Avan Jogia stars in 'Zombieland: Double Tap' along Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. Here's the entirety you want to know about the breakout star!
Zombieland: Double Tap is chock filled with A-listers. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin are all reprising their roles for the sequel, but we have were given our eyes on the latest cast member, Avan Jogia.
As you'll see from the newly launched trailer for Zombieland 2, Avan Jogia is relatively professional at blending humor and horror. Here's the entirety you wish to have to understand in regards to the breakout star.
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Avan Jogia performs Berkeley in Zombieland 2.
Avan's Zombieland 2 persona hails from Berkeley, Calif., in order that becomes his identify during the film. Woody Harrelson's personality, Tallahassee, is lower than thrilled when Abigail Breslin's personality, Little Rock, deserts the family to move off with Berkeley.
"I have nothing against hippies," he says with disdain. "I just want to beat the s--t out of them."
Avan's Zombieland 2 personality is a little bit of a stoner.
When Berkeley (Avan) is requested by way of Little Rock (Abigail) if he "has any weed," he pretends to be angry, asking, "Do I look like the type of person that would have weed?"
He then proceeds to pull out a bag of it, saying with a grin, "Boom! Yeah!"
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You more than likely acknowledge Avan from his other TV and film roles —he is been a busy man.
Avan might not be a family identify yet, but he's neatly on his way.
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Prior to starring in Zombieland: Double Tap, he played Ben Stark at the Syfy show Caprica, Beck Oliver at the Nickelodeon show Victorious, and Danny Desai in the ABC Family drama Twisted. He currently performs Ulysses Zane at the hit Starz comedy series, Now Apocalypse. His film record additionally comprises A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, Spectacular!, I Am Michael, and The Outcasts.
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Avan might be starring in additional mature roles now, however he's extremely thankful for his Nickelodeon days.
The now 27-year-old actor liked enjoying a teen character on Victorious from 2010-2013. "It was a great 4 years, it was like college," he stated in an interview with BriefTake. "We were all very young, first – we were all like 17 years old – moved to L.A., it was incredible! It was incredible."
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Avan is conquering Hollywood on his personal terms.
And he would possibly not be typecast to any specific position or limited because of outdated stereotypes. "I just hate the rules," he said in an interview with MTV News. "Forget hierarchy. I hate the rules of people who say you can only tell these kinds of stories."
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"The media landscape is changing drastically, and we've got to get more younger voices making decisions," he continued. "I always just laugh because every teen show I've ever been a part of it, it's all like 40- to 60-year-old men who are writing about 18-year-old girls. If you want it to resonate with young people, hire young people. If you want to resonate with brown people, hire brown people."
Sounds like a sensible guy! Make positive to follow Avan on Instagram @jogia and catch Zombieland: Double Tap in theaters Oct. 11, 2019.
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