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First Look: Thomas Dekker's 'Squatters'

Meet Jonas

For his first post-Secret Circle project, Thomas Dekker chose Squatters -- a film he described as "a movie that feels like 10 different movies rolled into one," when TheInsider.com exclusively chatted with the actor on the California set.

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"The minute I read the script, I decided I would take anyone out at the knees if they tried to take it away from me," he laughs. "It was one of those very rare moments for me because I tend not to get truly excited about much. Jonas is a child, yet he's incredibly smart but stupid at times. He's irrational and very cruel – but also sensitive and empathetic. It's rare as a young actor to get such a layered character and play an arc."

"He's the kind of person who is always playing at something he's not – that's a huge challenge as an actor because how do you realistically play somebody who is never realistically playing themselves?"