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David Henrie, best known for his work as an actor on such shows as 'Wizards of Waverly Place,' will direct the indie feature.

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00:00Mel Gibson is gearing up for his next feature project, Boys of Summer.

00:04The actor is set to star alongside Mason Thames, the rising star who leads the upcoming horror

00:09thriller The Black Phone. David Henry, best known for his work as an actor on such shows as Wizards

00:15of Waverly Place, will direct the indie fantasy adventure thriller. The film centers on a local

00:20boy who, after his best friend mysteriously disappears, begins to suspect that a supernatural

00:25entity may be hunting the children of Martha's Vineyard. He seeks the help of an aging detective,

00:30with the two soon discovering they're on the path of a witch who has recently retired to their island.

00:35Henry spoke out about the news in a statement saying,

00:38Boys of Summer is a throwback story that conjures up the magic and nostalgia of childhood

00:42as its heroes fight monsters old and new. Production is set to begin in December in

00:48Wilmington, North Carolina. For more on this story, head to THR.com.

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