James Franco Set to Don Director's Hat


London, Jan 26 (IANS): Actor James Franco, who is to host the Oscars next month, will helm a movie based on a novel.

"This summer I'm going to direct a movie based on William Faulkner's novel 'As I Lay Dying'," contactmusic.com quoted him as saying.

"I shoot a test of the whole movie before I make it. So we just shot a test."

Franco is keen to star Michael Shannon alongside Richard Jenkins and Joaquin Phoenix. He has been nominated for the Oscars for his role in "127 Hours".

  

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