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Drew Starkey has spent the past few days quietly rewriting the next chapter of his Hollywood story, with the biggest headline being a prestige romance that positions him firmly as a leading man to watch. Deadline reports that Starkey has been tapped by A24 to star opposite Cailee Spaeny in Deep Cuts, the film adaptation of Holly Brickleys buzzy 2025 romance novel, with Sean Durkin writing and directing and production slated to begin in February 2026. This move, confirmed across outlets like Deadline, IMDb News, PopCulture.com and Brit plus Co, marks a major career inflection point, shifting him from breakout ensemble favorite to front-and-center romantic lead in a moodily ambitious, music-soaked period piece aimed squarely at the La La Land crowd.
According to Deadline, the project originally circled Austin Butler and Saoirse Ronan, and the fact that A24 pivoted to Starkey and Spaeny after scheduling conflicts suggests real confidence in his box office and critical upside. Brit plus Co notes that Deep Cuts has generated serious book-world heat, named a Best New Book by People and Barnes and Noble and stacking up multiple tastemaker picks, which means Starkey is walking into a role with a built-in fandom and awards-friendly DNA. PopCulture.com emphasizes that this is another collaboration between Starkey and A24 following his acclaimed turn opposite Daniel Craig in their adaptation of William S. Burroughs Queer, further cementing him as one of the studios go-to rising stars.
On the public-appearance and social side, there have been no widely reported red carpet events, talk show stops, or splashy viral moments for Starkey in the last couple of days, in line with his own previously stated philosophy about staying low key online and using social media mainly to promote work rather than his personal life, as he explained in earlier interviews highlighted by Popstar Online. Any claims of new romances, secret shoots, or surprise cameos circulating only on fan accounts or unverified gossip blogs remain unconfirmed and should be treated as speculation until corroborated by reputable trades such as Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, or Variety.
Biographically, the Deep Cuts casting is the development that is likely to resonate in future profiles and career retrospectives: the moment Drew Starkey graduates from Outer Banks heartthrob and character actor to A24-certified leading man in a high-profile, music-driven love story set across the 2000s, with a Grammy-winning producer, Blake Mills, crafting the soundtrack and an art-house hitmaker like Durkin steering the film toward festival and awards contention.
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