NBC, WHILE COVERING FOR HARVEY WEINSTEIN, STILL TACKLING THE BIG HOLLYWOOD STORIES: James Dean set to star in new film through digital resurrection, horrifying fans.

Magic City Films said it had obtained the rights from Dean’s estate to digitally recreate the “Rebel Without A Cause” star, who died in a 1955 car accident aged 24, for a Vietnam War-era action drama called “Finding Jack.”

Dean will be recreated through a mixture of old photos and footage, along with computer-generated creations projected over stand-ins. A different actor will lend his voice to what will be a secondary role for Dean’s character.

“We feel very honored that his family supports us and will take every precaution to ensure that his legacy as one of the most epic film stars to date is kept firmly intact,” producer Anton Ernst said in a statement.

“The family views this as his fourth movie, a movie he never got to make. We do not intend to let his fans down.”

However, many fans were horrified at the idea. Esquire.com ran a story listing “35 working actors they could have cast instead,” while Vice.com pleaded, “Please don’t do this.”

It certainly horrified the Onion, which ran the headline, “‘No, God, No!’ Screams Agonized James Dean Disappearing From Heaven As Filmmakers Finish Constructing CGI.”

But as I wrote in August, when Will Smith’s Gemini Man and Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman were being heavily promoted, both of which feature de-aged versions of their stars, All-Digital Hollywood Actors? Arthur C. Clarke Called It Over 30 Years Ago.