Casting Call for "The Inexplicable" Film Project
Casting actors for "The Inexplicable" Film, please see the details below ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: After a desperate cook joins a mysterious restaurant built on deceit, a catastrophic fire traps him in a dreamlike loop between life and death — where every lie he told distorts time, and his search for truth becomes his eternal punishment. Rate: Backend Profit Participation Additional info: Shooting in December 2025 / January 2026 Alta Dena, Los Angeles, CA Please apply if interested.
7 roles
The Lost Chef / Fortune Teller Occupation: Chef & reluctant fortune cookie writer Arc: From dreamer to doomed visionary Paul is a wandering soul, a once-promising chef who drifts through life until he stumbles into Rod’s restaurant and into a web of deceit and illusion. He begins as a quiet, introspective man, humble and sensitive, but his curiosity and emotional hunger lead him into dangerous moral territory.
The Enigmatic Muse Occupation: Chef / Artist Arc: From mentor to ghost of mystery Laura is beautiful, talented, and inscrutable — the kind of woman who blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Her cooking is almost alchemical, her methods unearthly. She entrances Paul with her artistry and sensuality, becoming both his muse and downfall.
The Manipulative Owner Occupation: Restaurant owner / Con man Arc: From charming entrepreneur to destructive puppet master Rod is a charismatic tyrant — a blend of business predator and spiritual fraud. He uses superstition and charm to control everyone around him, especially Paul, whom he recruits as both chef and “fortune writer.”
The Health Inspector / Femme Fatale Occupation: Health department official Arc: From bureaucratic enforcer to corrupted lover Mrs. Dandy enters as a sharp, confident inspector with an attitude. But beneath her professional front lies insecurity and bitterness. Her flirtation and eventual affair with Rod expose her moral hypocrisy — she’s as corrupt as the system she enforces.
The Doppelgänger Occupation: Unknown / Possibly Rod’s lover Arc: The reflection of Laura Maria is a haunting echo of Laura — younger, naïve, and eerily similar. When Paul encounters her, she claims Laura never existed, amplifying the surreal uncertainty of the narrative. Her relationship with Rod mirrors Laura’s earlier entanglement, suggesting a cycle of exploitation and delusion.
The Voice of Reality Occupation: Fire department official Arc: The observer who bridges life and death The Fire Chief grounds the surreal chaos in reality. His calm, practical demeanor contrasts the feverish energy of the others. Yet as the story unfolds, his presence becomes more metaphysical — a guide leading Paul through his posthumous realization.
The Witness of the Aftermath Occupation: Patrol Officer / First Responder Arc: From ordinary responder to unwitting messenger of truth The Policeman appears near the climax of “The Inexplicable” — after the chaos, when the story begins to collapse in on itself. He is the first living face Paul sees after his violent spiral, and his presence signals the collision between Paul’s inner delusion and external reality.
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