Young Irish Tiktok star to make feature fifilm debut

Young Irish TikTok sensation Jacob Robinson is set to make his acting debut after joining the cast of the upcoming thriller "Drop," which is in production in Ireland.

Robinson, the young Dublin lad who has more than 2.4 million followers on Tik‐ Tok, is set to star alongside Violett Beane, Meghann Fahy, and Brandon Sklenar in the upcoming film. Deadline reports that the logline for the "fast-paced thriller" is being kept under wraps.

"Drop" is a Platinum Dunes and Blum‐ house production for Universal, with Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller, and Cameron Fuller on board as produc‐ ers.

Christopher Landon, who has previously directed films such as the horror series "Happy Death Day" and a number of "Paranormal Activity" films, is on board as director, In a recent post on X, Landon posted a photograph of a partially completed set and added that the set is going to be "bonkers" when completed.

80% there. This set is gonna be bonkers. pic.twitter.com/U6FKqu34kc - christopher landon (@creetureshow) April 8, 2024

The film is set to be Robinson's feature film debut.

Deadline said Robinson became an "overnight social media sensation" in 2022 thanks to his "endearing commen‐ tary and amusing ruminations."

The account, which is run by his parents, has garnered more than 2.4 million fol‐ lowers and over 63 million likes over the past two years.

In the bio for the account, Robinson's mother Donna describes her son as an "old soul."

His most-liked TikTok has a staggering 90.6 million views and more than 11 million likes: @keepupwithjacob #fory‐ oupage #momsoftiktok #irish #ireland #kids #birthday ♬ original sound - Don‐ na Jacobs Mammy ☘

In another smile-inducing TikTok, Dublin native Jacob explains what St. Patrick's Day is: @keepupwithjacob Jacobs spin on St Patrick’s day! ☘ ♥ #foryou #Irish #stpatricksday #storytime #stpatricks‐ dayfestival @stpatricksfestival ♬ origi‐ nal sound - Donna Jacobs Mammy ☘