James Franco, who stepped away from acting following a series of allegations of sexual misconduct four years ago, is back in action.
As per reports, Franco is all set to play one of the lead roles in Danish director Bille August's post-World War II coming-of-age drama Me, You, adapted from the novel 'Tu, Mia' by Erri De Luca.
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Franco will star alongside Tom Hollander and Daisy Jacob, with principal photography set to take place in Ischia starting in September. For the unversed, in January 2018, five women accused Franco of inappropriate and sexually exploitative behaviour, while four of them were students at his acting school Studio 4, which was soon closed. Two of the students filed a lawsuit in 2019 alleging that classes existed mainly to create a way for Franco and his associates to take advantage of young women.
In 2021, Franco and associated entities agreed to pay $2,235,000 to resolve the lawsuit.In December 2021, Franco broke his silence about the sexual misconduct allegations levelled against him. On a podcast, he addressed the allegations, confessing that he had slept with his students.
The Oscar nominee opened his acting school, Playhouse West Studio 4, in 2014 before it closed in 2017.
