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Alkaio Thiele (Wizards Beyond Waverly Place), Trinity Jo-Li Bliss (James Cameron's Avatar franchise), and Tim Johnson Jr (Saturdays) have wrapped filming on They Haunt Him directed by Ria Pavia (Grown-ish). Israel Johnson (Bunk'd) and newcomer Thomas Glasgow round out the cast.

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They Haunt Him is a short film/proof-of-concept that follows three teenagers as they trick a ghost into helping them go viral. This is the second short film from director Pavia. Her directorial debut, Second Team, was screened at several festivals including Cannes Film Festival and Palm Springs International ShortFest; she has also directed for Grown-ish (where she was the acting coach for all six seasons) and General Hospital. Spencer Paysinger & Dane Morck (All- American) wrote the script, and casting is by Salvatore Schiavone (Appofeniacs). Pavia, Paysinger, Morck, Mayon Denton, and cinematographer Robert E. Arnold all serve as

producers. They Haunt Him is produced by Spark Forge Productions.

 

Thiele currently stars as Roman Russo on Disney Channel's hit series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. He is also the titular voice on two animated series: “Gumball” on Cartoon Network's The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, and “Peter Parker / Spider-Man” on Disney Channel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends.

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Bliss is best known for her role of Tuk in James Cameron's Avatar sequels where she plays the daughter of Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington; the third film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, premieres this December. She was recently in Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck, and has previously been a series regular on Apple's Best Foot Forward and HBO Max's The Garcias.

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Johnson Jr. was the lead of We Were Meant To, an award-winning short film that screened at many festivals including Sundance. He was a regular on the Disney Channel series Saturdays. His additional credits include the voice of Young Chris Rock in Comedy Central's Everybody Still Hates Chris, and a recurring role on Hulu's Future Man. Johnson was a regular on the Disney Channel series Bunk'd for four seasons. He also recurs on Peacock's Bel-Air. This marks the first time he has worked on screen with his brother Johnson Jr.

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They Haunt Him is Glasgow's on-screen debut. He has studied acting with Ria Pavia in Los Angeles and Christy English at Bay Area Acting Studio. Thiele is represented by DDO Artists Agency and Thruline Entertainment. Bliss is represented by Foundation Media Partners, Paradigm, and Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light. Glasgow is represented by Coast To Coast Talent Group and Kyle Fritz Management. Johnson Jr & Johnson are both represented by Foundation Media Partners and MMV. Pavia is represented by Echo Lake Entertainment and Culture Creative Entertainment. Paysinger & Morck are both represented by Navigation Media Group and Gochman Law Group. Schiavone is represented by M88. Arnold is represented by Worldwide Production Agency.