Tom Cruise movie to hold open casting call in metro Atlanta

The new Tom Cruise movie "Mena," filming in and north of Atlanta this summer, holds an open casting call this Saturday.

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

The movie, set in the 1970s and 80s in the U.S. and South America, needs a ton of extras.

In addition to two-legged background actors they need four-wheeled ones. If your rig dates to that time period they want to hear from you.

Here's the info:

Credit: Jennifer Brett

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