Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jul 6
Finn Wolfhard Launches US Tour, Eyes New Toronto Film at 23 After Stranger Things Ends
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jul 6

Finn Wolfhard Launches US Tour, Eyes New Toronto Film at 23 After Stranger Things Ends

2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 6

Summary

  • Wolfhard, 23, said he will start a US music tour this month and pause it next month to shoot a long-planned film in Toronto.
  • The move marks his clearest post-Stranger Things pivot, with Wolfhard saying music gives him control after years of acting under pressure and the Netflix series ending late last year.
  • Fire From the Hip, his second solo album, underpins the tour as he tries to build an audience beyond his nearly 25 million Instagram followers and his Stranger Things fame.
  • He said the show's end initially left him feeling lost after about a decade with the cast, but he now sees the timing as right and wants acting roles people would not expect.

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