James Franco to play Mystery, top pickup artist, in adaptation of The Game

The actor has signed up for the film version of Neil Strauss’s memoir about infiltrating a secret society of seducers with questionable methods

Fresh from his adaptation of John Steinbeck’s trade union epic In Dubious Battle, which premiered at the Venice film festival last week to mixed reviews, James Franco has signed up for another movie version of a bestelling book.

The actor is set to play Mystery, arch pickup artist and mentor to the protagonist in The Game, which is being adapted from Neil Strauss’s infamous memoir of the same name.

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