Dave Franco will play Vanilla Ice in a new biopic about the rapper’s life.
The 2017 comedy saw Franco’s brother, James, portray actor Tommy Wiseau in a reenactment of the making of cult film The Room.
Franco said that he hoped the movie, which is written by Chris Goodwin and Phillip Van, would compare to The Disaster Artist.
Describing Vanilla Ice as a “sweet and intelligent guy”, Franco continued: “He’s been super helpful in the process of getting all the details correct and making us privy to information the public doesn’t know.