Avis To Direct Romantic Comedy 'Wannabee'


Music director Meiert Avis is to direct the romantic comedy Wannabee which is about an aspiring model and a struggling musician, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Pell James (Uptown Girls) will play the model opposite Steven Straight (Sky High) as the musician. Singer-actress Ashlee Simpson also is part of the cast along with Shannyn Sossamon, Fisher Stevens, Carrie Fisher and Kip Pardue.

Avis, a music video and documentary filmmaker, has worked with such performers as U2, Melissa Etheridge, Bruce Springsteen and Audioslave. He was recently nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for best breakthrough video for New Found Glory's "All Down Hill From Here."

The production begins filming this week in Los Angeles.

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