Icon Redux: James Dean @ Hotel Gansevoort
Chris Mohney
August 27, 2008
As promised! We're very pleased to introduce the first episode of Icon Redux, an original BlackBook video series in partnership with Two Penguins Productions. We're taking classic, iconic personalities at their best (and/or most revealing) and recasting them with contemporary, hot, about-to-break personalities of the very near future. For this installment, young actor Yann Bean re-enacts James Dean's famous 1955 "driving safety" interview on the set of Giant, shortly before his death in a car accident; Yann's version takes place in a suite at New York's Hotel Gansevoort. After the jump, see the original interview, plus tips on what's to come.
The original James Dean interview:
Coming up: Check out our behind-the-scenes notes. Later, Audrey Hepburn gets angry at foolish questions, and Truman Capote interviews Marlon Brando.
Comments (23)
Posted by TYBOT on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 08.43 am
Hey yann c’est thibault ton cousin c’était pour te félicité bravo!!!
Posted by jenn on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 09.10 am
damn sexy
Posted by Sara Minerd on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 10.03 am
HEY! I know that sexy man. I think I worked with him once or twice..... ;) You look hot. And you know I can’t lie....great direction too! I also think its funny that your name has the same rhythm...Yann Bean is James Dean.
xx S
Posted by ck on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 08.59 pm
Nice start...looking forward to the upcoming series! Ck
Posted by Laura Malone on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 11.29 pm
Great work, Yann. You’re so talented and you have so much charisma on the screen. I knew you were going to be playing James Dean! I love this whole concept...can’t wait to see the Audrey Hepburn one. Congratulations to you all!
-Laura
Posted by Albert Bendix on Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 12.48 pm
Nice… Love the concept and the directing/editing
Still I’d like to see more ‘Yann Bean’ - he’s awesome!
Posted by Francois Kopp on Sun Aug 31, 2008 at 05.03 am
Bravo Yann,
je suis heureux de voir ce que tu as dans le bid.
Meme si je ne comprend pas tout ce que tu baragouine (et cela est du a mon manque de pratique), tu as un beau jeu et ta personalite ressort parfaitement a l’ecran.
Continue a bien t’eclater!
Posted by Anna Fickle on Sun Aug 31, 2008 at 09.27 pm
I love it! Intriguing, sexy, and very artistic!
Can’t wait to see the next one!
xo
Posted by Graziebella on Mon Sep 1, 2008 at 12.24 pm
Stylish hommage to an unforgettable icon and an intriguing and sophisticated introduction to two talented artists. Looking forward to seeing more…
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Posted by Wheelchair on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 08.23 am
This is an interesting and beautifully produced piece. Can’t wait for the next one.
Keep up the good work Philip. Well done BB for exposing this talent. More please.