Any Iowa InstantCasters out there? The Experiment is coming to Des Moines, and you could get cast this week with Hollywood’s heavyweights (and Best Actor Oscar winners) Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker.

These two A-list actors will go head-to-head in The Experiment as a prison inmate and a guard. They’ll be joined by amazing talent like Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood as well as Twilight actor Cam Gigandet.

Based on the 2001 German film of the same name, The Experiment is all about authority going very, very wrong. Want in on the action? Click here to see The Experiment casting call today!

FANTASY FILM - A film with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap. (For example, much about the Star Wars saga suggests fantasy, yet it has the feel of science fiction.) Lately the genre has gained new respect, driven principally by the successful adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor

Were you one of the Twilight fans that camped out to catch the very first midnight screening? Well, you definitely weren’t alone.

We’ve been hearing about this movie 24/7 for weeks now, and whether you’re a die-hard Twilight fan or you’re just sick of all the hype, you can’t deny that it has major box office appeal.

How major? According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, the vampire flick made around $7 million in midnight screenings alone!

Fandango also reports these stunning numbers:

- Fandango has been selling 5 Twilight tickets per second
- Fandango sold out more than 1,000 Twilight midnight show times on Thursday
- It’s the company’s fastest-selling film since The Dark Knight in July of this year;
- Twilight takes the #3 spot on Fandango’s list of Top Advance Ticket-Sellers, surpassing the Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Lord of the Rings movies

Even with so-so reviews, it looks like Twilight is going to the “it” movie of 2008. Click here to read all about the movie!

By Alisha, InstantCast staff writer