“Hey Joe,” an Italian drama by which James Franco performs a U.S. Navy sailor stationed in post-World Battle II Naples, has been picked up by Glass Home Distribution which is planning a North American launch through each theatrical and digital platforms.

The gritty movie, directed by Claudio Giovannesi (“Gomorrah” TV collection, “Piranhas”), was offered to Glass Home by Italy’s Imaginative and prescient Distribution through the Marché du Movie in Cannes.

Franco, who has been struggling to completely reenter Hollywood after dealing with sexual misconduct allegations that he mentioned with Selection when “Hey Joe” premiered in Italy, not too long ago attended the amfAR Cannes gala and donated a portray to the public sale.

In “Hey Joe,” Franco performs Dean Barry, an American sailor who in 1944, at age 23, disembarks in war-torn Naples. He falls in love with a younger, very poor, native lady named Lucia. A few years later, Dean is compelled to go away Lucia, alone and pregnant, to return to New Jersey. He finally returns to Naples to search out the girl and her son, Enzo — however the metropolis has modified quite a bit and Dean should navigate these challenges main as much as a shock finale. Franco speaks each English and Italian within the movie.

“We have been captivated by ‘Hey Joe’ from the primary screening,” stated Tom Malloy, president of Glass Home Distribution in an announcement. “It’s a uncommon mix of American and Italian storytelling, grounded by an emotionally resonant efficiency from James Franco. We consider this movie will resonate strongly with audiences and critics alike throughout awards season,” he added.

The assertion famous that Glass Home plans to launch “Hey Joe” in late 2025 “through the coronary heart of awards season” focusing on each theatrical and digital platforms.

“Hey Joe” is produced by Italy’s Palomar in tandem with RAI Cinema and Imaginative and prescient Distribution which launched the movie in Italy to meager field workplace outcomes following its Rome Movie Competition launch final yr.

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