The personal life of Hollywood icon James Dean will likely be explored in a film that will be adapted from author William Bast’s memoir, Surviving James Dean, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Writer and filmmaker Guy Guido has acquired the rights to the memoir of late author William Bast. Guido has not yet finalized the casting for this.

According to reports, Bast described Dean as a boyfriend whom she met when she was 19. Bast claimed that their relationship evolved from being roommates to eventually becoming lovers. Bast also claimed that she and Dean kept their relationship a secret to protect Dean’s image and career.

James Dean died in 1995. He was 24 years old. Two of his classic films, Giant and Rebel Without a Cause, were released posthumously.

“I’ve been a James Dean fan and historian since I was 18, so I knew about his ‘friend’ Willie, even when information about their relationship was fed directly by the Hollywood machine. One As a filmmaker, I love telling the story of a celebrity as they come of age, and as a gay man, I was particularly drawn to Bast’s unique story,” director Guy Guido told THR. Said to.

Previously, actor James Franco played the late star in the 2001 TV movie James Dean.