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In "Famous", Efron will play two characters: Lance Dunkquist, an overly enthusiastic fan, and James Jansen, a beloved Hollywood heartthrob.
Sam Esmail recently produced the hit Netflix book-based film "Leave the World Behind", which he directed and starred Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, and Myha'la. The movie premiered on the platform in December and became the number one title, amassing over 40 million views. Esmail Corp. is involved in this project. This collaboration marks the third time that Aldis Hodge and Blake Crouch have worked together, following their successful collaborations on book-based TV series Wayward Pines and Good Behavior. Wayward Pines had the biggest worldwide launch in television history, and Good Behavior earned Hodge a WGA Award nomination.
Here is the goodreads synopsis of Famous by Blake Crouch:
"My name is Lancelot Blue Dunkquist, and the best thing about me is, when you doll me up right, I look just like the movie star, James Jansen." Meet Lance. 38-years-old. Works a meaningless job. Still lives above his parents' garage. By all accounts, a world-class loser. Except for one glaring exception... He has a million-dollar face. Lance has been mistaken twenty-eight times for the Oscar-winning movie star, James Jansen, and for the last 10 years, he's saved his money, studied Jansen's films, his moves, his idiosyncrasies, even the way he speaks. Now, after an unceremonious termination from his job, Lance has decided that the time has come to go after his dream. From New York's ridiculous avant-garde, off-off Broadway scene, to the surreal glitter of Los Angeles, follow Lance on his madcap journey of self-abandonment to become his likeness. Part comedy, part human tragedy, and part suspense, the world through the eyes of Lancelot Blue Dunkquist is like none you've ever seen.
Source: Deadline