Drew Ray Tanner Stars in ‘Boot Camp’ Rom-Com Movie Based on Popular Wattpad Story
18.10.2022 - 19:11
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor In his first leading feature role, Drew Ray Tanner (“Riverdale”) will star in “Boot Camp,” a film adaptation of the hugely popular Wattpad story by Gina Musa of the same name. The romantic comedy tells the body-empowerment story of notoriously unathletic Whitney Carmichael, played by Rachel Boudwin, who begins to fall for her off-limits personal trainer, Axel (Tanner), after signing up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself. A deepening connection inspires her to let go of the others’ expectations and, instead, find the strength to embrace her true self. Wattpad Webtoon Studios announced that production has wrapped on “Boot Camp” after filming began in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, earlier this month. The movie does not yet have distribution deals. “Boot Camp,” which currently has over 26 million reads on Wattpad, was developed with Great Pacific Media, December Films, Junction Hammer Productions and Channel Zero Studios.
In addition to Tanner and Boudwin, the cast of “Boot Camp” includes Emmanuelle Chriqui, who portrayed Sloan in HBO’s “Entourage” and is currently in her third season playing Lana Lang in the CW’s “Superman & Lois,” who will play Cindy, boot camp leader camp and the mother of Whitney’s nemesis. Rounding out the supporting cast are Ennis Esmer (“Red Oaks,” “Children Ruin Everything”) as the boot camp’s co-leader Bob and Martin Cummins (“Riverdale,” “When Calls the Heart”) as Whitney’s father, as well as Rachel Boyd (“He’s Not Worth Dying For”) as Willow, a beautiful but malicious queen bee whose cruelty stems from a troubled relationship with her mother, Cindy (Chriqui). Great Pacific Media (GPM) acquired the film and TV rights and is producing the
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