The Hollywood Reporter - The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Star Gavin Casalegno to Lead Rom-Com ‘Sunflower Child’ (Exclusive)

Casalegno will star alongside actor and screenwriter Jennifer James in the indie romance, which MSR Media is pitching to buyers in Berlin.

The Summer I Turned Pretty star Gavin Casalegno will star in the upcoming indie romantic comedy Sunflower Child, playing a would-be-be Hollywood director who falls for an up-and-coming screenwriter, played by British-American actress Jennifer James, who also wrote the script.

Cinematographer Jamie Touche (Mozart: Rise of a Genius) is directing in his feature debut. The supporting cast includes Daniela Norman (Tiny Pretty Things), Muhannad Ben Amor (Andor), and Maddie Close (The Other Bennet Sister).

Shooting on Sunflower Child has begun at Twickenham Film Studios in the U.K. and on location around London.