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James Franco is cast in Stephen King's '11/22/63'

Franco will reportedly play an English teacher who travels back in time to try to stop the Kennedy assassination.

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James Franco attends the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

A famous actor has been cast as the lead in the upcoming TV adaptation of Stephen King鈥檚 novel 鈥11/22/63.鈥

According to , James Franco of 鈥淭he Interview鈥 will play protagonist Jake Epping in the Hulu adaptation of King鈥檚 novel.

As we previously reported, the series will be nine hours long and Bridget Carpenter of 鈥淧arenthood鈥 is adapting the book for the small screen.聽

The novel tells the story of an English teacher who goes back in time to try to stop the Kennedy assassination.聽

Franco recently directed a film adaptation of 鈥The Sound and the Fury鈥 as as well as 鈥As I Lay Dying鈥 and has also starred in such films as 鈥This Is the End鈥 and 鈥Oz the Great and Powerful.鈥

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