By Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment has signed a talent deal with Zack Gottsagen, the breakout star of The Peanut Butter Falcon.
Under the pact, Kapital intends to develop a series starring vehicle for Gottsagen, who made Oscar history this year as the first person with Down Syndrome to present at the marquee awards show.
The Peanut Butter Falcon marked the feature acting debut for Gottsagen, who had studied acting since he was a kid and worked as an usher at his local movie theater while pursuing his dream of becoming a movie star.
Kaplan watched the movie, in which Gottsagen stars opposite Shia LaBeof and Dakota Johnson, with his family over the holiday break in December.
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