‘Oppenheimer’s David Krumholtz To Star In Dark Comedy ‘Forelock’
07.03.2024 - 22:45
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer) has signed on to star in Forelock, a dark comedy marking the solo feature directorial debut of Caleb Alexander Smith (NCIS).
The filmmaker also stars in the pic, which he scripted. Emily Swallow (The Mandalorian), Alimi Ballard (Queen of the South), and Chloe Farnworth (MaXXXine) round out the cast.
Forelock centers on a naive fitness enthusiast (Smith) seeking a fresh start in Los Angeles, watching as he collides with a Hollywood Boulevard grifter (Krumholtz) who exploits his uncanny resemblance to the world’s most famous superhero.
Pic is the first for Midnight Chimes, the film and TV production company founded last year by award-winning sports journalist and broadcaster Lindsay McCormick and Smith. McCormick is producing, with Russ Hammonds (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Diplomat) exec producing alongside Krumholtz. The film is co-financed by Midnight Chimes LLC, with production currently underway in Los Angeles.
“It’s an honor to collaborate with so many true artists both behind and in front of the camera,” Smith told Deadline. “Even as a sardonic comedy, Forelock is a deeply personal story, and I’m thrilled I don’t have to take the journey alone.”
Added Krumholtz, “I’m super jazzed and grateful to have been asked to be an integral part of Caleb’s crystal clear unique vision for Forelock. Playing Randy is an exquisite challenge, a character portrayal that I hope will surprise audiences far and wide.”
Part of the SAG Award-winning ensemble of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, in the role of Manhattan Project physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi, Krumholtz is also known for turns in the Coen Brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Hail, Caesar!, as well as Disney’s The Santa Clause