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He was the talk of the Sundance Film Festival thanks to "Rocket Science," a buzz-heavy flick about a stuttering high school debater; now, Reece Thompson is graduating into his "Sophomore" year.

The 19-year-old Canadian actor, whose most significant role before "Science" was as a young Jason Lee in the sci-fi dud "Dreamcatcher," has been chosen to star in "Sophomore," a high school comedy co-starring Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis and his daughter Rumer.

Marking the feature film debut of director Brett Simon, the flick takes place at a Catholic High School and tells the story of a popular girl (Barton) who pairs up with a dorky newspaper reporter (Thompson) to do some investigative reporting after some SAT exams are stolen. "Die Hard" legend Willis plays John T. Kirkpatrick, a Gulf War veteran turned principal. Read more...

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