Gregg Sulkin, the rising star of MTV’s “Faking It,” is set to star in the indie movie “Status Update,” TheWrap has learned. Gabe Torres will direct from a script he co-wrote with Britt Logan, and he’ll also produce alongside John Baldecchi for Digital Riot Media. Sulkin will play a talented high school quarterback who aspires to be a journalist. With an article in mind, he embarks on a social experiment that sees him change his Facebook status from “single” to “interested in men” so he write about how perceptions of him change from his family, teammates and teachers.
- 3/16/2016
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Gregg Sulkin has landed the lead in Status Update, an indie comedy from director Gabe Torres. Sulkin plays Josh, a five-star high school quarterback who wants to be a journalist. When he writes an article about his social experiment of changing his Facebook status from “single” to “interested in men,” a fellow male student with a crush on him creates a tribute video to “Josh the Gay Quarterback” that goes viral. The media picks it up, and Josh becomes a hero to gay teens…...
- 3/16/2016
- Deadline
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