Jake Johnson Closes Cinema Deal for 'The Sun Never Sets' as 'New Girl' Still Shapes His Career
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 21
Jake Johnson Closes Cinema Deal for 'The Sun Never Sets' as 'New Girl' Still Shapes His Career
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 21
Summary
Johnson said he and director Joe Swanberg have just closed a theatrical deal for The Sun Never Sets, his new film with Dakota Fanning, with a release expected later this year.
The actor framed that project alongside The Dink, a pickleball comedy he took on after months of training, saying he wanted a light, old-school movie as U.S. politics and online culture grew more divisive.
New Girl remains the career turning point: Johnson said landing the sitcom at 33 forced him to sharpen his work habits, and Prince’s 2014 cameo helped mark its breakout reach after a 26.3 million-viewer post-Super Bowl episode.
Johnson described a long climb from small parts in Los Angeles to a steady mix of studio films, TV and voice work, saying fame settled more easily because he was already in his 30s and later grounded by raising twin daughters.