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 Ciara Bravo to Star in Netflix Rom-Com “Voicemails for Isabelle”

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Ciara Bravo has found her voice(mails)…

The 28-year-old part-Latina American actress and producer has joined he cast of writer-director Leah McKendrick’s Netflix rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle, starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson.

Ciara BravoIn addition to Bravo, who first appeared on television as Katie Knight in the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush, newcomers to the ensemble include Nick Offerman, Lukas Gage, Harry Shum Jr., Megan Danso, Toby Sandeman, McKendrick, Spencer Lord and Gil Bellows.

The film tells the story of Jill, who copes with her sister’s death by leaving her voicemails chronicling her chaotic life in San Francisco. When the number is unknowingly reassigned, an elusive Austin real estate agent begins receiving the hilariously confessional messages.

Bravo starred in the Fox series Red Band Society as Emma Chota, and appeared in the Nickelodeon movies Jinxed and Swindle.

CBS Films/eOne to Release Michael Garza’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” in August

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Michael Garza is going Dark next year…

CBS Films/eOne’s feature take on Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, starring the 18-year-old Latino actor, will open on August 9 next year.

 Michael Garza

From Oscarwinner Guillermo del Toro, who is co-writing and producing, the film is being directed by André Øvredal.

The movie centers on a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in a small town. The film is based on Alvin Schwartz’s young adult novel series, which del Toro has long been a fan of and owns ten of the books’ original illustrations by Stephen Gammell.

del Toro wrote with Daniel Hageman & Kevin Hageman, and the Shape of Water filmmaker is producing with Sean Daniel, Elizabeth Grave, Jason F. Brown, and J. Miles Dale. 

In addition to Garza, who starred in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Wayward Pines, the film also stars Zoe Colletti, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn.

De Oliveira Cast in the Indie Dark Comedy “Business Ethics”

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Laysla De Oliveira is all Business…

The Brazilian actress will star in the indie dark comedy Business Ethics.

Laysla De Oliveira

From Innis Lake Entertainment and Skylight Picture Works, the film will also star Sarah Carter, Larenz Tate, Jessica Parker Kennedy and Gil Bellows, who starred in the original short film.

Nick Wernham is directing the film from his short, about a man who sets out to run a Ponzi scheme.

Kurtwood Smith, Lance Reddick and Angus Macfadyen had previously joined the cast.

Carter will play Veronica, the loyal but unsuspecting assistant to Zachery Cranston (Tate). Unaware of his financial schemes, she develops unrequited feelings for him.

de Oliveira, who has appeared on television in Covert Affairs and Nikita, will play Cranston’s ex-wife Rosa.

The film begins production next week in Toronto.