Phoebe Dynevor to Star Alongside Zac Efron in Movie "Famous"

Phoebe Dynevor is set to join Zac Efron in director Jody Hill’s latest feature movie "Famous", a provocative Los Angeles-set thriller that explores the dark side of celebrity.

In "Famous", Zac Efron will star in dual roles, playing an overzealous fan, Lance Dunkquist, and Hollywood heartthrob, James Jansen.

The pic is based on the acclaimed novel by bestselling author Blake Crouch and is adapted for the screen by Chad Hodge, who also adapted Crouch’s Wayward Pines trilogy into a franchise.

A synopsis for the film reads: "Lance Dunkquist has one asset that’s about to change his life – he has the face of a movie star. And not just any movie star – Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen. Lance is about to travel to Los Angeles to make his dream come true. Lance is going to be famous, no matter what it takes."

A24 recently secured the domestic distribution rights to the film, witnessing a new collaboration with Efron after last year’s "The Iron Claw", which grossed $45M worldwide and earned Efron some of the best reviews of his career for his emotional turn as wrestler Kevin Von Erich.

WME Independent and CAA Media Finance brokered the sale. Black Bear is handling international sales.

"Famous" is being produced by Sam Esmail and Chad Hamilton for Esmail Corp. and Michael Sagol for Caviar.

Executive producers include Nick Krishnamurthy for Esmail Corp and Allison Hironaka for Caviar.