Commission: Second Franco movie project coming to Cincy

Cincinnati just got an exclusive James Franco double feature.

For the second time in a week, the Greater Cincinnati Film Commission announced a film production with Franco ties will call this area home this spring.

The Greater Cincinnati Film Commission announced Friday evening that Rabbit Bandini's James Franco, Vince Jolivette, and Jay Davis will shoot the film "The Long Home" in Hamilton, Butler County and Cincinnati.

On Monday, the commission announced that this group is also working on "Goat," a film starring Nick Jonas, which begins filming in May.

"Vince and I are born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio," said producer Jay Davis in the release. "There is nothing more exciting than bringing a project home. Our families and friends are here and while we are having great experiencing working with the film commission and Killer Films on 'Goat,' it seemed like a great time to get two projects done while on the ground in Ohio."

"The Long Home" production offices are open; commission officials have not received a film start date yet.

According to Variety, Franco will direct and produce the low-budget film adaptation of "The Long Home" by novelist William Gay.

The story centers on Dallas Harden, "a vile and violent bootlegger, who brings tragedy and destruction to a small rural town in the 1940s," the release says.

Rabbit Bandini Productions will also work with Killer Films production company on "Goat." Filming is slated to start May 4; production offices opened last week.

Killer Films previously produced "Carol" with Cate Blanchett and "The Blunderer," with Jessica Biel and Patrick Wilson in Cincinnati in 2014.

Last summer, the city also hosted "Miles Ahead" production, a film by actor-director Don Cheadle.

This very well might not be the last movie news of 2015.

"Our long term plan is to bring many more films to the Cincinnati area now that the Ohio tax credit is as strong as it is," producer Vince Jolivette said in the announcement.

Want to work on "The Long Home?"

If you're interested in applying to be an extra, send a headshot and email to thelonghomebg@gmail.com

If you are interested in crew employment, send resume: thelonghomefilm@gmail.com