Film News: Thy School-Days Frightful, Desperate, Wild, and Furious

Backstage.com reports that the upcoming House adaptation needs background actors for school scenes:

Child actors, aged 6–12, are wanted for background in a 1950s school and its classroom scenes with the lead character. The production is searching especially for talent who can ride bikes and thin boys who can play basketball well. “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” will shoot November-December in Atlanta, Georgia. The roles will pay $80 for eight hours of work.

This then would indicate the the film will be set in the 1950s - for those wondering.