Harold and the Purple CrayonTrailer: Zachary Levi's Drawings Become Real in Children's Book Adaptation (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Zachary Leviis bringing to life an iconic children’s book character.

“What was most fun was getting to fully commit to playing a character with that level of optimism and imagination oozing from his pores,” Levi, 43, tells PEOPLE. “Harold is nothing but light. And I love that.”

Zachary Levi, Benjamin Bottani, Lil Rel Howery and Zooey Deschanel in “Harold and the Purple Crayon”.Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

Levi says, “The best thing about any cast and crew are the organic, genuine moments of human interaction that you get to have all day long. Especially the spontaneous singing and dancing parties while the music was flowing.”

Says Deschanel, 44, “I loved working with everyone so much. It was such a blast.”

Lil Rel Howery and Zachary Levi in “Harold and the Purple Crayon”.Columbia Pictures

“After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life — and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible.”

Zachary Levi in “Harold and the Purple Crayon”.Columbia Pictures

“When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own.”

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Harold and the Purple Crayonis in theaters Aug. 2.

source: people.com