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Indio Downey to star in film adaptation of Wasting Talent

Actor Indio Downey has secured his first lead feature film role in an indie adaptation of the late Ryan Leone novel Wasting Talent.

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Actor Indio Downey, the son of Robert Downey Jr, has landed his first lead feature film role in the upcoming independent movie Love In Vein. Deadline reported that the addiction drama is an adaptation of the late author Ryan Leone novel Wasting Talent. [2]

The feature adaptation will be written and directed by Will De Los Santos, who previously wrote the feature film Spun, according to Deadline. Muse Productions is producing the project alongside ArtHouse Gooning. [2]

Deadline reported that principal photography for Love In Vein is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles in March. The production also features an American Psycho producer aboard the project. [1][2][3]

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In short

  • Indio Downey will star in his first lead role in the film Love In Vein.
  • Love In Vein is adapted from the late Ryan Leone novel Wasting Talent.
  • Will De Los Santos is writing and directing the adaptation.
  • Principal photography is set to begin in Los Angeles in March.

Sources

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  1. [1]Indio Downey Books First Lead Movie Role With Addiction Drama ‘Love In Vein’; ‘American Psycho’ Producer AboardIMDb, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Indio Downey Books First Lead Movie Role With Addiction Drama ‘Love In Vein’; ‘American Psycho’ Producer AboardDeadline Film Adaptations, 3h ago
  3. [3]Indio Downey Books First Lead Movie Role With Addiction Drama ‘Love In Vein’; ‘American Psycho’ Producer AboardDeadline, 3h ago
  4. [4]One of the Darkest Anime Returns With First Look at Next Big MovieComicBook.com, 9h ago
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  6. [6]‘CSI’ Legend Officially Returns With First Look at New Role in ‘Blue Bloods’ Spin-OffCollider Book Adaptations, 6h ago
  7. [7]‘Call of Duty’ Movie Will Be About the ‘Cost of War and Having to Be a Warrior,’ Says Director: ‘These Are Not Comic Books or Cartoon Characters’Variety, 3h ago

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  1. [8]Kiss Kiss Bang Bang on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Allison Janney on Wikipedia
  3. [10]Lodging (Widow's Bay) on Wikipedia
  4. [11]Tom Bateman Filming Netflix Adaptation of Harlan Coben Novel The Woods FTMQ Books, 21d ago
  5. [12]Sylvia Chang joins Malaysian drama project One Fine Day as executive producer FTMQ Books, 15d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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