Gavin Leatherwood Joins Nina Dobrev in Film Adaptation of BookTok Hit ‘It Happened One Summer’ The film adaptation of Tessa Bailey's bestseller "It Happened One Summer" is gaining momentum, with the addition of Gavin Leatherwood to the cast.
He will play Fox Thornton, best friend and fellow fisherman of Brendan, opposite Nina Dobrev as Piper Bellinger. Bailey's story pits two vastly different worlds against each other: Piper, a glamorous L. A.
socialite, finds herself exiled to a small fishing town after her online reputation suffers a blow. She clashes with Brendan, a gruff sea captain who is the last person she expected to encounter.