'Super 8' Star Joel Courtney Signs With CAA (Exclusive)

Joel Courtney signs with CAA and is represented by Tracy Brennan. Exclusively from Hollywood Reporter. 

CAA has signed Super 8 star Joel Courtney.

The actor was previously at WME but became in play when his agent, Bonnie Liedtke, left to become a manager at Principato-Young Entertainment earlier in September. He continues to be repped by Liedtke and is additionally repped by attorney Derek Kroeger.

Courtney was part of the crop of newcomers cast by J.J. Abrams inSuper 8, the June hit from Paramount which grossed $258 million worldwide, where he played the male lead of a boy coping with the death his mother while dealing with an alien running loose in his town.

The part was a launchpad for Courtney, who snagged the part of Tom Sawyer in the indie feature Tom Sawyer and Huckeberry Finn. He is currently shooting the indie dramaThe Healer which co-stars Isabelle Fuhrman.  

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Trace Adkins Lands Role in Thriller Film

From CMT: 

Trace Adkins has landed an acting role as a truck driver in the upcoming supernatural thriller, The Healer. According to a press release, Adkins' character is "a transporter of souls destined to hell. His huge rig is a prison for eternity from which there is no escape." In the film, teenage twins go camping with their father, then get lost in a forest. The film also stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Joel Courtney, James Le Gros, Peter Bogdanovich and Natalia Dyer. Written and directed by Giorgio Serafini, The Healer is currently filming in North Carolina.

 

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"Joel Courtney Scares in The Haunting Hour"

From FanLaLa: 

Joel Courtney who many of you probably know from the summer hit“Super 8” is making a guest appearance on “R.L. Stein’s The Haunting Hour.” 
 
The series is like “Goosebumps” where each episode features a different cast in a scary situation. Joel guest stars in theseason 2 premiere episode where he plays a film lover who gets the chance to experience life inside a movie. Sadly for Joel’s character  "John" he sees what its like to be in a horror movie! 

Besides appearing in The Haunting Hour, the “Super 8” superstar is playing Tom Sawyer in the new “Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn” movie with “Wizards of Waverly Place” star Jake T. Austin! 

Don’t forget to check out Joel Courtney in the season 2 premiere of “R.L. Stein’s The Haunting Hour” this Saturday, October 1 at 8 pm on The Hub!


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