Though we've heard about a couple projects that actor James Franco was looking to write and direct in the future, a few more have surfaced, and they're quite ambitious. Though they're not the most reliable source, Showbiz411 heard from Franco himself that he's got a commitment from Fox Searchlight for him to direct an adaptation of William Faulkner's novel As I Lay Dying. Apparently he's in negotiations with the Faulkner estate to get the project off the ground. Then Franco also revealed he's in the middle of striking a deal with producer Scott Rudin to also helm Blood Meridian, an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed novel.
With the Faulkner adaptation, Franco says it's actually the project that he's "most attached to" and is hoping to get the project off the ground in the spring. Using multiple points of view and the inner psychological voices of the characters, the story follows ...
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