He had nothing but the greatest remarks about actors Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson. “I love both of them. They are both super-funny and just fun to hang out with. I was there for quite a while, so we saw each other a lot. They are really good people,” he said.

Wich’s plans for the future are to move to Los Angeles, when he turns 18 years old, and to keep things going. “Acting has been a good thing for me so far, and I would love to keep it going and ride the wave. This is what I enjoy doing the most. It’s my dream,” he said.

On playing the bully Troy on Stranger Things, Wich said, “That was fun too. It’s a different character. I have to be mean on set, but then afterwards I get to have fun and hug everyone. I loved working with those kids on Stranger Things. They were very professional. I had a blast, and playing the bully was cool.” he said.

For young actors, Wich said, “Start with an acting class. They will teach you the very basics, not only about acting, but about the business. That’s a great place to start. That is where I started, and I couldn’t imagine starting anywhere else.”

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He listed Robert Downey Jr. and Dwayne Johnson (“The Rock”) as his dream acting partners. “I would love to work on a film with those two. That would be great,” he said.

Digital transformation of entertainment business

On the impact of technology on the entertainment business, Wich said, “I think people are getting rid of cable. Personally, I use all of those streaming services such as Netflix. I think they are great. It is cool that Netflix and Amazon Prime have their own shows. It’s a lot less boring than flipping through channels on cable. You can put on whatever show you want to watch. They have everything that you are in the mood for.”

Regarding his use of technology in his daily routine as an actor, Wich said, “We get all these e-mails and then we have to print, and there is a lot of technology involved. When you go in for a live audition, there is not as much. I tape a lot, so technology is very heavily used in my daily life for acting. My scripts come in digitally on e-mail, but if I have enough paper, I print them out or read them on my computer screen.”

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Wich shared that he will co-star in Columbia Pictures’ Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween, which will be out on October 10, alongside film stars Jack Black and Odeya Rush. “I can’t say too much about it. I am very excited for that one. It is going to be great,” he hinted.

In his spare time, he noted that he enjoys hanging out with friends, bike riding, and playing video games with his younger brother.

For his fans, Wich said, “Check out The Darkest Minds. It will be an action-packed ride. It’s going to be really fun. Personally, I can’t wait to see it.”

To learn more about actor Peyton Wich, follow him on Twitter.

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The Salinas Elementary School teacher had been approached by another teacher last month for advice about how to discipline Neely, 6, who she said “was a bully in her classroom,” according to a Judson ISD Police Department report, MySanAntonio reports.

The police report says the teacher chose to show the child “why bullying is bad” by instructing his peers to “Hit him!” and “Hit him harder!” As the Statesman adds, “the second teacher intervened only after one of the children hit the boy hard on his upper back.”

Twenty-four students were in the classroom at the time of the incident.

It’s unclear if the boy endured any physical injuries, but his mother says her son has suffered emotional trauma.

The Judson Independent School District fired the teacher accused of organizing the payback. She has been charged, along with another teacher who allegedly failed to report the incident, with a misdemeanor, according to the chief of the school district’s police, ABC News reports.

Neely’s mother told media that some of her son’s classroom friends told him they didn’t want to hit the boy but did so because they were afraid not to. She adds she was never aware her son was a bully or was accused of intimidating other children.

“We can’t have teachers acting like a loose cannon,” said district spokesman Steve Linscomb of the teacher who orchestrated the hitting incident. “Doing something that’s this far off the charts, doing what they feel like is teaching (students) a lesson; we’re not going to tolerate that.”

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In the schoolyard title Bully, the 15-year-old character Jimmy can woo both boys and girls with candy and flowers in exchange for kisses. The scene can feature Jimmy offering another boy a gift, saying, “I just wanted to show you I care.” Then the two private-school students start hugging and kissing as if they’re parading on Pride Week. Jimmy’s male amour can also say, “I’m hot, you’re hot. Let’s make out.”

Gay video game enthusiasts have embraced Take-Two Interactive’s new hit, which was the U.S.’s third top-selling game in the week ending Oct. 27, according to figures from UBS. Take-Two, and its high-profile studio Rockstar Games, are used to this kind of attention that often translates into increased sales. Their superstar game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas hid a sex scene that players could unlock, prompting an L.A. attorney to sue the studio for the so-called “Hot Coffee” incident.

In “Bully,” the homosexual scene wasn’t hidden, but it also wasn’t advertised to gamers.

On gaming forums, the reaction has been mixed. One reader of Gaygamer.net simply proclaimed “Progress!” while a more conservative poster on GameSpot.com wrote, “I can’t have my kids playing this game. This is morally reprehensible.”

Brenda Braithwaite, author of Sex in Video Games, told Reuters boy-kissing-boy scenes are largely unexplored in the gaming industry, although they are slowly seeping into popular titles such as Sims and Second Life. “It’s symbolic that the diversity that’s appearing in broader media is making its way to games in a way that’s not insulting or necessarily sensationalistic,” Brathwaite said.

And if the same-sex scene in Bully is to be taken seriously (see video below), then it should be regarded as a Rosa Parks moment for video games. Gay rights are progressing at such a monumental pace it was only a matter of time before game creators took notice, and it’s worth congratulating Rockstar for having the cajones to include a controversial scene that is bound to raise more hackles than its GTA embed.

What will worry the fundamentalists and the organizations that begin with “family” is how the homosexual scene will affect the boys who watch it. They’ll likely wonder if the scene will trigger rising occurences of statements such as, “Mom, the video game made me kiss the boy.”

It’s foolish to bash Bully for this reason, or any other in fact. Rockstar is one of the few studio rebelling against the norm, and they deserve our respect for making one of the most progressive — and let’s face it, realistic — games of the year.

To see the video of boys kissing boys from Bully, click here

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