Cage Directs Franco As A Gigolo

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Nicolas Cage is to make his directorial debut with 'Sonny' starring James Franco, reported Hollywood Reporter.

Cage is to produce and direct Sonny which will star up-and-coming actor James Franco. The film is said to be budgeted around $5 million.

Written by John Carlen, "Sonny" will see Franco playing a male hustler who joins the Army in an attempt to get out of his family's gigolo lifestyle and get a real job. When he's discharged, Sonny stops by to visit his family in New Orleans and look for work, only to find that his mother is determined to bring him back to the family business.