The film will also chronicle Ice’s struggles with stardom, extortion attempts and criticisms of selling out.
“We have been in development for a while but we are inching closer and closer to preproduction,” Franco said.
Franco co-starred in Disaster alongside his brother James Franco, who also acted as producer and director on the hit.
Dave Franco may be prepping for the wide release of his already well-received directorial debut The Rental but he’s not slowing down on work one bit as the 35-year-old is set to portray infamous ’90s rapper Vanilla Ice in a new biopic entitled To The Extreme, according to The Wrap.