{
  "id": 15262250,
  "title": "KJ Apa on Becoming Jimmy Stewart, Speculation That He Is the Singer Mr. Fantasy and Opening Up About His Addictions and Recovery: ‘This Is A Huge Part of Who I Am’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/kj-apa-on-becoming-jimmy-stewart-speculation-that-he-is-the-singer-mr",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/kj-apa-jimmy-stewart-mr-fantasy-addictions-recovery-1236912309/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When KJ Apa was being considered to star as Jimmy Stewart in the new biopic “Jimmy,” he took another look at “It’s a Wonderful Life.” “I was watching and thinking, how am I going to pull this off?” the actor, who is best known for his starring role as Archie in the CW coming-of-age series […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}