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Daniel Zolghadri to Replace Charles Melton in Elijah Bynum’s Crime Thriller ‘My Darling California’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Charles Melton has dropped out of Elijah Bynum’s L.A. crime thriller “My Darling California” and “Luker” actor Daniel Zolghadri is stepping in as his replacement, Variety can exclusively reveal. Zolghadri will play Kent, a young man “who is caught in an escalating conflict that quickly spirals beyond his control,” and “forced to confront long-buried questions”
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Charles Melton has dropped out of Elijah Bynum’s L.A. crime thriller “My Darling California” and “Luker” actor Daniel Zolghadri is stepping in as his replacement, Variety can exclusively reveal. Zolghadri will play Kent, a young man “who is caught in an escalating conflict that quickly spirals beyond his control,” and “forced to confront long-buried questions”
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| September 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | the page contains the quotation, exactly |
| September 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 200 | the page does not contain the quotation, exactly |
| October 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM EDT | Link resolves | Failed | 403 | 403, text/html, 4215 characters |
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| October 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 200, text/html, 550513 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/film/news/daniel-zolghadri-charles-melton-my-darling-california-1236878744/ |
| October 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Failed | 200 | the page does not contain the quotation, exactly |
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