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Brandon Flynn set to play iconic actor James Dean in biopic Willie & Jimmy Dean about alleged gay romance
An unconventional biopic about legendary actor James Dean has found its leading man in Brandon Flynn.
The film isn't a traditional 'cradle to the grave' biopic, instead focusing on his alleged gay romance with William Bast, from when he was 19 until his death at just 24 from a horrific car crash in 1955. Bast's 2006 book Surviving James Dean purports that they had met at the UCLA Theater program when they were 19, starting as roommates and eventually becoming secret lovers. The film from writer-director Guy Guido ( Madonna and the Breakfast Club) spans from the day Dean and Bast met to his death on September 30, 1955, focusing on their evolving relationship.
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