Michelle Trachtenberg’s producing partner on their…
Michelle Trachtenberg’s producing partner, Casey Tebo, shared his remaining dialog with the “Gossip Girl” star earlier than her surprising death.
Trachtenberg handed away on Feb. 26 on the age of 39, as The Post solely revealed. She was discovered by her mom round 8 a.m. at her luxurious condominium complicated in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood, sources stated.
The actress underwent a liver transplant within the final yr, although her physique could have rejected the organ, insiders revealed, including that she died of natural causes. Her trigger of death has been ruled “undetermined” after her household objected to an post-mortem.
Trachtenberg handed away on Feb. 26 on the age of 39, as The Post solely revealed. michelletrachtenberg/Instagram
Casey Tebo. Casey Tebo
Before her passing, Trachtenberg was buying a screenplay she wrote, “Toy Monster,” based mostly on a e book of the identical identify by Jerry Oppenheimer.
Described by Tebo as “a dizzying tale of jealousy soaked in whiskey and clad in ’50s fashion,” the story follows the scandalous life of infamous playboy Jack Ryan, who left a job on the Pentagon designing missiles for a place at Mattel, the place he grew to become the toy company’s chief engineer and constructed a status for pursuing “sundry sexual pursuits.”
“My last conversation with [Michelle] was sending her director names to consider [for the movie],” Tebo solely instructed The Post.
The actress underwent a liver transplant within the final yr, although her physique could have rejected the organ, insiders revealed, including that she died of natural causes. Michelle Trachtenberg/Instagram
Prior to her passing, Trachtenberg was buying a screenplay she wrote, “Toy Monster,” based mostly on a e book of the identical identify by Jerry Oppenheimer, her producing partner Casey Tebo revealed. X/@caseyshoots
“My last conversation with [Michelle] was sending her director names to consider [for the movie],” Tebo instructed The Post. Casey Tebo
The “Black Sunday” director was working with Trachtenberg’s boyfriend, Hollywood expertise agent Jay Cohen, to supply the movie.
“When you’re making a film, you kind of put lists together, and people would like to go to – directors and actors,” Tebo defined.
The “Harriet the Spy” actress wrote “Toy Monster” round 2015, he stated, including that by 2017, “two of the biggest studios” – “one huge classic studio” and “one huge streamer” – had been within the project.
Michelle Trachtenberg and boyfriend Jay Cohen. Michelle Trachtenberg/Instagram
Casey Tebo was working with Trachtenberg’s boyfriend, Hollywood expertise agent Jay Cohen, to supply the movie. Instagram/jaymcohen
“It was being championed by a studio head, and they had two A-list directors they were going to,” Tebo continued, including that Trachtenberg was additionally slated to behave within the film.
“Michelle was going to play one of the minor roles, and she was adamant about [attaching] A-list directing and acting talent,” he revealed.
But development stalled when the manager shepherding the project left the studio they had been at.
“Michelle was going to play one of the minor roles and she was adamant about [attaching] A-list directing and acting talent,” Tebo revealed. WireImage
Another hurdle the movie confronted was that many in Hollywood didn’t contemplate Trachtenberg to be “a serious writer,” in line with Tebo. To many of the city’s high gamers, she would at all times simply be “Harriet the Spy” or Georgina from “Gossip Girl,” he stated.
However, within the months earlier than her death, Tebo and Cohen had been pushing onerous to get the film made, going “full court press for 2025.”
“Jay and I had just started to ramp up,” he revealed.
After Trachtenberg’s passing, the script attracted renewed consideration.
Another hurdle the movie confronted: Many in Hollywood didn’t contemplate Trachtenberg to be “a serious writer,” in line with Tebo. Instagram/michelletrachtenberg
Casey Tebo (middle left) on set. Casey Tebo
“Sadly, her passing has increased interest in the project for obvious reasons,” Tebo stated.
Reflecting on his friendship with the late star, Tebo shared how he’ll keep in mind her.
“Michelle was an endearing ballbreaker,” he stated. “So smart and funny. She also liked to make fun of me when I FaceTimed with Jay.”
“Michelle was an endearing ball breaker,” Casey Tebo stated. Michelle Trachtenberg/Instagram
Casey Tebo. Casey Tebo
When requested to share a reminiscence of Trachtenberg that stood out, Tebo recalled assembly the star for the primary time.
“I was having lunch with Jay at Sunset Tower,” he stated, referring to famed Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. “He told me he was dating Michelle, and I kind of laughed and said ‘Yeah right.’ Then she came to meet us and she was so beautiful in person it almost knocked me over.”
Tebo beforehand instructed The Post that he and Cohen are decided to make Trachtenberg’s movie “if it’s the last movie Jay and I ever make.”
Of Cohen, Tebo added, “I might say that he’ll do no matter he must do to honor her and show the industry — that he has accomplished a lot for therefore many in — what she was actually succesful of.
“When it gets made, my hope is that our industry will maybe take a second look at the thought that maybe what you know someone for isn’t all they’re good at,” he shared.
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