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Next stop Hollywood? Travis Kelce gets first producer credit on SXSW movie

Travis Kelce is already making moves in Hollywood

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Wednesday 14 February 2024 08:27 EST
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Travis Kelce is already making moves in Hollywood. The Super Bowl champ has his first executive producer credit on a new film that will have its world premiere in March at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

ā€œMy Dead Friend Zoeā€ is described as a darkly comedic drama about a U.S. Army veteran, the dead best friend she canā€™t let go and her estranged grandfather. The film stars Ed Harris, Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales, who are all credited as executive producers alongside Kelce. Directed and co-written by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, ā€œMy Dead Friend Zoeā€ will debut on March 9 at the festival. It does not yet have a distributor in place for wider release.

Kelce, whose high-profile romance with Taylor Swift has sparked a frenzy, has hinted about plans to dip his toes into entertainment following his ā€œSaturday Night Liveā€ appearance last year. Last week before the Super Bowl, he told the Los Angeles Times that heā€™s been focused on football but that ā€œthereā€™s definitely Hollywood talks out there.ā€

He said that, personally, his preferred genre is comedy.

ā€œIā€™m comedy all the way,ā€ he said. ā€œI just like to have a fun time and make people laugh.ā€

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