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Among the many filmmakers and actors packing their bags for Cannes this year is James Franco, because nary a festival can go by with something by the multitasking polymath being in the mix. This year, the south of France will be getting his adaptation of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying," which looks to be a bit more than just an art goof by Daniel Desario.
WGTC writes: As I Lay Dying tries to adapt the impossible, but unfortunately it is bested by Faulkner's weighty source material.
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We have to confess, when considering the possibilities as to who might end up playing villain General Zod in Zack Snyder‘s Superman reboot “Man of Steel,” Michael Shannon was never on our list. Not that he’s not a fine actor—he’s one of the finest out there right now, one who goes from strength to strength with seemingly every performance. And not that he’s resisted studio fare in the past—indeed, he’ll be playing a villain in the Joseph Gordon-Levitt vehicle “Premium Rush” at the start of next year. It’s more that Shannon’s particular brand of bug-eyed crazy is so very different from the steely fascism embodied by Terence Stamp in the character’s last big-screen appearance in “Superman II.”
Showbiz411:
Actor James Franco–headed to an Oscar nomination for “127 Hours” and getting ready to co-host the Academy Awards in February–is planning two big directing efforts.
Franco is in talks to direct William Faulkner‘s literary classic, “As I Lay Dying,” from his own screenplay.
Franco is a beast. And he's very talented. How he manages to keep all this up, I have no idea. And I thought I was a busy person lol. I just really hope he doesn't end up burning himself out early.
I am personally excited to see what he has to offer with all of this. He has tons of talent and knows what he is doing. The first few things may be bland, but I honestly think his future stuff will be masterpeices.
We could be looking at a future Speilberg here.
I agree that I do think he's very talented. It will indeed be interesting to see what work comes from him.
I will watch it cuz, James Franco is in it, He is just too damn charming, charismatic and flat-out cool, not to watch.
Yes, he is pretty good too at some of his more serious roles.