{
  "id": 16210680,
  "title": "Joel McHale to Star in Short Film From ‘Open Door’ Director Kevin Cate (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/joel-mchale-to-star-in-short-film-from-open-door-director-kevin-cate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T18:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/joel-mchale-short-film-open-door-director-kevin-cate-1236929838/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Joel McHale’s next move could be a viral sensation. McHale is set to star in the next short film from director Kevin Cate, the pair confirmed in a collaborative video on Oct. 23. No information outside of McHale’s casting is known about the short film, but Cate is set to collaborate again with the same […]",
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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."
}