When Gabriel LaBelle landed the role of Sammy Fabelman in Steven Spielberg's autobiographical new film "The Fabelmans," playing a version of the filmmaker in his teenage years, he figured he'd probably show up in the movie's second act and then disappear after a handful of scenes.
After all, it's not as if Hollywood's all-time highest-grossing director was about to place a huge chunk of his life story in the hands of a complete unknown, right?
Then LaBelle received the script.
