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This summer,Cole Sprouseand histwin brother Dylanwill usher in another decade of the suite life when they turn 30.
“In the last year, I’ve kind of refocused my personal life in a way that has made me feel very excited about turning 30,” theThe Suite Life of Zack & Codystar, 29, tells PEOPLE. “But my brother and I, we’ve been raised around adults our whole lives, so 30 in this instance really does feel like just another number. I think my brother and I got a really fun little party plan too, which is going to be exciting.”
In the meantime, he heads to space withLana Condorin HBO Max’s sci-fi romanceMoonshot. Sprouse’s character Walt always dreamed about traveling to space, so he joins Sophie (Condor) on a ride to Mars where she plans to reunite with her long-term boyfriend.
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“It was about 12 hours every day of us trying not to break during scenes,” Sprouse says of filming with Condor, 24, and their costarsZach Braff,Lukas GageandMichelle Buteau. “We were just laughing for 12 hours a day. It was a really, really enjoyable experience.”
The Disney Channel vet admits that his childhood desire to be an astronaut waned as he grew up.
“In the most American, cliche way as possible, when I was a kid, I really wanted to be an astronaut,” Sprouse says. “As I aged though, the thought of being helpless and out of control inside a zero-gravity space shuttle truly terrifies the hell out of me. Kudos to all the astronauts who have decided to completely relinquish themselves of control.”
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Sprouse shares that he likes doing romance movies, including2019’sFive Feet Apart, because he finds “it eases my personal audience into narratives in film slowly but surely.”
“It’s a really effective means of carving out space within the film world while not isolating your audience or pulling a full 180 away from the things that people have come to love about your career,” he continues.
Sprouse adds that he hopes to dive deeper into the film world “post-Riverdale” and compliments hisBig DaddycostarAdam Sandler’s ability to find that balance between large-scale projects and smaller films.
“Perhaps I’m a bit biased because I’ve known him for ages, but I do admire his career. He’s got a really, really wonderful balance between art and commerce that I think is the currency of a real working actor,” Sprouse says. “He’s walking that line beautifully and he’s raising up all of his friends at the same time, which I think is incredible.”
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TheFriendsalum saw Sandler, 55, atthe 2019 premiere ofUncut Gems"and we talked at the after-party for like an hour," Sprouse says. “It was really special.”
Despite looking ahead to a wide-ranging career, Sprouse feels content with where he stands now.
“I feel like this sounds exactly like what someone would say at 30,” he says, “but I feel like I’ve finally got everything together in a way.”
Moonshotbegins streaming on HBO Max Thursday.
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source: people.com
