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Dave Franco is making his directorial debut with horror movie The Rental.
Dave Franco has made the leap from directing comedy shorts to feature films — and the results are thrilling. Based on a script co-written with Joe Swanberg (Easy, Digging for Fire), Franco directs Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White, and Toby Huss in The Rental, a tightly-paced horror/thriller about two couples whose weekend getaway is anything but relaxing. To say anything more about The Rental would mean spoiling all of the neat twists and turns Franco and Co. have laid out for viewers — and you definitely don't want me to spoil this one. I …
The Rental, directed by Dave Franco, is low-key, but lively, art-house Airbnb horror flick featuring solid performances from Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Jeremy Allen White, and Sheila Vand.
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Our friends at ArcLight Cinemas have put together a special pop-up event showing of Dave Franco's directorial debut, The Rental, ahead of its nationwide release. The special event will be done in partnership with IFC Films, the studio behind the Franco feature. Although the ArcLight Cinemas doors remains closed, the ArcLight team still aims to bring the moviegoing experience to patrons however they can. So, they've chosen to make the Vineland Drive-In in Vineland, California their venue for this special preview showing of The Rental this Thursday, June 18, ahead of its nationwide July 24 release. …
Alison Brie (Horse Girl, GLOW) and Dan Stevens (Legion, Downton Abbey) are very unsatisfied with their Airbnb choices in the first images from The Rental, the directorial debut of Dave Franco. IFC Films nabbed the rights to the film today and plans to release the film on July 24. "I’ve admired the IFC brand and their films for as long as I can remember," Franco said in a statement, "I couldn’t be more excited about partnering with them for my directorial debut. They have such a strong track record when it comes to elevated genre films, which makes …
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Dave Franco was once simply known as the younger brother of actor James Franco. But over the last few decades, he’s amassed a pretty serious resume of film and television roles that have given him a name in Hollywood unto himself. He’s had a few starring roles in movies, as well as minor appearances, and been part of some A-list ensemble casts. He’s also done voice work, appeared on television series like Scrubs and 7th Heaven, and in TV shorts.