Monday, January 17, 2011

Dark Night For Franco

James Franco is set to both direct and star as satanic serial killer Richard Ramirez in a new film based on true-crime author Philip Carlo's "Night Stalker" reports The New York Post.

In 1985, Ramirez went on a rampage of sexual assault and murder, entering homes at night and generating fear throughout Southern California. He was later found guilty of thirteen counts of murder, five attempted murders, eleven sexual assaults and fourteen burglaries.

The Night Stalker" film will also explore how Ramirez, who is currently on death row, became a killer. and is being co-produced by  Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell

Nicolas Constantine writes the screenplay and is co-producing with Cornell. Franco will start shooting the film this summer when he's on a break from attending Yale University.

Franco ever sleep?

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