20 years later, Disney is preparing to return to the world of Aquamarine, and North Carolina residents have a chance to appear in the upcoming pilot.

Disney’s Casting Call for Saltwater

Casting company TW Cast & Recruit is seeking background performers for Saltwater, the working title of a television pilot based on the 2006 fantasy comedy Aquamarine. The latest official casting notice covers filming scheduled for Friday, July 31, in Kure Beach, North Carolina.

The production is seeking athletic candidates able to film on location at Kure Beach to portray extras across four beachside roles. The post also notes that, naturally, applicants must be comfortable wearing swimsuits while filming at the beach.

1. Fun Active Adults (30s-50s)

• Ages: 30s through 50s
• Gender: Male and female
• Ethnicities: All ethnicities
• Requirements: Performers should be athletic and comfortable wearing swimsuits

2. Capri Club Beach Servers

• Ages: 18 through early 30s
• Gender: Male and female
• Ethnicities: All ethnicities
• Requirements: No tattoos visible while wearing short sleeves and shorts
• Experience: Previous serving experience is helpful but not required

3. Capri Club Snack Bar Manager

• Age: 18
• Gender: Male or female
• Requirements: No tattoos visible while wearing short sleeves and shorts

4. Beach Teens

• Ages: 14 through 18
• Gender: Male and female
• Requirements: Performers must be comfortable wearing swimsuits and working on the beach

Each role pays $96 for up to eight hours. The production warns that filming days may last 12 hours or longer, with call times potentially beginning as early as 5 a.m. or extending into the evening. Selected performers will receive the exact filming location, wardrobe instructions and call time on the day before filming.

Applications are being handled through Castgen, where applicants must create or sign in to an account, locate the project titled “Saltwater – Pilot” and mark themselves available for the appropriate role. Those selected will receive a booking request that must be confirmed before the hiring process continues.

Disney’s Saltwater, an Aquamarine Spinoff Pilot

Saltwater is the production title for a proposed Aquamarine series ordered as a pilot by Disney+ and Disney Channel. A pilot order allows Disney to produce and evaluate an initial episode but does not guarantee that a complete season will follow.

The new story centers on Coral, a teenager who moves to an idyllic seaside community and searches for answers about her mother’s disappearance. Her investigation leads to the discovery that her mother was a mermaid—and that Coral has begun developing magical abilities of her own.

Emma Roberts will reprise her role as Claire Brown from the original film as a guest star and will serve as an executive producer. Original Aquamarine director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum is returning to direct and executive produce, while original producer Susan Cartsonis will also executive produce.

Released in 2006, Aquamarine starred Roberts and Joanna “JoJo” Levesque as best friends Claire and Hailey. The pair discover a mermaid named Aquamarine, played by Sara Paxton, after a storm deposits her in a seaside swimming pool. The film was adapted from Alice Hoffman’s 2001 novel. Disney has not announced the pilot’s principal cast beyond Roberts.

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