Mission: Impossible star Simon Pegg is set to play a Hollywood agent in upcoming dark comedy My Phone Died, with Mark Duplass ( The Morning Show, Creep ) and Haley Joel Osment ( Sixth Sense, Blink Twice ) also attached to star. Set to shoot in the spring of 2027. the film comes from filmmaking duo Hannah Leder and […]
Simon Pegg, Mark Duplass and Haley Joel Osment Team for Dark Comedy ‘My Phone Died,’ Hyde Park Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
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