According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dean will appear in the forthcoming Vietnam-era action drama "Finding Jack."Magic City Films, the production company behind the film, announced that it had obtained rights to use Dean's image from his estate and using CGI technology would include actual footage and photos of Dean in the movie.The "Rebel Without a Cause" actor died in a car crash at the age of 24 in 1955.Since then, Dean has become an iconic figure and news of his posthumous casting stoked anger among even some of his most famous admirers."Captain America" star Chris Evans tweeted on Wednesday "I'm sure he'd be thrilled" with an eye-rolling emoji, referencing what he believed would be Dean's reaction to such news."This is awful. Maybe we can get a computer to paint us a new Picasso," Evans wrote. "Or write a couple new John Lennon tunes. The complete lack of understanding here is shameful."Actor Elijah Wood, best known for his roles in the "Lord of the Rings" films, agreed."NOPE," Wood tweeted. "This shouldn't be a thing." Anton Ernst, who is co-directing the film, told The Hollywood Reporter they "searched high and low for the perfect character to portray the role of Rogan, which has some extreme complex character arcs, and after months of research, we decided on James Dean.""We feel very honored that his family supports us and will take every precaution to ensure that his legacy as one of the most epic film stars to date is kept firmly intact," Ernst said. "The family views this as his fourth movie, a movie he never got to make. We do not intend to let his fans down."Prior to his death, Dean acted in only three films that were released: "Rebel Without a Cause," "East of Eden" and "Giant."Evans and Wood were not alone. Twitter was filled with those not happy about Dean's casting."I need Read More – Source

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