Start your (extremely expensive) engines.
Superstar actor-comedian Kevin Hart is filming his upcoming movie in New Jersey, and if you own a luxury car, you may just qualify to become an extra. (See details below.)
Hart’s movie “72 Hours,” a Netflix film, will be in production locally in June and July.
The comedy pairs Hart, 45, with his frequent collaborator, director Tim Story.
“72 Hours” sees Hart play a 40-something executive who joins a group of 20-somethings on a three-day bachelor party after he is mistakenly added to their group chat.
The original script comes from Jersey’s Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who grew up in Randolph and are known for creating the hit “Karate Kid” revival series “Cobra Kai” — which ended this year on Netflix after six seasons — as well as writing movies including the Jersey-set stoner road comedy “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” (2004), starring John Cho and Jersey’s own Kal Penn. The current “72 Hours” script is also co-written by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows.
Director Tim Story honored Kevin Hart in 2016 during Hart's ceremony for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tommaso Boddi | WireImage
Hart and Story, the film’s director, previously worked together on the movies “Think Like a Man” (2012), “Think Like a Man Too” (2014), “Ride Along” (2014)“ and “Ride Along 2″ (2016).
Story also directed Hart’s stand-up comedy films “Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain” (2011), “Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain” (2013) and “Kevin Hart: What Now?” (2016).
Hart, a producer on “72 Hours,” is himself a collector of both classic and modern cars.
His most recent Netflix film was F. Gary Gray’s “Lift,” a heist comedy filmed in Northern Ireland and Italy and released in 2024.
New Jersey's Jon Hurwitz, left, and Hayden Schlossberg, co-creators of "Cobra Kai" and writers of "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," wrote the original script for "72 Hours."Charley Gallay | Getty Images for Netflix
How to apply
Interesting in working on the movie?
Grant Wilfley Casting has put out an open call for Jersey locals who own luxury cars to appear in “72 Hours” as “pedestrians.”
Here are the luxury cars they’re looking for:
- Ferrari
- Lamborghini
- Maserati
- Lotus
- Aston Martin
- Bentley
- Porsche
- BMW 7 Series
- Mercedes S/SL/CLS/G
- Audi A7/A8 series
Anyone who has a qualifying car and is interested can apply by sending the following details to 72hours@gwcnyc.com with the subject line “Luxury Cars”:
Their full name; whether or not they are a SAG member; their height, weight, clothing and shoe sizes; whether or not they are local to New Jersey or New York and age 18 or older; make, model, year and color of the car; current, clear photos of themselves (close-up and full body) and current photo of the car.
Stories by Amy Kuperinsky
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