Netflix’s new romcom features various former child stars
Netflix’s latest romcom, The Wrong Paris, boasts a cast of former child stars that may not be instantly recognisable to fans.
The lead actress, Miranda Cosgrove, is best known for her role in Nickelodeon’s iCarly. However, some viewers might not remember Madison Pettis’ career-defining part in a popular 2000s comedy.
In The Wrong Paris, Pettis portrays Lexi Miller, a single lady who signs up for a dating show with the aim of winning over bachelor Trey (played by Pierson Fodé).
She shares the screen with Cosgrove, who plays the main character Dawn, another young woman who joins the dating show but with a different agenda.
When Dawn gets accepted into her dream art school in Paris, France, she realises she can’t afford the flight to Europe or sustain herself once she lands, reports the Mirror US.
So, the crafty artist applies for The Honey Pot, a dating series she believes is filmed in the city of love.
However, she soon finds out that The Bachelor-style show is actually set in Paris, Texas, which throws a spanner in her plans.
If Pettis seems familiar, you might recognise her from the 2007 comedy The Game Plan.
The film tells the story of an NFL player who finds out he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Pettis starred alongside Hollywood heavyweight Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who played the self-absorbed football star.
After this role, Pettis also appeared with Will Smith in the 2008 thriller Seven Pounds.
The child star has also appeared in films such as the religious drama Do You Believe?, Netflix’s He’s All That, and the 2023 Spring Break drama, Deltopia.
Her first film role in two years is The Wrong Paris.
Its synopsis reads: “A young woman (Miranda Cosgrove) joins a dating show thinking it’s in Paris, France, but it’s actually in Paris, Texas. She plots a way to get eliminated until her unexpected feelings for the bachelor (Pierson Fodé) complicate her plans.”
Other big names in the romcom include Emmy-nominated actress Yvonne Orji; Reign alum Torrance Coombs; Reginald the Vampire actor Christin Park; Madeleine Arthur from To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before; and Emilija Baranac, best known for The CW’s Riverdale.
Source: Mirror
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