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…
Posted by Joseph on Mon Sep 1, 2008 at 02.49 pm
Bravo mec je suis fan ! Jvé faire tourner le lien tu vas devenir une star ! Vive l’Alsace !
Posted by rachel on Tue Sep 2, 2008 at 05.39 pm
fantastic, i look forward to the next icon redux!
Posted by Katherine Tokarz on Wed Sep 3, 2008 at 10.01 am
Philip, Yann, Jamie....and everyone else-extremely well done! Interesting concept-I can’t wait to see more.
(I miss you guys.)
Posted by Vladimir Ugryumov on Wed Sep 3, 2008 at 09.50 pm
Haha, guys - this is great! 
Yann, I didn’t know you were such an actor!
Philip - are you casting OCC only?
Glad to see y’all doing well!
Posted by élodie on Thu Sep 4, 2008 at 02.39 am
yeahhhhhhhh depuis le lycée t’es allé loin!continues comme ca!
trop la classe yann!!
Posted by Jon on Thu Sep 4, 2008 at 06.19 am
great stuff, can’t wait to see the rest!
Posted by Marcos DeSousa on Thu Sep 4, 2008 at 04.42 pm
Great job Yann and Philip and not forgetting Jamie, mike.. it looks great. i loved it
I miss everybody
Posted by Talent Required on Fri Sep 19, 2008 at 09.27 am
This really makes James Dean look talented and everyone who worked on the BB project untalented. Shame on you BB for producing schlock. Bad, bad acting. It’s all treatment with no substance or style.
Let’s hope you don’t embarrass your reputation with the rest of the series. If you’re going to revisit history, please have a unique POV or something to add instead of just exploiting it.
Better luck next time!
Posted by Alexs on Sat Sep 20, 2008 at 01.44 am
Shame on you BB for producing schlock. Bad, bad acting. It’s all treatment with no substance or style.
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Posted by Babas on Sun Sep 28, 2008 at 10.14 am
Bordel Bean , comme t’assures , t’as trop la classe , t’as plus qu’à devenir vraiment fumeur. See ya’ old scab !
Posted by jim on Wed Oct 22, 2008 at 06.52 pm
this kid’s hot! has he done anything since this?
Posted by bojana on Fri Oct 24, 2008 at 03.01 pm
great work both of you!!keep up....
Posted by shaun on Sat Oct 25, 2008 at 10.17 am
nice job fellows. i want to see more. please! =)
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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.