Actor Dave Franco discusses the making of his directorial debut, “The Rental,” which he co-wrote with Joe Swanberg and stars Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand and Jeremy Allen White. The film, available July 24 from IFC, centers around four friends who rent a vacation home. Franco tells Salon it was inspired by his own paranoia about home sharing. “We're all aware of the risks of staying in a stranger's home, but we never actually think anything bad will happen to us,” he said. <br /><br><br /><br><br />Watch the episode to hear more about why Franco decided to direct, his take on horror and why his favorite collaborator is his wife, Alison Brie.
