Want to be in 'Boston Strangler'? Extras needed for upcoming movie shoot

Dana Barbuto, The Patriot Ledger
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Albert DeSalvo, right, arrives for a court appearance in Cambridge on Jan. 10, 1967. A judge sentenced DeSalvo, a factory worker who claimed he was the notorious Boston Strangler, but questions still swirl around DeSalvo's confession.
Albert DeSalvo, right, arrives for a court appearance in Cambridge on Jan. 10, 1967. A judge sentenced DeSalvo, a factory worker who claimed he was the notorious Boston Strangler, but questions still swirl around DeSalvo's confession.

Filmmakers are seeking Caucasian men age 25 and older with short hair or willing to cut their hair to fill background roles for cops, detectives and inmates for “Boston Strangler.” “This is a period piece set in Boston from 1963 to 1965, so the look is very specific,” reads the casting notice. People can submit online applications here.

The production also needs vehicles from the 1950s and early ‘60s. If you’ve got a car from that era, send an e-mail to jodipurdycasting@gmail.com.

Actress Keira Knightley poses for photographers upon arrival at the World Premiere of 'Misbehaviour' at a central London hotel, Monday, Mar. 9, 2020.
Actress Keira Knightley poses for photographers upon arrival at the World Premiere of 'Misbehaviour' at a central London hotel, Monday, Mar. 9, 2020.

The movie stars Keira Knightley ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), Chris Cooper ("Little Women"), Alessandro Nivola (“Many Saints of Newark”) and Carrie Coon (“Gone Girl”).

“Boston Strangler” centers on how the late Milton journalist Loretta McLaughlin (Knightley) and her fellow Boston Record American reporter, Scituate native Jean (Cole) Harris, challenged the sexism of the early 1960s in covering the story. They were the first reporters to connect the murders to one suspect now known as the Boston Strangler. Written and directed by Matt Ruskin (“Crown Heights”), the movie will begin shooting Dec. 6 in Belmont. The production is based in Braintree.

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Reach Dana Barbuto at dbarbuto@patriotledger.com.

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