{"id":253800,"date":"2025-11-01T04:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/253800\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T04:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:30:07","slug":"the-summer-i-turned-pretty-star-lola-tung-joins-megan-mullally-tom-welling-more-in-dramedy-film-chasing-summer-aimee-garcia-cassidy-freeman-chasing-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/253800\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Summer I Turned Pretty\u2019 Star Lola Tung Joins Megan Mullally, Tom Welling, &#038; More in Dramedy Film \u2018Chasing Summer\u2019 | Aimee Garcia, Cassidy Freeman, Chasing Summer, Iliza Shlesinger, Jeff Perry, Lola Tung, Megan Mullally, Movies, Tom Welling | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/lola-tung\/\" title=\"Lola Tung\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lola Tung<\/a> has joined the cast of a new romance!<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty\/\" title=\"The Summer I Turned Pretty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/a> star has joined the cast of a new romantic dramedy film called Chasing Summer.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Actress and comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/iliza-shlesinger\/\" title=\"Iliza Shlesinger\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iliza Shlesinger<\/a> will write and star, with the film to be directed by award-winning filmmaker Josephine Decker, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/iliza-shlesinger-chasing-summer-megan-mullally-lola-tung-1236565724\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/iliza-shlesinger-chasing-summer-megan-mullally-lola-tung-1236565724&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Lola, Chasing Summer also stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/megan-mullally\/\" title=\"Megan Mullally\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Mullally<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/tom-welling\/\" title=\"Tom Welling\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Welling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/aimee-garcia\/\" title=\"Aimee Garcia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aimee Garcia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/cassidy-freeman\/\" title=\"Cassidy Freeman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cassidy Freeman<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jeff-perry\/\" title=\"Jeff Perry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Perry<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Iliza is best known for for her stand-up comedy, but her other credits include Spenser Confidential, Pieces of a Woman, The Righteous Gemstones, and Instant Family, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis movie is for anyone who\u2019s ever gotten in their own way \u2014 it\u2019s a love letter to my generation, my home state, and (Millennial) nostalgia,\u201d said the comedian. \u201cEvery day of production I was floored by the caliber of cast and crew involved, and I\u2019m so proud of what we created. I\u2019ll carry it with me forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lola has several projects in the works, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/10\/14\/the-summer-i-turned-prettys-lola-tung-reunites-with-jordan-fisher-for-new-musical-the-turning-workshop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">musical The Turning<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/09\/18\/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-movie-cast-release-info-who-will-return-our-predictions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/a> movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lola Tung has joined the cast of a new romance! 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