‘Brokeback Mountain,’ ‘Life of Pi’ director casting for film in Sacramento area
If you’ve ever wanted to be part of a film led by an Oscar-winning director, now’s your chance.
Renowned director Ang Lee is casting extras for “Gold Mountain,” a new movie about the Gold Rush, set and filmed in the Sacramento area. According to an open call for auditions, the movie crew is looking for people in the capital region to be part of the production.
The Taiwanese director has previously directed top movies including “Sense and Sensibility,” “Life of Pi” and “Brokeback Mountain,” the latter two of which earned him the Best Director Academy Award.
Here’s what to know about Lee’s newest upcoming movie.
What is Ang Lee’s new ‘Gold Mountain’ movie about?
According to the Film & Television Industry Alliance’s Production List website, “Gold Mountain” will be a “period adventure” set in 1850s San Francisco.
“The story centers on a resourceful widow and a young woman she brings over from China, two characters who begin as wary strangers and gradually forge an unlikely alliance while running a marriage con on unsuspecting men in the chaos of Gold Rush-era California,” the Production List site said. “It is a period adventure with a sharp con-artist backbone, and that combination of frontier setting and intimate character work signals a production that will demand both scale and precision.”
The film’s production team has not yet confirmed who will play the leading roles.
When and where is ‘Gold Mountain’ filming?
Production on the movie in the Sacramento area is set to start in mid-May, according to Production List.
The film’s production will be based in Folsom, though filming will span throughout Sacramento County until roughly late July.
Extras will shoot between May 18-June 5, according to a casting call posted by the film’s team.
How can I be an extra on Ang Lee’s new movie in Sacramento?
“Gold Mountain” is looking for extras to be townspeople, railroad workers, horseback riders, blacksmiths, butchers, wagon drivers, coal miners and more, the open casting call announcement said.
Folks of various ethnicities were encouraged to apply, particularly people who are white, Chinese, Hispanic or Indigenous.
To apply, the casting team requests actors submit four photos of themselves: Up-close, upper body profiles and full-body shots. The photos should include no logos, and applicants must have no easily visible tattoos, dyed hair or facial piercings.
It was unclear whether extras are required to have union status to participate in the film, and pay rates were not mentioned in the casting call.
Interested actors can reach out to casting team Nina Henninger and Sarah Kliban at realitycasting23@gmail.com.
This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM.
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