EXCLUSIVE: The Umbrella Academy and Beef actor Justin H. Min is leading cast in indie feature Handle With Care.
The project marks the feature debut of Matthew James Thompson who also penned the script and executive-produced with Min. Cast also includes Nicole Brydon Bloom (The Gilded Age), Elizabeth Paige (Modern Love) and Jon Rudnitsky (SNL).
The story follows Cole (Min) as he navigates the divorce of a year-long marriage from Reese (Nicole Brydon Bloom). Cole learns the tragic realities of divorce while jumping through a series of legal hoops and is tasked with selling their unopened wedding gifts online as they are technically joint assets – really.
The absurdity of it all is not lost on Cole, who begins this journey appraising everything in his life both figuratively & literally with a practiced cynicism alongside commentary on the “wedding industrial complex.” However, the strangers he meets along the way via Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and Ebay break down his world-weariness.
Read more on deadline.com