Exclusive: Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), singer/songwriter Levi Dylan (grandson of Bob Dylan), Alexa PenaVega, and Carlos PenaVega have signed on to star in Mighty Oak, which is being directed by Soul Surfer helmer Sean McNamara.
11-year-old guitar prodigy Tommy Ragen (School Of Rock national tour) has been tapped to take on the title role of Oak while Nana Ghana (What/If) and Rodney Hicks also set to co-star.
Described as a dramedy along the lines of Wonder and A Dog’s Purpose, the film follows band manager Gina Jackson (Parrish), who struggles with losing her lead singer/brother (Dylan) in a fatal car accident on the way to a gig. A decade later, Gina meets a 10-year-old music prodigy named Oak (who seems to possess the same qualities as her brother,...
11-year-old guitar prodigy Tommy Ragen (School Of Rock national tour) has been tapped to take on the title role of Oak while Nana Ghana (What/If) and Rodney Hicks also set to co-star.
Described as a dramedy along the lines of Wonder and A Dog’s Purpose, the film follows band manager Gina Jackson (Parrish), who struggles with losing her lead singer/brother (Dylan) in a fatal car accident on the way to a gig. A decade later, Gina meets a 10-year-old music prodigy named Oak (who seems to possess the same qualities as her brother,...
- 1/31/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
"Friday Night Lights" and "Criminal Minds" are adding to their casts with new recurring roles, and more parts have been filled on several pilots.
Emily Rios (TNT's "Men of a Certain Age") has landed at least a six-episode arc on NBC Universal's "Friday Night Lights," playing Epyck, a rebel goth girl.
Rios is repped by Kass Stokes Management and Fortitude.
Austin Highsmith (HBO's "Big Love") has landed a guest role on CBS' "Minds," from ABC Studios and CBS Paramount, after recently wrapping a guest-star role on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."
She is repped by Visionary Artists and Stacy Abrams.
"Nomads," the CBS Studios/Warner Bros./Scott Free action pilot for the CW about a group of young backpackers who go on secret missions for the CIA, has filled out the lead role of Ryker, casting Warren Kole (Fox's "24").
He is repped by Kohner Agency and Luber Roklin.
On TNT, the Warner Bros.
Emily Rios (TNT's "Men of a Certain Age") has landed at least a six-episode arc on NBC Universal's "Friday Night Lights," playing Epyck, a rebel goth girl.
Rios is repped by Kass Stokes Management and Fortitude.
Austin Highsmith (HBO's "Big Love") has landed a guest role on CBS' "Minds," from ABC Studios and CBS Paramount, after recently wrapping a guest-star role on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."
She is repped by Visionary Artists and Stacy Abrams.
"Nomads," the CBS Studios/Warner Bros./Scott Free action pilot for the CW about a group of young backpackers who go on secret missions for the CIA, has filled out the lead role of Ryker, casting Warren Kole (Fox's "24").
He is repped by Kohner Agency and Luber Roklin.
On TNT, the Warner Bros.
- 4/15/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bratz: The Movie star Janel Parrish has landed a multiepisode arc on the hit NBC series Heroes.
In three episodes of Universal Media Studios' sci-fi drama, Parrish will play May, the head cheerleader at the new school that Claire (Hayden Panettietre) attends.
In addition to playing one of the leads in Lionsgate's Bratz, Parrish recorded a song for the film's soundtrack, Rainy Day, which she wrote and performed.
Parrish, who has an album deal with Geffen Records, and is repped by WMA and Bill Kravitz and Julia Verdin at Rough Diamond Management.
In three episodes of Universal Media Studios' sci-fi drama, Parrish will play May, the head cheerleader at the new school that Claire (Hayden Panettietre) attends.
In addition to playing one of the leads in Lionsgate's Bratz, Parrish recorded a song for the film's soundtrack, Rainy Day, which she wrote and performed.
Parrish, who has an album deal with Geffen Records, and is repped by WMA and Bill Kravitz and Julia Verdin at Rough Diamond Management.
- 8/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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