‘True Story’ First Look: James Franco And Jonah Hill Play Cat And Mouse
Jonah HillandJames Francohave worked together a few times before, but their latest team-up is a little bit different.True Storyisn’t a joke-a-minute raunchfest, but an R-rated drama. As the title suggests, it’s based on a true story.
Hill plays disgracedNew York Timesreporter Michael Finkel, and Franco is accused killer Christian Longo, who assumes Finkel’s identity. Get yourTrue Storyfirst look after the jump.
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As announced this week,True Storywill make its debut at the Sundance Film Festival next month. The first trailer is expected out this Thursday. Rupert Goold (The Hollow Crown,Great Performances) directed the movie, which also starsFelicity Jonesas Finkel’s long-suffering girlfriend.
Franco’s Longo is a man wanted for the murders of his wife and children. He runs away to Mexico, where he tries to pass himself off asNew York Timesreporter Michael Finkel. Meanwhile, the real Finkel has fallen into disgrace after falsifying part of an investigative article.
When Finkel discovers Longo has been impersonating him, Finkel makes contact. A bizarre relationship develops between the two men as Finkel pursues the truth about Longo. Finkel published their story as a memoir in 2006.
Although Hill got his start as a comedic actor, he broke through into dramatic work with 2011’sMoneyballand received his first Oscar nomination for the effort. He got his second forThe Wolf of Wall Street. Franco, on the other hand, has been all over the funny-serious spectrum for much of his career. He too has an Oscar nomination, for127 Hours.
The two last starred together in the not-at-all-seriousThis Is the End, and will be heard together in the animated comedySausage Party, due out in 2016. Fox hasTrue Storyscheduled to land in theatersApril 10, 2015.
