING

Male, late 30s–60s, any ethnicity.
Charlie is a kind, steady deputy with a strong moral compass, struggling to hold the line as his town descends into chaos and violence.

SPECIAL NOTES: Choreographed fighting and firearms experience preferred.

[DOROTHY] – SUPPORTING

Female, late 50s+, any ethnicity.
Dorothy is a warm, no-nonsense diner waitress with sharp instincts and a big heart, whose quiet courage draws her into darkness she can’t fully understand.

SPECIAL NOTES: Minor stunt experience preferred.

[MAC] – SUPPORTING

Male, 50s–70s, any ethnicity.
The county motor pool supervisor who knows Jenny well and sees more than he lets on. Good hearted but wary, and deeply rooted in the town’s unspoken truths.

[FRANK] – SUPPORTING

Male, 50s+, white.
Frank is a cocky, old-school sheriff whose charm masks a crude, domineering streak — blind to the danger around him until it’s too late.

SPECIAL NOTES: Driving, choreographed fighting and firearms experience preferred.

[JIMMY] – SUPPORTING

Male, 20s, white.
Jimmy is a young deputy masking insecurity with bravado, torn between pride and jealousy as the girl he still loves prepares to leave their dead-end town behind.

SPECIAL NOTES: Minor stunt and firearms experience preferred.

[JACKSON] – SUPPORTING

Male, late 20s–late 30s, any ethnicity.
Jackson is a volatile young deputy ruled by impulse and unresolved grief, his short fuse and buried rage making him a danger to others — and himself.

SPECIAL NOTES: Choreographed fighting and firearms experience preferred.

[DONNY] – SUPPORTING

Male, 30s–40s, white.
Donny is a rugged, soft-spoken outdoorsman whose charm masks a disturbing worldview shaped by violence — in the brutal order of nature, he’s chosen to be the predator.

SPECIAL NOTES: Some stunt experience preferred.

[JOE WINSLOW] – SUPPORTING

Male, 40s–50s, any ethnicity.
Joe is a bitter, grief-stricken mechanic who’s buried his pain in alcohol, leaving his daughter to pick up the pieces of the life he let fall apart.

[HOPE KANE] – SUPPORTING

Female, 8–12, any ethnicity.
Hope is a sweet, curious young girl whose innocence and warmth make her tragic fate all the more devastating — the emotional spark that drives her father’s descent into vengeance. Must be capable of portraying vulnerability and fear during simulated danger.

SPECIAL NOTES: Guardian must be present on set.

[MARGARET] – SUPPORTING (VOICEOVER)

Female, 40s-70s, any ethnicity.
Margaret is the county dispatcher. Seasoned and steady, she doesn’t rattle easily, but her world is about to be turned upside down as the deputies and residents she oversees are picked off — one by one.

SPECIAL NOTES: This is a voiceover role.

[BARTENDER] – SUPPORTING

Male, 40s-60s, any ethnicity.
Heavyset, quiet, and rough around the edges, the Bartender runs a no-frills beer joint on a lonely stretch of highway. Later, the Devil assumes his appearance to manipulate others, making this a subtle, but pivotal role.