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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 11 noveMber 2019

A CGI James Dean is cast in new film, sparking an outcry

By JAKE COYLE the movies' most beloved act of rebellion."
Associated Press former stars being digitally Adapted from Gareth
NEW YORK (AP) — James resurrected was met with Crocker's novel, "Finding
Dean hasn't been alive in widespread criticism after Jack" is a live-action mov-
64 years, but the "Rebel the news was first reported ie about the U.S. military's
Without a Cause" actor by The Hollywood Reporter abandonment of canine
has been cast in a new film . Chris Evans, the "Cap- units following the Vietnam
about the Vietnam War. tain America" actor, was War. Directors Anton Ernst
The filmmakers behind the among those who called and Tati Golykh are to be-
independent film "Finding the plans disrespectful and gin shooting Nov. 17. In an
Jack" said Wednesday that wrongheaded. email, Ernst said they "tre-
a computer-generated "Maybe we can get a mendously" respect Dean's
Dean will play a co-starring computer to paint us a new legacy.
role in the upcoming pro- Picasso. Or write a couple "The movie subject matter
duction. The digital Dean new John Lennon tunes," is one of hope and love,
is to be assembled through said Evans on Twitter. "The and he is still relevant like
old footage and photos complete lack of under- This May 27, 2005 file photo shows plants and flowers at the the theme of the film we
and voiced by another ac- standing here is shameful." grave of actor James Dean in Fairmount, Ind. are portraying," said Ernst.
tor. Rights to Dean's likeness Associated Press "There is still a lot of James
Digitally manipulated post- were acquired by the film- Dean fans worldwide who
humous performances makers and the produc- and chief executive of bridge the gap between would love to see their fa-
have made some inroads tion company Magic City CMG, defended the usage life and death, if he can vorite icon back on screen.
into films. But those have Films through CMG World- of Dean and said the com- live after he's died, then There would always be crit-
been largely roles the ac- wide. The company repre- pany has represented his maybe he was a great ics, and all we can do is tell
tors already played, in- sents Dean's family along family for decades. Noting man. Immortality is the only a great story with humanity
cluding Carrie Fisher and with the intellectual prop- that Dean has more than true success,'" said Roesler. and grace."
Peter Cushing, who first erty rights associated with 183,000 followers on Insta- "What was considered re- Dean had just three lead-
appeared together in "Star many other deceased gram, Roesler said he still bellious in the '50s is very ing roles before he died in
Wars" and were prominent- personalities including Neil resonates today. different than what is re- a car crash in 1955 at the
ly featured in the 2016 spi- Armstrong, Bette Davis and "James Dean was known as bellious today, and we feel age of 24: "Rebel Without a
noff "Rogue One." Burt Reynolds. Hollywood's 'rebel' and he confident that he would Cause," ''East of Eden" and
But the prospect of one of Mark Roesler, chairman famously said 'if a man can support this modern day "Giant."q