James Franco to star in 'Drunken Fireworks' adaptation

Actor James Franco has been cast to play the lead in 'Drunken Fireworks,' a film adaptation of Stephen King's 2015 short story. The actor would serve as executive producer and may direct the project as well.

The story is set in small-town rural Maine. It revolves around a blue-collar mechanic, Alden McCausland (Franco), who competes with a retired mob boss Nicky Serrano when Nicky moves in across the lake from Alden and his mother. When Nicky ruins Alden's Fourth of July fireworks show, Alden puts on the best to beat Nicky next year, in the town's annual fireworks competition known as the 'Fourth of July Arms Race.' 

The script is being written by Matthew Rager, who previously worked with Franco on films like 'As I Lay Dying,' 'The Sound and the Fury.'