Vincent Gallo and James Francos Golden State Killer film bring us to do.

Exclusive: True crime thriller Golden State Killer (previously known as The policeman) With Vincent Gallo and James Franco, Lionsgate is available on the Cannes market this week.

The film has secured a domestic distribution public via the long -term genre partner Grindstone from Lionsgate.

The film was written and staged by Vito Brown and plays Gallo the Golden State Killer Joseph James Dangelo, the serial murderer and rapist, who began to terrorize the residents of California in the 1970s, and was only brought to court in 2018. Franco plays a detective who, before the impossible task of finding the serial killers, to find the climax of his crime.

The producers are Scott Clayton, Jordan Gertner, Barry Brooker, Todd Williams and Gary A. Hirsch. Gertner was previously on board as an author director, but that is no longer the case, we understand.

The project, which is currently in post-production, hit some turbulence last year when Sag-Aftra was checked by several female actors due to misconduct complaints against Gallo. Sexual comments in the audition process in November 2023 were staged in the symptoms.

Actor, filmmaker and musician Gallo, a best actor in Venice, is known for subversive and provocative works, including The brown rabbit.

127 hoursPresent spring breakers And Ananas Express Star Franco has a flood of independent projects in production or post, including Bunny-Man And Alina von Kuba: La Hija Rebelde. Since the settlement of a legal case of 2021, he has not appeared in a studio film that was brought against him by former students who accused him of sexual misconduct.