Do you want to be an extra in the Batman movie and at the same time help 826CHI earn money?

Here is your chance to be on the big screen!

Batman is looking for extras for the movie being filmed in Chicago and they are reaching out to non-profits for casting. For every 826CHI volunteer that is an extra, 826CHI gets $50 a day. So here are the details.

When: Friday, August 24th, Saturday, August 25th and/or Sunday, August 26th (You can commit to one, two or all three days)
Time: 6am-6pm (approximately)
Where: Downtown Chicago location. Exact location will be emailed the day before.

More information: 826CHI gets $50 per person per day (image 100 people each for one day, that's $5000)

* You get to be an extra in the Batman movie
* You get breakfast, lunch and snacks
* The scene is a funeral, a big police funeral
* There is down time (so people can socialize etc, it's not just following directions for 12 hours)
* Each day there is a big raffle and the prizes are good, I Pods, I Phones, X Boxes.....etc.
* You may invite friends to join you as long as they are over 18


If you are interested you must

1. Respond by this Friday, August 10th at noon
2. Email mara@826chi.org

* Full name
* Day or days you are committing too (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
* Age
* Race
* Male or Female
* Phone number

(Warner Brothers is asking for this information of all extras)

I will email you back when I get more information and the day before with the exact location in Chicago where you will be meeting. Please note you are COMMITTING to this and even though you are volunteering for 826CHI we are COMMITTING to have you there.

Sorry, I'm already a star.

* The scene is a funeral, a big police funeral

It takes more than this to convince me to give up an entire weekend.

you people are all assholes.

Don't extras usually make $100 to $150 a day? Where is the extra (har har) money going?

I make no apologies for being a very busy and exciting person that cannot afford to stand around w/ a bunch of douche bags that want to get within 50 yards of Heath Ledger or think this is their big break to stardom.

yes, you are very busy and exciting. clearly.

it's for a good cause, and that's why i posted it. i'm super psyched for it just because i'm a nerd and cant wait to see the minutiae of life on a set. it's cool to me, whatever, shut up.

Having been an extra on The Drew Carey Show, I can tell you...it can be a long, long day.

No way I'm driving three hours for this.

Try not to trip over any sidewalks, Gena, or they'll cut you out of the scene.

* You may invite friends to join you as long as they are over 18

Does that mean I can't sign up???

you could always just lie and say you are 18, paves.

EDIT: Oh, wait, so we don't actually get 50 dollars. I thought that "charity" thing seemed kind of weird.

Well, fuck this, then!

Have fun sucking, lol.

Does that mean I can't sign up???

i just got my confirmation email for this. i have to wear heels, tights and a winter coat, but i'm pretty psyched about it. also, i have to sign a confidentiality agreement and payment waiver. and i am not allowed to ask for autographs.

i just got my confirmation email for this. i have to wear heels, tights and a winter coat, but i'm pretty psyched about it. also, i have to sign a confidentiality agreement and payment waiver. and i am not allowed to ask for autographs.

Were the dress requirements of the extras not part of the confidentiality agreement?

i just got my confirmation email for this. i have to wear heels, tights and a winter coat,

You're going to spend the weekend walking the streets in tights and high heels? How is this different from any other weekend?

So are they only paying $50 per person to charity per day and that's it or are they paying the extras a base pay on top of this?

If they are only donating to charity and not giving the extras a cut, then this is pretty much a brilliant scam on their part. Really, they are saving roughly $100-$150 per person by doing this. Talk about slave labor.

If you have any friends that would like to join you, they need extra people. Many of the people who were supposed to be come tomorrow are Red Cross volunteers and now have other work to do. Your friends, must be 18, and may just show up with you. Please share the wardrobe info with them so they are prepared! I just need to know a count, not their names. Patrick will take their names in the AM.

come on guys!