Maybe Adrian Grenier’s Texas farm has the acting bug.
The “Entourage” star, who has lived on the 46-acre sustainable Kintsugi Ranch in Bastrop since 2020, has returned to the big screen through a new short film, “Self Custody,” which was filmed near her home in Austin.
And he plans to keep that momentum going as long as Tinseltown keeps coming to him.
“So the truth is, the industry is moving on to me,” Grenier, 49, told Page Six in an exclusive interview with co-stars Henry Cejudo and Garrett Patten, who also directed the “Bitcoin action thriller.”
“There’s $2.5 billion that the Texas government just put into Texas film and television projects,” Grenier noted. “They’re building three movie studios not far from me. I don’t see any reason why they can’t continue filming in Texas.”
Patten revealed that he is “in talks” to turn “Self Custody” into some kind of feature film or television show.
Grenier is all for it. “It has huge potential,” he marveled. “So we’re really looking forward to continuing to evolve the ‘Self Custody’ brand into a bigger project.”
The actor, who had been visiting Austin for decades before purchasing his first property in Austin around 2016, had a “soft spot for California,” but now the Lone Star State is his home.
He is enjoying life away from the spotlight with his wife, Jordan Roenmele, and their sons, Seiko, who is almost 3, and Evren, who will turn 1 later this month.
“It’s a party. It’s a total party. I absolutely love it,” Grenier gushed about his 3-under second place finish.
“Garrett and Henry, one thing we all share on this call is that we are devoted fathers,” he made sure to add. “When we’re not talking about the store or business, we’re talking about how much we love our kids.”
Grenier decided to re-enter the world of acting with “Self Custody”, especially because he believes in his team and understands the subject.
“I really only take roles that reflect my values or that speak to me in some way,” he explained. “Fortunately, I’m in a position where I don’t have to take whatever I can get. So I think this was a project that met my standards just in terms of the quality of the storyline in the filmmaking.”
“And the character itself really spoke to me,” Grenier continued. Grenier played a wealthy businessman responsible for giving Patten, his former employee, millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin contracts.
Meanwhile, Patten plays a struggling father whose desperation to recover his lost fortune finds him embroiled in a high-stakes world of encrypted wallets, forgotten passwords, and the dangers of the dark web.
“You know, as a Bitcoin enthusiast, a Bitcoin max, and someone who believes in crypto as an ideology and philosophy, it was almost tailor-made for me,” Grenier said.
“Self Custody” will be his first acting role in four years, but he is best known for his work in the 2006 cult classic “The Devil Wears Prada” and the hit HBO series “Entourage,” which aired from 2004 to 2011.
When I asked Grenier about his recent reunion with his Entourage co-star Jeremy Piven, the former revealed that the latter had “just moved” to Austin.
Regarding the possibility of an “Entourage” revival, Grenier teased, “We’re ready to work. We’re ready to work until the AI pulls us off the set.”
