Lola Tung on ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Movie, Dancing With Hudson Williams and New Horror Projects ‘Forbidden Fruits’ and ‘The Young People’

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Fresh off Paris Fashion Week, Lola Tung, the actress who became a household name playing Isabel “Belly” Conklin in Prime Video’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” sat down for the inaugural episode of Variety’s “Up Next” podcast, where she opened up about the show’s upcoming film continuation, two new horror projects and her path to Hollywood.

Speaking on her first-ever podcast appearance, Tung revealed she has not yet seen a script for the upcoming film continuation of the popular book story turned hit show, but insists conversations with showrunner Jenny Han are already underway. “I’ve talked to Jenny a lot about ideas,” Tung said. “I’m excited to read the script.”

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