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Sony’s Columbia Pictures has pushed back the release date for its live-action Harold and the Purple Crayon film by five months, from January 27 to June 30, 2023. The film from Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldanha (Ferdinand) was previously set to open against Universal’s genre-bender Distant with…

EXCLUSIVE: Pete Gardner (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) will star alongside Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Lil Rel Howery, Ravi Patel, Camille Guaty and Tanya Reynolds in Sony Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, which has wrapped production. The film from Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldanha (Fe…

EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) has signed on for a role in Sony Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon. She's set to star alongside previously announced cast members including Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Lil Rel Howery, Ravi Patel and Camille Guaty. The upcoming film from…

EXCLUSIVE: Louise Lombard (After franchise) has signed on to a role in Christopher Nolan's Universal Pictures thriller Oppenheimer. She joins a stacked ensemble led by Cillian Murphy that also includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack…

EXCLUSIVE: Ravi Patel is set to join Sony Pictures' live-action adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, starring Zachary Levi. Academy Award nominee Carlos Saldanha is on board to direct with Lil Rel Howery and Zooey Deschanel also starring in the film. David Guion & Michael Handelman wrote the screenplay, based…

Zooey Deschanel will star alongside Zachary Levi and Lil Rel Howery in Sony Pictures’ live-action adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, from Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldanha (Ferdinand, Rio), Deadline has confirmed. The film is based on the 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson that follows Harold, a…

EXCLUSIVE: Lil Rel Howery is set to join Zachary Levi in Sony Pictures' live-action adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, which Carlos Saldanha is directing. David Guion & Michael Handelman wrote the screenplay, which is based on Crockett Johnson's bestselling children's book. John Davis is producing through…

Sony Pictures announced a slew of release dates late Thursday, including its Whitney Houston and George Foreman biopics, children’s book adaptation Harold and the Purple Crayon and its acquired title A Mouthful of Air. The studio also moved back the opening of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by four months. I Wanna Dance with So…