(DJC) – James Franco, star of the NBC series Freaks & Geeks, was cast as
legendary film icon James Dean in the upcoming TNT Original film JAMES DEAN:
AN INVENTED LIVE, which starts production in Los Angeles next month. Franco
was cast after an exhaustive casting search that spanned New York, Los
Angeles, Chicago and other cities. Academy Award-nominated director Mark
Rydell will direct the two hour film.