Pete Gardner of ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Joins Harold And The Purple Crayon; Paramount+’s ‘Finestkind’ Adds Charlie Thurston

Special: Pete Gardnercrazy ex girlfriendIn Sony Pictures’ live-action adaptation, Zachary Levy stars alongside Zoe Deschanel, Lil Rell Haur, Ravi Patel, Camille Guatt and Tanya Reynolds. Harold and the purple pencil.Which has packaging production.

Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldana’s film (Ferdinand) Based on Crockett Johnson’s 1955 children’s book about Harold, a curious four-year-old boy who can create his own world with his purple pencil. David Gion and Michael Handelman (Night at the Museum: The Secret of the GraveAdapted from a screenplay by John Davis (dolemite is my name) Produced by Davis Entertainment. The film is currently in post-production and will hit theaters on January 27, 2023.

Gardner is perhaps best known for her role as Rachel Bloom’s overly friendly boss, Rebecca, Daryl Whitefeder on The CW’s Emmy-winning musical comedy series. crazy ex girlfriend. The actor recently starred in an HBO Max pirate comedy. means our flag Comedy series Death and FloQast Studios PBC. Notable movie credits include Ninja Turtle, Project XLindsay Lohan romantic comedy labor pains, Omnipotent Evan Y transformers.

Gardner is represented by Seven Summits Pictures & Management and the Ellis Talent Group.

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Special: Charlie ThurstonJulia) signed for Paramount+ crime thriller; the best man. Tommy Lee Jones joins the community of Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Scott Tovar, Tim Dali, Lolita Davidovic, Klein Crawford, Megan Lakers, Ismail Cruz Cordova and Fernanda Before Andrew.

Located in the fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the best man It tells the story of two brothers (Foster and Wallace) from opposite sides of the rink, who meet again as adults one summer. A young woman (Ortega) finds herself in the middle when desperate circumstances force them to make a deal with the Boston Dangerous Crime Syndicate. Along the way he has to make sacrifices and test the connections between siblings, friends and father (Jones) and son. Thurston will play Mr. White, the private equity executive who runs Excelsior Sea Foods in New Bedford.

Oscar winner Brian Helgeland has written and directed the film, which will open exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States this year, and will release in Australia, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the South. Korea when service begins in these markets. Gary Foster and Ras Krasnoff Producers for Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment, Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan for Bosque Ranch and David Glaser for MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, 101 Studios selling internationally in all remaining areas.

Thurston recently appeared on Showtime right-handed Renaissance Dexter: Fresh BloodAnd now you can see it in HBO Max’s Julia Child TV series. Juliarenewed for a second season. Additional titles include Horror Movie Dirty with Jeffrey Dean Morgan; Jodie Foster Drama money monsterStarring George Clooney and Julia Roberts; Y Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.

You’ll soon see Thurston in a movie at 20th Century Studios boston choke, Starring Keira Knightley, Carrie Cooney, Alessandro Nivola, Chris Cooper, and others appearing on Hulu. He runs CESD and Forte Artist Management in New York.