Zac Efron (17 Again, Iron Claw) has signed on for his next movie, a celebrity -centered thriller titled Famous, in which he will take on two parts. Efron will star in dual roles, playing both overzealous fan Lance Dunkquist, and Hollywood heartthrob James Jansen. The film, which is being directed by Jody Hill, is based on the acclaimed novel by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch and is adapted for the screen by Chad Hodge, who also adapted Crouch’s Wayward Pines trilogy into a series. Esmail will produce along with his producing partner Chad Hamilton through their Esmail Corp. banner.
The story follows Lance Dunkquist, who has one asset that’s about to change his life – he has the face of a movie star. And not just any movie star – Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen. Lance is about to travel to Los Angeles to make his dream come true. Lance is going to be famous, no matter what it takes.
As Efron prepares for this double-sized role, you can next see him as he reunites with Pete Farrelly on the upcoming Amazon Studios comedy Ricky Stanicky which bows next month. He follows that up with the Netflix comedy A Family Affair, which also stars Nicole Kidman and Joey King and is set to be released later this year on the streamer.
via: Deadline
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