‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Pete Gardner Joins ‘Harold And The Purple Crayon’; Paramount+’s ‘Finestkind’ Adds Charlie Thurston
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Pete Gardner (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) will star alongside Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Lil Rel Howery, Ravi Patel, Camille Guaty and Tanya Reynolds in Sony Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, which has wrapped production.The film from Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldanha (Ferdinand) is based on the 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson, which follows Harold—a curious four-year-old who, with his purple crayon, has the power to create a world of his own.
David Guion and Michael Handelman (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb) adapted the screenplay, with John Davis (Dolemite Is My Name) producing through Davis Entertainment.
The film is currently in post-production and is slated for release in theaters on January 27, 2023.Gardner is perhaps best known for his turn as Darryl Whitefeather—the overly-friendly boss of Rachel Bloom’s Rebecca—on The CW’s Emmy-winning musical comedy series, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
The actor has recently appeared on HBO Max’s pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death and FloQast Studios’ comedy series PBC. Notable film credits include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Project X, the Lindsay Lohan rom-com Labor Pains, Evan Almighty and Transformers.Gardner is represented by Seven Summits Pictures & Management and Ellis Talent Group.***EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Thurston (Julia) has signed on for a role in Paramount+’s crime thriller, Finestkind.
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