Rabbit Bandini Productions Company type Private Industry Film, television Founded 2003 Headquarters Burbank, California , U.S.Key people
Rabbit Bandini Productions is a film and television production company founded in 2003 by actors/filmmakers James Franco and Vince Jolivette. The name comes from combining the titular hero from John Updike 's Rabbit tetralogy with the hero of John Fante 's Ask the Dust , Arturo Bandini.[ 1] The logo consists of a crudely drawn rabbit as well as the company name.
Works
Recent credits include director Gia Coppola 's drama Palo Alto and Franco's directorial adaptations of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy 's Child of God and Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner 's As I Lay Dying and The Sound and The Fury premiering at the 2014 Venice Film Festival .[ 2]
Rabbit Bandini Productions has multiple projects in various stages of development. In production, In Dubious Battle , based on the Steinbeck book of the same name.[ 3] The Adderall Diaries directed by Pamela Romanowsky , starring Franco , Ed Harris , Amber Heard and Christian Slater .[ 4]
Completed in 2015 was Justin Kelly's directorial adaptation of the biopic I Am Michael , with Franco, Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts and Zeroville directed by Franco, starring Megan Fox , Seth Rogen and Will Ferrell along with Franco .[ 5] [ 6] The company teamed up with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on The Disaster Artist , which is financed by Good Universe.[ 7] In 2015, the company also produced "Actors Anonymous",[ 8] [ 9] a film funded by Sara Von Kienegger, in conjunction with students and the USC Film School.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
^ "What is James Franco Reading?" . April 13, 2017.
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (September 1, 2014). "Hot Venice Clip: James Franco's 'The Sound And The Fury' " . Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
^ Kroll, Justin (January 30, 2015). "James Franco Assembles Cast for Adaptation of 'In Dubious Battle' " . Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
^ "The Adderall Diaries - Tribeca Film Festival" . Tribeca . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015 .
^ Debruge, Peter (January 25, 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'I Am Michael' " . Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
^ "Casting Net: Megan Fox, James Franco lead 'Zeroville' " . Entertainment Weekly . October 24, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
^ "James Franco Plans To Enter 'The Room' With Behind-The-Scenes Movie" . MTV . Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
^ "Actors Anonymous" . January 1, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2017 – via IMDb.
^ "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos" . Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
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