Want to be in a movie with Robert De Niro? His upcoming crime thriller “The Whisper Man” is in need of New Jersey locals. The Netflix production, set to begin in April and film through June, put out an open casting call for Jersey residents. The movie needs people “of all genders and ethnicities” for background roles including police officers, reporters, paramedics, elementary school students, parents, detectives, park goers and pedestrians. (For information on how to apply, see below). “The Whisper Man” is based on the bestselling 2019 novel by Alex North about a widowed crime writer whose young son is abducted. When he asks his retired police detective father for help, he finds a link to the old case of a serial killer called The Whisper Man. James Ashcroft (“The Rule of Jenny Pen,” “Coming Home in the Dark”) is directing the movie. De Niro, 81, currently stars as a former president in the Netflix political thriller series “Zero Day,” his first TV drama, released Feb. 20. His other Netflix credits include “The Irishman,” the 2019 film directed by Martin Scorsese, for which he was nominated for an Oscar (and which also filmed some scenes in New Jersey). To apply to be an extra in “The Whisper Man,” email whisper@gwcnyc with the subject line “NJ residents” and include this information: Your name, preferred pronouns, phone number, whether or not you are a Screen Actors Guild member, whether or not you have visible tattoos and whether or not you are a resident of New Jersey. Attach current, non-professional photos of yourself — both close-ups and full-body photos. If you have a car you can work with, specify the year, make, model and color, and attach a photo of the car. The pay is $216 for eight hours if you’re a SAG member; $181.50 for 10 hours if you’re not. Thank you for reading. Please consider supporting NJ.com with a subscription. Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com and followed at @AmyKup on Twitter/X, @amykup.bsky.social on Bluesky and @kupamy on Instagram and Threads.