A new featurefilmaboutJames Deans supposed gay college romance may be on the way.
The bookis based on Basts connection with Dean while the pair were students at UCLAs Theater Program as teenagers.
Its set to capture how the two went from roommates to lovers as Dean built his career.
American actor James Dean on the set of ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ directed by Nicholas Ray.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty Images
In the book, Bast claims to have kept their relationship private to not hurt Deansburgeoning career.
As a filmmaker, I love telling the story of a celebritys life in their coming-of-age period.
As a gay man, I was particularly drawn to Basts unique story.
His two iconic films,Rebel Without a CauseandGiant, were released posthumously.
The films announcement aligns with the 69th anniversary of the actors death.
(Bast died in 2015.)
I want people to feel as if they are watching the real James Dean on the screen.
