Now Casting Principal Roles for Horror/Thriller Feature Film “Kill Trip” in Austin, TX.
An independent feature film, “Kill Trip,” is seeking principal talent for a horror movie set in Texas. The story follows a group of friends on their way to the ACL music festival, who accept a ride from a mysterious stranger—only to find themselves in a fight for survival.
Filming will take place in the Austin (Llano) area from May 15–23, 2025, and actors must be local hires or able to self-report without travel compensation. The production is casting lead, co-lead, supporting, and featured speaking roles, with pay rates varying by role. Actors should be comfortable with depictions of stylized horror and thriller elements.
To apply, submit through the provided casting link or email your details, including headshots and availability.
According to IMDB – A group of friends hitch a ride to a Texas music festival with a charismatic stranger, but when their friends start disappearing, survival becomes the ultimate challenge.
Director & Writer: Kristian McKay
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AUSTIN, TX Area – PRINCIPAL TALENT CASTING CALL
Project: Independent Feature Film “KILL TRIP”
On the way to the Texas ACL music festival, a group of friends catches a ride with a magnetic stranger. But when people start vanishing, the real headliner becomes survival. Not everyone is going to make it to ACL.
This is a Horror/Thriller film so you MUST be comfortable acting out scenes depicting violence for stylized horror film sequences of events.
Shoot Location: AUSTIN, TX area (LLANO area)
AUSTIN, TX area LOCAL HIRE ONLY! (transportation/accommodation will not be provided!) OK to live out of city/state as long as you are a reasonable self DRIVE to LLANO TX and are not expecting compensation for travel. MUST be LOCAL HIRE and not require a flight to get to location in Austin (Llano)!
UNION Status: NON-UNION
PAY Rate: Varies by role. See specific role for rate
DATES NEEDED:
FILMING from 5/15/25 – 5/23/25. MUST have flexible and open availability during entire date range to be considered as we do not yet have a locked schedule. Role dates will be assigned once cast. May work one or multiple dates during this timeframe depending on your role.
ROLES: –THESE WILL REQUIRE VIDEOTAPED AUDITION
LEAD – CO-LEAD – SUPPORTING – FEATURED SPEAKING ROLES.
[DALLAS – VAN DRIVER (LEAD)]
Lead: Rate $750/day. White male, Late 20s. Good looking, Magnetic, built from years of hard labor. A road-worn charmer with a quiet intensity. The kind of guy who can fix an engine with one hand and roll a cigarette with the other. *Suggested types-Sean Penn in At Close Range, Brad Pitt in California
[KATY – FESTIVAL GOER (LEAD)]
Lead: Rate $750/day. White female, Early 20s, attractive, sensitive, intuitive, raised herself. Dark-eyed, deeply spiritual, but not naive. Reads tarot, but doesn’t always trust what the cards say. Feels like she’s been running from something forever. Often cold and a bit distant. Dark energy. Comfortable swimming and in a swimsuit.
[JESS – FESTIVAL GOER (CO-LEAD)]
Co-Lead: Rate $250/day. Open to all ethnicities, female, Mid-20s, attractive. Fiery, Loud, Over the top, controlling. Sun-kissed, confident, the natural leader of the group. Wears a band tee knotted at the waist, denim shorts, and a knowing smirk. She’s the one who picks the road trip playlist and drives faster than she should. Comfortable swimming, comfortable with implied cannabis use, comfortable with romantic physical contact with male co-lead.
[CHLOE – FESTIVAL GOER (CO-LEAD)]
Rate $250/day. Open to all ethnicities, female, Early 20s, attractive. Quiet, artistic, always sketching something in her battered notebook. Wears oversized flannels and thrifted dresses. Speaks in observations rather than opinions. Introverted, not very adventurous. She digs Ryan but won’t admit it, even to herself.
[APRIL – FESTIVAL GOER (CO-LEAD)]
Rate $250/day. Open to all ethnicities, female, Mid-20s, attractive. Fearless, impulsive, a wild child in every sense. The one who convinces everyone to take the sketchy detour, the extra shot, the leap into the unknown. Owns vinyl records but no record player. Carefree, fun-loving. Comfortable swimming, comfortable with romantic physical contact with male co-lead.
[BRIAN – MOTEL CLERK (CO-LEAD)]
Rate $250/day. Open to all ethnicities, male, Early 20s, attractive. Former high school jock, now working the night shift at a rundown Texas motel. Romantic at heart, counting the days until he heads to Texas A&M in the fall. Drives his mom’s old sedan, keeps a football in the trunk, just in case. Normal small town kid getting ready to head to college. Clean-cut/conservative but a bit adventurous too. Comfortable swimming, comfortable with romantic physical contact with female co-lead.
[KELLY (SUPPORTING)]
Featured approx (35) Lines: Rate $250/day. White male, Late 20s, attractive. Dark expressive eyes, full of swagger, rugged, cocky but smooth, sexy with a bit of an edge. Bit of a Brad Pitt in Thelma & Louise vibe or Kevin Costner in Silverado. Comfortable swimming, comfortable with implied cannabis use, comfortable with romantic physical contact with female co-lead.
[JANET – WAITRESS (SUPPORTING)]
Featured approx (13) Lines: Rate $250/day. Hispanic/Latina female, late 30s-40s, attractive. Foreign, independent, survivor. Single mom energy. Works long hours at a roadside diner, but her mind is always somewhere else. Her past is full of secrets she doesn’t tell just anyone. Smoker, world weary but not afraid. Bit of a J-Lo vibe.
[MELISSA (SUPPORTING)]
Featured approx (10) Lines: Rate $250/day. White female, Early 20s, attractive, petite, sharp-eyed, appearing innocent but possibly a bit dangerous, unfazed, laid back but with a vibe that makes you feel a bit uneasy, mysterious werewolf type quality, similar dark energy to Katy
[WAYLON (SUPPORTING)]
SUPPORTING: Rate $250/day. White, male, 38-55 years old, older small town cowboy type, acts as the ‘devil on your shoulder’. Not focused on but is seen in shadow in the background of the Lead actor scenes as the ‘voice inside his head’. Suggested type: In True Romance – Clarence talking to Elvis
[LEVI – DRIFTER (FEATURED)]
Featured approx (7) Lines: Rate $250/day. White male, 50s-60s. Been living on the road for a decade. Says he’s just passing through, but he’s been saying that for years. Collects matchbooks from every bar he visits, lost something he can’t talk about. Vagabond, local cowboy type. Annoying, talks too much, nervous energy, the kind of guy that gets on your nerves quickly.
[WADE (FEATURED)]
Featured approx (6) Lines: Rate $250/day. Open to all ethnicities, male, Early 20s, casual, relaxed. Friend of Brian and fellow college student heading to Texas A&M. Normal college guy.
[RYAN – FESTIVAL GOER (FEATURED)]
Featured 5+Under: approx (5) Lines: Rate $250/day. Open to all ethnicities, male, Mid-20s. Part of the original road trip gang with the girls. Often shirtless, man bun, guitar slung over his shoulder. Up for anything—sometimes to a fault. Romantic in a reckless way. Hasn’t bought a new pair of boots in years, just lets them fall apart. Comfortable swimming/doing a cannonball.
[TACO STAND GIRL (5+ UNDER)]
Featured 5+Under: approx (3) Lines: Rate $250/day. Hispanic/Latina, Early to Mid 20s, super pretty, high attraction level, mischievous, playful, Suggested type: Salma Hayak in La Vida Loca
[NINA – STUDENT (5+ UNDER)]
Featured 5+Under: approx (2) Lines: Rate $250/day. White female, Early to mid-20s, attractive, blonde or ginger haired, typical Summer break traveler, colored streak in her hair, earbuds always in, working on a novel she never shows anyone. Scrappy and a bit of a fighter.
[TRAVIS (5+UNDER)]
Featured 5+Under: approx (1) Line: Rate $250/day. White male, mid 30s, attractive, clean-cut, conservative, cop type, cocky.
How to apply:
TO SUBMIT for this role: https://forms.gle/otD9fpTe2oSD9fyg7
Please respond via above link -OR- send us an email ASAP to – killtripcasting@gmail.com. (**Please do NOT do both!)
With subject line KILL TRIP (specify role)
Emails must include ALL of the following:
-First & Last Name
-Phone Number
-Email Address
-Recent Color Photos of you (prefer cell phone photos rather than professional headshots – NO FILTERS! Nobody else in the photo with you!) . Please include at least (2) COLOR photos which reflect the role you are submitting for – (1) Closeup and (1) Full Body Standing
-Height
-Weight
-Clothing and Shoe Sizes
-Current City/State you are located in
-CONFIRM you are fully available on ALL date(s) specified and can work local to BASTROP TX
-If you have an acting resume, please also include!