Avengers star Chris Evans is among many to be left fuming at the plan to have James Dean brought back to life with CGI for an upcoming Vietnam War movie.
The film, Finding Jack, is set to be live action, while James will be constructed via ‘full body’ CGI, while using actual footage of him, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
James is set to take on the role of a secondary lead role called Rogan, with another actor planned to voice him.
However, not everyone is on board.
‘I’m sure he’d be thrilled,’ Chris wrote on Twitter, adding an eye-roll emoji.
‘This is awful. Maybe we can get a computer to paint us a new Picasso. Or write a couple new John Lennon tunes. The complete lack of understanding here is shameful.’
Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood agreed, adding: ‘NOPE. this shouldn’t be a thing.’
Meanwhile, Bette Midler fumed: ‘James Dean is being resurrected by CGI to appear in an upcoming movie.
‘Don’t ever let anyone tell you things have gotten more difficult for white guys in Hollywood. Even dead ones can still get a job.’
Anton Ernst and Tati Golykh are set to direct the upcoming motion picture, with the former making a statement about the controversial decision.
‘We have 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,’ Anton said in a statement.
He added that they are ‘very honoured’ that James’ family has given their blessing to the actor being posthumously cast in the film, while they aim to keep his legacy ‘firmly intact’.
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