TATE DONOVAN DRAWN TO NANCY DREW

Tate Donovan plays the father of the teenage sleuth, Nancy Drew.

The O.C. star Tate Donovan stars in Nancy Drew playing the father of the teenage sleuth who is less than thrilled with his daughter’s curiosity.

Tate says he wishes she would give up her dangerous desire to solve mysteries.

“All of her other cases up until the start of this movie have always been kind of cute little, gee a lost kitten or something like that. But this one when the movie opens she’s on top of a roof and she almost falls to her death. I’ve had it. I just want her to be a normal teenager, have some boyfriends or whatever; just cut the sleuthing.”

Tate who began his career making television appearances as a teenager was very impressed with 16 year-old Emma Roberts as Nancy Drew.

“She’s so at ease with acting and the process of acting and the whole crew. Everyone just adores her. There’s nothing not to adore. She’s hard working and she’s funny. She’s sweet.”

Tate will star in another film based on a novel playing Neal Cassady, the inspiration for the character of Dean Moriarty from Jack Kerouac’s On The Road.