{"id":15666,"date":"2026-07-24T11:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15666"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:45:21","slug":"pete-davidson-in-tommy-karate-movie-see-unrecognizable-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15666","title":{"rendered":"Pete Davidson in Tommy Karate Movie: See Unrecognizable Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cTommy Karate is the greatest mob story never told,\u201d he shared in a statement to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/pete-davidson-mafia-killer-tommy-karate-paul-walter-hauser-1236767713\/\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Deadline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in March. \u201cI\u2019ve been working on this for over three years, and I\u2019m beyond thrilled that it\u2019s finally in motion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The 32-year-old added, \u201cPlaying a role like this is a dream job. 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