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"James Franco will adapt The Sound and the Fury. The Oz the Great and Powerful actor has decided to follow-up As I Lay Dying with a second William Faulkner adaptation, reports the Los Angeles Times.   He will once again be working with co-writer Matt Rager on the script, with James directing. Jon Hamm is reportedly wanted for the role of patriarch Jason Compson III, with Dave Franco as his older brother&amp;#039;s choice for the tortured Quentin Compson. James and Danny McBride are also in line for unnamed roles. As I Lay Dying received mixed reviews when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. James recently dropped out of The Garden of Last Days two weeks before filming began due to a conflict with his financiers. Watch the trailer for As I Lay Dying below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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