Dave Franco confirmed that he will play Vanilla Ice in an upcoming biopic that puts a Disaster artistsimilar to the rapper story “Ice Ice Baby”.
The movie To the extreme It was originally revealed via a release notice in January 2019, but the biopic has yet to begin production. However, Franco first spoke about playing Vanilla Ice in an interview with Well-informed person.
Franco compared To the extremeThe tone of e to of The artist of disaster, a movie directed by his brother James Franco and starring the Franco brothers as the duet responsible for the beloved terrible movie The room.
“With[[[[The artist of disaster]people expected us to do a broad comedy where we made fun of[[[[The room director]Tommy Wiseau, but the more real we played it, the more fun and sincere it was, that’s the tone we want for this one too, “said Franco Well-informed person.
Named after Rob’s debut album “Vanilla Ice” Van Winkle in 1990, the film is currently in pre-production due to the pandemic, and Franco says he regularly calls the rapper. “Rob is such a sweet and smart guy and he has been a great help in the process of getting all the right details and making us aware of information that the public doesn’t know,” Franco said. “Just talking to him I can’t help but think of the rabbit holes I’m going to go down to prepare for the role.”
In January 2019, the To the extreme The cast’s slogan slogan reads: “From dropping out of high school selling cars in Dallas to having the first hip-hop single to top the Billboard charts with ‘Ice Ice Baby,’ a young Vanilla Ice struggles with stardom. , extortion attempts and selling himself while he makes music history. “
Debut as director of Franco The rent arrives this weekend via video on demand.
