‘Gossip Girl‘ and ‘The Invitation star’ Thomas Doherty has landed his next big-screen role. The Scottish actor will be playing a struggling musician named Casey in the upcoming IFC Films-backed romantic drama film, ‘Dandelion‘. The film is from the creative mind of writer/director Nicole Riegel.
Doherty has been cast opposite Kiki Layne (‘If Beale Street Could Talk‘) who will take on the titular role of Dandelion, an aspiring musician. ‘Dandelion‘ will center on Layne as a down-on-her-luck musician from Cincinnati who is determined to fulfill her dreams against all odds. Know more about Thomas Doherty and his upcoming film.
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Actor Thomas Doherty To Star In ‘Dandelion‘
Thomas Doherty, best known for playing the resident flirt on HBO Max’s ‘Gossip Girl’ reboot, is set to star alongside KiKi Layne in ‘Dandelion’. The romantic drama, backed by IFC Films, is currently in production. Doherty, who is 27-year-old and from Scotland, also starred in the Disney Channel series ‘The Lodge’, and Sony’s recent horror thriller ‘The Invitation’.
Riegel, whose first film was 2020’s drama ‘Holler’, praised Doherty as a “curious and insightful actor.” “I’m excited for everyone to experience the pure artist that he is,” she said in a statement. “This has been one of the most fulfilling actor-director partnerships of my career.”
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Everything To Know About ‘Dandelion’
Nicole Riegel wrote and directed ‘Dandelion’, which centers on an aspiring singer-songwriter named Dandelion (Layne). The protagonist can’t seem to make her dream come true when she reluctantly takes a gig at a motorcycle rally that’s ways away from her hometown of Cincinnati. At the event, she meets Casey (Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
Dandelion joins Casey’s electric and nomadic group of struggling musicians. The two kindred spirits make music together and strike up an intoxicating whirlwind romance that changes her artistic journey. ‘Dandelion’, according to Layne, is “a story about the resilience of the human spirit and magic of serendipity.”
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