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EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Schwarzenegger continues his streak of landing high-profile roles arsenic he is group to prima opposite Phoebe Dynevor in Beach Read, 20th Century Studios‘ adjustment of nan New York Times bestselling caller from Emily Henry.
Published successful 2020, Beach Read is a romanticist drama pursuing January Andrews, a successful romance novelist who struggles pinch condolences and writer’s artifact aft her father’s decease and nan find of secrets he’s agelong kept hidden. While spending nan summertime successful his Michigan formation location to hole it for sale, she unexpectedly reconnects pinch Gus Everett, an writer who was erstwhile her rival successful college. Both creatively stuck, they work together to a penning situation complete nan summer, swapping literate genres while promising that location will beryllium nary romance betwixt them. Of course, you cognize what they opportunity astir nan best-laid plans.
The hunt for Gus was an extended process that took spot complete galore months and while initially he was a acheronian equine campaigner and an unexpected choice, Schwarzenegger’s portion and chemistry publication pinch Dynevor blew distant filmmakers and nan studio.
Yulin Kuang, nan co-writer of Netflix’s People We Meet connected Vacation — different Henry adaptation — is directing nan characteristic return from her ain script, pinch Neal H. Moritz producing via his Original Films. Karina Rahardja will exec produce. Sarah Shepard and Catherine Hughes are overseeing for 20th. The literate affairs team, led by Clare Reeth, spearheaded efforts to onshore authorities to nan book.
This domiciled marks different large triumph for Schwarzenegger, who besides ended up pinch lead opposite Margaret Qualley successful nan upcoming Amazon MGM Studios romantic play Love Of Your Life. Schwarzenegger hit retired a number of young actors for that portion and a number were besides chasing Beach Read, marking 2 large wins successful a statement for nan rising star.
Schwarzenegger astir precocious starred arsenic Saxon, nan eldest Ratliff sibling, successful nan 3rd play of Mike White’s Emmy-winning series The White Lotus on HBO. The domiciled earned him immoderate of nan champion reviews of his profession and is judge to person him successful nan operation this grant play arsenic Emmy voting is astir to travel to a close.
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Earlier this year, Schwarzenegger starred as Tim Tebow successful Ryan Murphy’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. He’s besides appeared successful HBO Max’s Emmy-nominated constricted series The Staircase and Prime Video’s The Terminal List and The Boys spinoff Gen V. Schwarzenegger besides starred successful nan Netflix film Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler, and filmed nan sci-fi thriller Warning this year. His different caller credits see nan crime drama Echo Boomers, nan supernatural thriller Daniel Isn’t Real, Midnight Sun and The Long Road Home, which received a information for Best Limited Series for nan Critics Choice Television Awards.
Schwarzenegger is represented by UTA, Entertainment 360, and lawyer Patrick Knapp.
