Brandon Flynn has been cast as the iconic actor in writer-director Guy Guido's 'Willie and Jimmy Dean,' based on a memoir by William Bast.

Brandon Flynn is set to portray James Dean in an upcoming biopic exploring the rumored romantic connection between the silver screen legend and his university pal William Bast. The 13 Reasons Why ...

James Dean (right) as Malcolm in a 1950 UCLA production of Macbeth. "Jimmy was good," says ex-Los Angeles Times film critic Sheila Benson, who did Dean's makeup. "Blind as a bat without his glasses.

Brandon Flynn is a gay rebel with a cause. The out star is quickly becoming the go-to actor producers call on when looking for talent to play queer Hollywood icons. After portraying Marlon Brandon ...

In Willie and Jimmy Dean, Brandon Flynn steps into the role of the tragic icon, not as a poster boy for straight masculinity, ...

Brandon Flynn will portray James Dean in a new biopic. The film is based on William Bast's memoir. It explores Dean's relationship with Bast, from roommates to lovers. The story highlights the ...

Writer-director Guy Guido is behind 'Surviving James Dean,' based on William Bast's 2006 book of the same ... Bast described meeting Dean at the UCLA theater program at the age of 19 and ...

Bast, who died in 2015 at age 84, wrote in his memoir that he and Dean met while attending UCLA's theater program at age 19. The book details a close friendship between the two men that turned ...

Writer-director Guy Guido is behind 'Surviving James Dean,' based on William Bast's 2006 book of the same name that details his time with the iconic actor.

James Dean, the 1950s film icon, died 60 years ago Wednesday at 24. The UCLA dropout only starred in three major films — “East of Eden,” “Rebel Without a Cause” and &#… ...

The movie is titled Surviving James Dean, just like the memoir. Guy Guido wrote the script after acquiring the rights to the book. The late Bast wrote in the book that he and Dean met at the UCLA ...