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James Franco is already flexing his acting chops in the new year as the mutli-hyphenated star brings to us a teaser trailer for his latest film, The Broken Tower.

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Franco wrote, directed and stars in the movie based on Paul L. Mariani's biography of American poet Hart Crane, which also features Michael Shannon and Dave Franco. The film received mixed reviews when it premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival but it looks to be a compelling tale of the late author's life with some top notch talent attached with Franco and Shannon.

Check out the teaser trailer above. The Broken Tower is currently available for digital download and On Demand, with the DVD release on March 27th.

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