Blake Draper is an Australian actor who gained fame for his roles in Prom Pact (2023), Clickbait (2021), and Bad Mothers (2019). Steadfastly carving his way to the top, Draper credits his school teacher for helping him discover his talent and passion for the performing arts. He didn’t know he could carve a niche in acting until his teacher showed him the way. From comic book artist to martial artist and perhaps a drummer, Blake Draper had many career dreams before acting got the best of him. A couple of years into his professional acting career, Draper has proved he...
- 7/19/2023
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Disney Plus viewers notice ‘horrible CGI’ in new movie Prom Pact: ‘They look like Sims 2 characters’
A glaring mistake in Disney Plus’s new film Prom Pact has left viewers “horrified”.
The streamer’s latest movie stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee as high school senior Mandy Yang. In the film, Mandy’s desperation to get off Harvard University’s waitlist forces her to befriend all-star jock Graham Lansing (Blake Draper), whose powerful father is a Harvard alum.
In the opening sequence, Mandy is seen digging through the school’s lost and found while the rest of the student body are in the gym attending a pep rally.
For a brief moment, as the camera pans to the students in the gym’s bleachers, a row of expressionless CGI characters can be spotted robotically clapping along behind a row of basketball players.
“Why are [there] AI people in Prom Pact?” someone asked in a viral tweet, alongside a screenshot of the scene.
“I’m gonna assume for continuity but this is so weird,...
The streamer’s latest movie stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee as high school senior Mandy Yang. In the film, Mandy’s desperation to get off Harvard University’s waitlist forces her to befriend all-star jock Graham Lansing (Blake Draper), whose powerful father is a Harvard alum.
In the opening sequence, Mandy is seen digging through the school’s lost and found while the rest of the student body are in the gym attending a pep rally.
For a brief moment, as the camera pans to the students in the gym’s bleachers, a row of expressionless CGI characters can be spotted robotically clapping along behind a row of basketball players.
“Why are [there] AI people in Prom Pact?” someone asked in a viral tweet, alongside a screenshot of the scene.
“I’m gonna assume for continuity but this is so weird,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
Children of the ’80s, rejoice! Disney+ has done the impossible— unite Gens X and Z — by fusing nostalgic gems from the golden era of Swatch watches and parachute pants with a genuinely delightful rom-com that doesn’t dare speak down to teens of today. And we are swooning! So much so, this guy could barely get his words straight during our chat with the stars (see above stammering). Prom Pact, dropping Thursday, March 30, stars Doogie Kamealoha M.D.‘s effervescent Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Mandy Yang, a quirky brainiac with Harvard in her heart and entirely over the over-the-top “promposals” popping up all over the halls of her high school. When she finds out that her college dreams have been wait-listed, Mandy tries to up her shot of getting in by tutoring jerky all-star jock Graham (Aussie dreamboat Blake Draper), whose dad just so happens to be a powerful senator and Harvard alum.
- 3/30/2023
- TV Insider
A fun new family-friendly romantic comedy makes its debut on Disney Channel this week! “Prom Pact” follows high school seniors Mandy Yang and Ben as promposals flood their school hallways. While their peers are focusing on this huge night, Mandy has something even bigger on her mind as she considers her future after high school. The newest Disney Channel original movie premieres on Thursday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Et. You can watch Disney Channel with a subscription to Sling TV. You can also watch with Directv Stream, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.
How to Watch ‘Prom Pact’ When: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 8:00 Pm Edt TV: Disney Channel Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV. Get 50% Off$40+ / month sling.com About ‘Prom Pact’
In “Prom Pact,” both Mandy and Ben are outsiders and aren’t interested in prom the same way their classmates are. Mandy is grinding away,...
How to Watch ‘Prom Pact’ When: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 8:00 Pm Edt TV: Disney Channel Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV. Get 50% Off$40+ / month sling.com About ‘Prom Pact’
In “Prom Pact,” both Mandy and Ben are outsiders and aren’t interested in prom the same way their classmates are. Mandy is grinding away,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Aubrey Chorpenning
- The Streamable
Few events loom larger in the minds of movie teenagers than prom. Dreams are realized, bullies are put in their place, girls are declared “all that.” Real life is rarely as dramatic, thankfully, but that doesn’t mean we should expect studios (and streamers) to stop trying to make the next “Pretty in Pink” or “10 Things I Hate About You” anytime soon. Disney offer a fresh take on teendom’s big night with “Prom Pact,” in which two platonic best friends who are more comfortable on the outside looking in decide to finally step into the fray of high school life.
Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) first appears in a Ruth Bader Ginsburg T-shirt, obsessively refreshing her Harvard application in the hopes that it’s gone from “pending” to “accepted” while trying to avoid the pep rally where North Seattle High will officially announce its prom theme: the ‘80s.
Mandy Yang (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) first appears in a Ruth Bader Ginsburg T-shirt, obsessively refreshing her Harvard application in the hopes that it’s gone from “pending” to “accepted” while trying to avoid the pep rally where North Seattle High will officially announce its prom theme: the ‘80s.
- 3/29/2023
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
"Prom Pact" is the new teen romantic comedy feature, starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim, Margaret Cho, Blake Draper, Monique Green, Arica Himmel, Jason Sakaki, David S. Jung and Wendi McLendon-Covey, streaming March 31, 2022 on Disney+:
"...prom season is here and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed 'Promposals'.
"However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending 'Harvard'.
"But when she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.
"Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she...
"...prom season is here and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed 'Promposals'.
"However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending 'Harvard'.
"But when she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.
"Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she...
- 3/16/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Put a shirt on, your tutor is here." Disney has revealed an official trailer for a cute romantic comedy movie arriving for streaming on Disney+ at the end of March titled Prom Pact. This is just a Disney Channel TV movie that is also being released as a feature on Disney+ this spring. The heartfelt romantic comedy is set during the emotion and excitement of high school prom season. It follows Mandy Yang, played by Peyton Elizabeth Lee, and her best friend Ben, seniors who are surrounded by extravagant promposals. But not even the excitement of prom can shake Mandy's focus on her primary goal: getting into Harvard. But she lands on the Ivy League's waitlist. So, she resorts to striking a deal with popular jock Graham, whose father is a prominent senator and a Harvard alum. She eventually realizes there's more to Graham, and even more to life than Harvard.
- 2/26/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Dead Boy Detectives have a new home: The forthcoming DC drama, from prolific executive producer Greg Berlanti, is moving to Netflix from HBO Max, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
The site reports that the shift was made because the series no longer fits with DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new plans for the DC comic book movie and TV universe, which is set to include five inter-connected shows that will accompany HBO Max’s Peacemaker. Additionally, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer would not have been able to market Dead Boy Detectives until 2024, all of which...
The site reports that the shift was made because the series no longer fits with DC executives James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new plans for the DC comic book movie and TV universe, which is set to include five inter-connected shows that will accompany HBO Max’s Peacemaker. Additionally, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer would not have been able to market Dead Boy Detectives until 2024, all of which...
- 2/24/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
"Prom Pact" is the new teen romantic comedy feature, starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Milo Manheim, Margaret Cho, Blake Draper, Monique Green, Arica Himmel, Jason Sakaki, David S. Jung and Wendi McLendon-Covey, streaming March 31, 2022 on Disney+:
"...prom season is here and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed 'Promposals'.
"However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending 'Harvard'.
"But when she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.
"Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she...
"...prom season is here and high school senior 'Mandy Yang' and her best friend and fellow outsider 'Ben' are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed 'Promposals'.
"However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending 'Harvard'.
"But when she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock 'Graham Lansing' whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum.
"Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins to realize there’s more to him than she...
- 2/24/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: The Goldbergs‘ Wendi McLendon-Covey is set to star opposite Peyton Elizabeth Lee in Prom Pact, Disney+’s teen rom-com movie. Milo Manheim also stars in the Original Movie from director Anya Adams (Ginny & Georgia) and Disney Branded Television.
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum. Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins...
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is a powerful senator and Harvard alum. Once Mandy becomes Graham’s tutor, she begins...
- 3/29/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Plus has released the official trailer for “The Offer,” the upcoming drama miniseries that chronicles the making of “The Godfather.”
Set in the early 1970s, “The Offer” stars Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, who is hired as the producer for the film adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Godfather,” written by Mario Puzo (played by Patrick Gallo). While the series faces typical behind the scenes tension between its director Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler) and producing team, the filming grows more complicated when mob boss Joe Colombo (Giovanni Ribisi) signs on to help assist in the production. In addition to Teller, Gallo, Fogler and Ribisi, the series will also star Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, Burn Gorman and Colin Hanks.
The trailer shows Teller as Ruddy as he assembles the creative team for the film and battles with producers, only for the involvement of the mob to cause the...
Set in the early 1970s, “The Offer” stars Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, who is hired as the producer for the film adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Godfather,” written by Mario Puzo (played by Patrick Gallo). While the series faces typical behind the scenes tension between its director Francis Ford Coppola (Dan Fogler) and producing team, the filming grows more complicated when mob boss Joe Colombo (Giovanni Ribisi) signs on to help assist in the production. In addition to Teller, Gallo, Fogler and Ribisi, the series will also star Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, Burn Gorman and Colin Hanks.
The trailer shows Teller as Ruddy as he assembles the creative team for the film and battles with producers, only for the involvement of the mob to cause the...
- 3/23/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Margaret Cho (Good on Paper), Blake Draper (Clickbait), Monique Green (Big Shot), Arica Himmel (Mixed-ish), Jason Sakaki (Devil in Ohio) and David S. Jung have signed on to star alongside Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Milo Manheim in the Disney+ Original Movie Prom Pact from director Anya Adams (Ginny & Georgia).
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is...
In the teen romantic comedy, it’s the height of prom season, and high school senior Mandy Yang (Lee) and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben (Manheim) are surrounded by over-the-top ’80s-themed Promposals. However, Mandy keeps her eyes focused on a different goal: her lifelong dream of attending Harvard. When she finds out that she has been put on the waitlist, she is determined to do whatever she can do to get herself accepted, even if that means asking for help from the one person she abhors – popular all-star jock Graham Lansing (Draper), whose father is...
- 3/23/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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