James Franco decides to write, direct, and star in The Adderall Diaries

James Franco has several awesome and interesting films coming up: 127 HOURS, YOUR HIGHNESS, and the wildcard–RISE OF THE APES.

Now he’s decided to fully immerse himself in a new project, THE ADDERALL DIARIES. Deadline says that Franco will write, direct, and star in the film.

The material is being adapted from Stephen Elliot’s novel, “The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism, and Murder”. Short synopsis? “Set against the backdrop of a nation at war, The Adderall Diaries is at once a gripping account of a murder trial and a scorching investigation of the self. Elliott presents a riveting journey through a landscape of false confessions, self-medication, and torturous sex.”

I have never read this book. But after reading the longer summary I’ve posted below, I might consider picking it up. I’m sure it will be good. I’m of the opinion that most things that involved Franco are good. Most things…I was not a huge fan of FLYBOYS.

Have any of you read this? Will it make a good film?

Here’s the book’s fairly lengthy synopsis:

“In the spring of 2007, a brilliant computer programmer named Hans Reiser stands accused of murdering his estranged wife, Nina. Despite a mountain of circumstantial evidence against him, he proclaims his innocence. The case takes a twist when Nina’s former lover, and Hans’s former best friend, Sean Sturgeon, confesses to eight unrelated murders that no one has ever heard of.”

“So begins a riveting journey through a neon landscape of false confessions, self-medication, and torturous sex. Set against the backdrop of a nation at war, in the declining years of the Silicon Valley tech boom and the dawn of Paris Hilton’s celebrity, The Adderall Diaries is at once a gripping account of a murder trial and a scorching investigation of the self. Tough, tender, and unflinchingly honest, it is the breakout book by one of the most daring writers of his generation.”