James Franco to star in post-World War II drama ‘Me, You’
Actor James Franco is about to star in Bille August’s post-Second World Struggle drama ‘Me, You’.
James Franco will play “one of many lead roles” within the characteristic, which additionally stars Tom Hollander and Daisy Jacob, studies ‘Selection’.
A coming-of-age drama, ‘Me, You’ takes place on the Italian island of Ischia within the Nineteen Fifties. That’s the place Marco, a 16-year-old on break from his dreary Scottish boarding college, befriends US GI turned fisherman Nicola.
The duo whereas away the hours crusing within the bay of Naples whereas Nicola regales his younger buddy with tales of struggle and oceans.
However when Marco meets the mysterious 20-year-old Caia (performed by Jacob) he’s entranced and upon discovering out she is a focus camp survivor, he vows to take revenge. Quickly he’s plotting to set fireplace to a villa occupied by a bunch of boorish German vacationers within the hopes of profitable Caia’s affections.
“Deeply tender and bittersweet, ‘Me, You’ explores the uncooked magnificence and tragedy of affection, the age of innocence and the bitter realities of struggle,” reads the official logline.
Hollander performs Marco’s father Edward. Principal pictures is about to start out in September 2022 on location in Ischia.
Greg Latter has written the screenplay and the movie is produced by Sean O’Kelly and Marc Bikindou and Cristaldi Pics’ Mark Hammond.
Jad Ben Ammar and Leo Maidenberg will co-produce.
Sensible Footage are repping world gross sales.
“I’m excited to board this phenomenal mission and to be working with the legendary Bille August,” James Franco mentioned in a press release.
“I’m an enormous fan of his work and ‘Me, You’ is a very good script.”
In the meantime, beforehand, James Franco hit the headlines after his title was dragged into the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard drama. It’s mentioned that Heard had shaped a relationship with James. Even a footage of him arriving at her residence the evening earlier than she filed for divorce from Johnny went viral.
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