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Joel McHale’s next move could be a viral sensation.
McHale is set to star in the next short film from director Kevin Cate, the pair confirmed in a collaborative video on Oct. 23. No information outside of McHale’s casting
is known about the short film, but Cate is set to collaborate again with the same core team that made “Open Door,” “Birthday Flight” and “Unbearable Christmas” under his Clinging Vine Films banner.
Cate’s 2023 sci-fi short “Open Door” received over 33 million views across YouTube shorts, TikTok and Instagram, and is going to be adapted into a feature.
Cate has also been busy directing his first feature, “Unbearable Christmas,” starring Julia Stiles, Alex Moffat, David Cross and Stephen Root. He also released his latest short film, “Birthday Flight,” in Sept. That work, which follows a man who dozes off on a plane and wakes up to find it empty, has hit a million views on various platforms.
McHale is best known as a host and comedic ringer on scores of shows, known for his acerbic wit on current series like “The 1% Club,” “House of Villains” and “Crime Scene Kitchen.” He also stars on the Fox sitcom “Animal Control,” which is now in its fifth season. Previously, he hosted the cult favorite clip show “The Soup” and was the star of the gone-too-soon sitcom “Community.”
In film, McHale appeared this year in “Scream 7” and the satire “Stop! That! Train!” He’s also had roles in “Spider-Man 2,” “Ted,” “Becky” and “Blended.”
Watch McHale in the announcement video that Cate posted to Instagram below.
