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Franco going to 'Zeroville'
By Adnan Tezer Apr 1, 2011, 19:13 GMT
James Franco has purchased the feature film rights to Steve Erickson's 2007 novel "Zeroville."
According to Variety, Franco will direct the film and produce through his Rabbit Bandini Productions along with Miles Levy and Vince Jolivette.
There are no plans for Franco to star in the film.
An early 2012 start date is planned.
The story follows Ike "Vikar" Jerome, a 24-year-old student who arrives in 1969 Hollywood with the hopes of breaking into the movie business, which is in the early stages of the New Hollywood Era when major studio films gave way to smaller, intimate films directed by maverick directors.
Jerome, who has tattoos of "A Place in the Sun" stars Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor on his head, goes on a life-changing odyssey that sees him become a successful film editor.
Some of the real-life Hollywood actors, writers and directors that played prominent roles in the New Hollywood Era and appear in the book include Robert De Niro, Brian De Palma, Ryan O'Neal, John Milius, Margot Kidder, Ali McGraw and Paul Schrader.
Franco will be seen in the upcoming Universal comedy "Your Highness" and 20th Century Fox's "Rise of the Apes."
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