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About a Boy star takes CiTV role

The young actor from the film About A Boy has been signed up to star in a new ITV teen comedy series.

Nicholas Hoult, who starred with Hugh Grant in the popular film, will play the lead in Star, a coproduction between ITV, MTV and UK indie Tiger Aspect. The 13-episode live-action comedy will start production in June.

Created and written by Mark Grant (Perfect World), Star follows the life of an average boy who finds himself being the number one movie star of the day. MTV Networks International will retain the international TV and home video rights for the new series, which will debut on ITV1's CiTV block later this year.

CiTV is the day part of ITV1 dedicated to children's programmes. The UK terrestrial channel airs the block after school between 15.15 and 17.00, and also on weekend mornings.

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