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Stranger ThingsstarFinn Wolfhardhas a major career move in the works!
Film production company 30WEST announced on Tuesday that Wolfhard, 19, and Billy Bryk will direct a movie titledHell of a Summer.
Wolfhard said in the official press release: “I am so excited to be co-directing my first feature film. I get the chance to work with an incredible cast and crew, and to work with a company like 30WEST and Aggregate is a real dream.”
Wolfhard, Bryk, and Fred Hechinger will star in the contemporary horror-comedy of which plot details have yet to be disclosed. Hechinger, Aggregate Films' Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, and Parts and Labor’s Jay Van Hoy will produce the film. Principal photography is slated to begin this month in Ontario, Canada.
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Wolfhard is best known for his starring roles as Mike Wheeler in the hit Netflix seriesStranger Thingsand as Richie Tozier inItandIt: Chapter Two, which together have grossed over $1.2 billion at the box office. He recently starred in Jason Reitman’sGhostbusters: Afterlife.
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He also lends his voice to the all-star cast in Oscar winnerGuillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical filmPinocchio, which will premiere on Netflix.
In 2020, Wolfhard made his directorial debut with his first short filmNight Shifts.
A release date forHell of a Summerhas not yet been announced.
source: people.com
