THE LAST SHOP ON WALNUT SCHEDULED FOR SPRING 2026 RELEASE
Marvin Statler, the proud proprietor of Statler Lamps
PLJ (Marvin Statler) and Kym Whitley (Darlene) on the set of
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PLJ (Marvin Statler), Jason Richardson (scr ... day of filming The Last Shop on Walnut
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The Last Shop on Walnut, a feature-length drama in which PLJ plays the lead, is slated for release early this year. In the film Peter portrays Marvin Statler, a lamp store owner whose business and personal life are in grave crisis. Last Stop also stars actress/comedienne Kym Whitley (Happy Gilmore 2, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Next Friday) and Donald Webber, Jr. (Hamilton and Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway, Severance on Apple TV). The film was recently the subject of an “exclusive” full-page story in Deadline, Hollywood’s #1 industry publication. Last Shop was written and directed by Jason Richardson. Stay tuned for news on the film’s red-carpet premieres in both the Cleveland area and Los Angeles, its screening at film festivals and its theatrical release.
PLJ NAMED BEST ACTOR AT 2025 HARD FAITH FEST NYC
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Peter recently received the Best Actor Award at 2025 Hard Faith Fest NYC for his performance as a youth pastor in the short film, Unexpected. The film is the first to be produced by 1st Team Actors Studio in North Olmsted, Ohio, where Peter has taught advanced scene study classes since 2022. Following is the link to Unexpected.
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OHIO GOES TO THE MOVIES WITH PETER
This year, as the centerpiece of Ohio Goes to the Movies, over 250 films in which Ohioans play a significant role either in front of or behind the camera, will be shown across the 88 counties in the state. In adition, as part of this statewide effort, Peter will appear in Brilliant, Ohio, on March 12th and in Maumee, Ohio, on March 21st to participate in a talkback and sign autographs following screenings of the film, A Man Called Otto, in which Peter played opposite Tom Hanks. It's highly likely that those won't be the only stops Peter makes on behalf of Ohio Goes to the Movies.
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FROM ACTING JUDGE TO AN ACTOR PLAYING A JUDGE . . . AGAIN
G. Ross Bridgman (Attorney Charles Sterling) and PLJ (Judge Scott)
During his career as a lawyer, Peter has served as a municipal court acting judge. As an actor, he played a judge in White Boy Rick, starring Matthew McConaughey, and now he’s back in judicial robes for Big Law, a dramatic limited series about life at a large law firm. (Is PLJ being type cast!) Big Law, produced by and starring Attorney G. Ross Bridgman, and directed by Jim Morrison, IV, is currently being pitched to television networks and streaming services. Peter appears in the very first scene of the very first episode of the series.
ON DECK THIS YEAR
2026 is shaping up to be a very busy year for Peter. He is slated to play a Presidential candidate in the action/romance film, Sugah's Danger, a dying man in a retirement home in the drama, The Days Are Evil and a pharmacist in the horror film, Fractured, to be shot, respectively, in Los Angeles, central Pennsylvania and Ohio. He has also been cast to play a reclusive blind man in the horror thriller Sundown. In addition, he has been invited to take on one of the main roles in an upcoming drama to be filmed in Los Angeles and is in discussion for roles in two other films.
STREAMING SOMEWHERE OR AT REDBOX
If you weren't able to catch Peter in the initial runs of A Man Called Otto , White Boy Rick, Assassin’s Code or Starve, you can find the films on one or more of the various streaming services or at Redbox. Tell the truth; you can never get too much of PLJ on screen!