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James Franco to debut Brad Renfro tribute at Venice Biennale

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James Franco to debut Brad Renfro tribute at Venice Biennale
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Franco, who carved the name 'BRAD' into his shoulder, tells Playboy magazine, "Heath Ledger died a week after Brad, and I feel Brad has been forgotten already. They didn't even mention his death at the Oscars that year."

And Franco admits he had hoped that Twilight star Robert Pattinson would agree to be a part of the arty tribute piece.

He adds, "Some of the best contemporary artists alive - Paul McCarthy, Douglas Gordon, Ed Ruscha, Harmony Korine - worked on different sections.

"I wanted Robert Pattinson to be in the project, but when Harmony contacted him and told him the concept, Rob said, 'I don't get the point!'"

Renfro died from an accidental heroin overdose in January, 2008.

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