Going Ape

The Hunger Games’ Josh Hutcherson likes to scale back a bit, so when he does he goes indie for a bit.

The actor has this passion project, y’ see; it’s called Ape, and the psychological thriller is what he wants to do next. Produce it, star in it.

The project is described as “a dramatic tale of a young man’s struggle with mental illness, love, and a deep-rooted family secret.”

So meaty.

Hutcherson has been smartly dancing around his blockbuster franchise with smaller-key parts. For instance, he has been working on the Benicio Del Toro-as-Pablo Escobar film Paradise Lost.

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