Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Franco Casts Val As Sal

James Franco has cast Val Lauren in the lead for his biopic about of "Rebel Without a Cause" star Sal Mineo according to The Hollywood Reporter


Sal is based on Michael Gregg Michaud's  biography which details the actor's rise to fame, his conflicted sexuality and friendships with his "Rebel" co-stars James Dean and Natalie Wood, as well as his 1976 murder at the hands of a deranged pizza deliveryman.

Franco wrote the adapted screenplay and will direct.

Lauren had this to say about the role:
"Sal Mineo himself was an extraordinary and super complex guy. People know him for Rebel Without a Cause, but he was technically the first actor who came out of the closet. He was very brave."

The film will shoot this summer before Franco starts work on Oz: The Great and Powerful

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