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Austin Butleris breaking his silence about any potential of an appearance in the upcomingZoey 101film project, which he says he wasn’t informed about.
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“I haven’t heard anything about that, I don’t know,” Butler said on theVariety Awards Circuitpodcast, adding, “I’m so grateful for all those stepping stones that I had throughout my career.”
“You have all these different moments that are pivotal…But now I’m just going after whatever story resonates with me or whatever director or actors I really wanna work with.”
In the original Nickelodeon series, which ran from 2005 to 2008, Butler played recurring character James Garrett — the love interest of Zoey who appeared on the show’s fourth season.
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Zoey 102— which is looking as if it might be Butler-less — will be streaming on Paramount+ later in the year, as the Pacific Coast Academy students reunite for a full-length feature.
“I’m beyond thrilled to be back alongside my PCA family and continue the story of Zoey and all the characters fans know and love,” Spears told PEOPLE. “As an executive producer, it’s been an exciting opportunity to work with such incredible talent as well as Paramount+ and Nickelodeon.”
Besides Butler, also missing from the announced returnees areVictoria Justiceand Alexa Nikolas, the latter who hasspoken out against Nickelodeon, alleging that the network didn’t protect her as a child actor.
Spears previously teaseda possible reunionwith her Nickelodeon castmates on Twitter in October 2020, also writing on Instagram, “Are you ready?” Before that, she reunited with the cast ofZoey 101during anAll Thatsketchin July 2020.
SeveralZoey 101cast members also met upfor a night outin July 2019 when Massey, Flynn, Underwood, Justice and Paul Butcher all shared moments from their reunion on social media.
source: people.com
