North Korea is none too happy with Seth Rogen and James Franco’s upcoming movie, and not because the famed movie-loving Kim family thought This is the End had a messy third act. The Interview, directed by Rogen and Evan Goldberg, stars Franco as a television host who scores an interview opportunity with Kim Jong-un, and […]
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Teenage dream – Palo Alto review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 12, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo June 12, 2014 Much wailing and gnashing of teeth awaits any film adaptation of a beloved novel, but what welcomes the cinematic retelling of a despised one? James Franco’s unintentionally-LOL-worthy collection of short stories, Palo Alto, has been condensed, refined, and infinitely bettered by writer-director Gia Coppola, who, as you can imagine […]
Continue readingJames Franco disses ‘Spring Breakers 2’; Pussy Riot rumoured as stars
May 19, 2014 0 Comments
James Franco, a champion of almost every artistic endeavour, has cried foul over the proposed sequel to his 2013 instant-cult-favourite Spring Breakers. Last week, responding to news of Spring Breakers: The Second Coming, Franco posted a video to Instagram where he called the project “lame as a mutha.” It should be noted he was dressed […]
Continue readingFranco files – Tar review
May 12, 2014 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy May 12, 2014 Apart from mythological epics like Troy or Beowolf, it’s rare to see poems adapted to film. Tar is unusual, not just because it’s based on the work of contemporary Pulitzer Prize-winning poet C.K. Williams but also in how it was developed. Completed by twelve student filmmakers, Tar is virtually […]
Continue readingMeth wish – Homefront review
April 23, 2014 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy April 23, 2014 From Commando to Taken, if cinema has taught us anything, it’s to not mess with heroes’ daughters. It really does make them angry. Homefront is the type of film that gleefully indulges in that well worn cliché with an entertaining sincerity. After a raid on a meth lab climaxes […]
Continue readingJames Franco and Seth Rogen are making a movie about the making of ‘The Room’
February 10, 2014 0 Comments
James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg are teaming up to adapt The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room. According to Deadline, Franco’s Rabbit Bandini Productions has purchased the book and life rights to Greg Sestero’s memoir, detailing his troubled time on the set of The Room, one of the most infamous film failures of all time. […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Male Performances of 2013
December 10, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo December 10, 2013 Spoiler alert: James Franco will top this list. Question is, for what? The divisive overachiever appeared in – and I am not sh***ing you – at least 13 movies this past year, not including his stint on The Mindy Project, his Comedy Central Roast, and that Kanye West spoof […]
Continue readingLizzy Caplan to join Rogen and Franco in The Interview
October 2, 2013 0 Comments
Lizzy Caplan is in talks to take a leading role in The Interview, Variety reports. She would star opposite Seth Rogen and James Franco in the flick, set to be the next directorial effort for Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen and Goldberg had a hit earlier this year with This Is The End. In The […]
Continue readingRiff Raff suing the makers of Spring Breakers for ripping him off
July 17, 2013 0 Comments
Rapper Riff Raff has long claimed James Franco’s character Alien from Spring Breakers is an unauthorised knock off. Now, he wants to get paid. Riff told TMZ he plans to sue the makers of Spring Breakers for “$8 to $10 million.” He stresses, however, that Franco is “cool,” and is impressed by the way he […]
Continue readingHoly Seth – This Is the End review
July 15, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo July 15, 2013 This is… a very strange movie. An assortment of A-Listers – playing themselves – assemble for a pitch-black, gross-out apocalypse comedy, debating the value of their lives when confronted with the confirmation of God’s existence. Imagine if this vanity project had been conceived by Tom Cruise, Will Smith, and […]
Continue readingLike a prayer – Spring Breakers review
May 1, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo May 1, 2013 Feel like getting a little freaky, but still concerned about your spiritual well-being? Don’t stress: most major religions have a loop-hole for you to exploit. Naughtiness is almost expected in their ranks, if not explicitly encouraged. Amish adolescents get to enjoy ‘Rumspringa,’ a fully sanctioned period during which time they […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: This Is The End (Red Band)
April 2, 2013 0 Comments
The red-band trailer for Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s all-star directorial debut This Is The End has arrived online. The picture stars Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, and Jay Baruchel as themselves; the only survivors of a house-party gone catastrophically wrong. In this new clip, we see their famous friends – namely Rihanna, a coke-snorting […]
Continue readingSeth Rogen and James Franco likely to reteam for The Interview
March 25, 2013 0 Comments
The Hollywood Reporter confirms funny-man Seth Rogen will star in, produce, and co-direct The Interview for Columbia Pictures. Rogen will share his director duties with long-time pal and collaborator Evan Goldberg (Pineapple Express) and may even re-team with his Freaks and Geeks co-star James Franco. Goldberg and Rogen co-wrote the screenplay based on a story […]
Continue readingDisney working on sequel to Oz the Great and Powerful
March 11, 2013 0 Comments
Disney is plotting a sequel to Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel Oz the Great and Powerful; a plan that will surely be turned into a reality following the picture’s massive debut at the U.S. box office over the weekend. According to Variety, Disney has signed Mitchell Kapner – who co-wrote the first flick with David Lindsay-Abaire – to […]
Continue readingJames Franco is angry at Australian censors for banning I Want Your Love
March 7, 2013 0 Comments
James Franco – in one hell of a T-shirt – has posted a video to YouTube in which he expresses his displeasure with Australian censors for essentially banning I Want Your Love. The picture concerns two gay men who spend a final evening together in San Francisco before one moves to the American Midwest. The Australian Classification […]
Continue readingBlack magic women – Oz the Great and Powerful review
March 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo March 6, 2013 Immediately upon arrival in the magical land of Oz, James Franco‘s would-be wizard beds the naive witch Theodora (Mila Kunis). We don’t get to see them copulate, but trained cinemagoers know what it means when the camera slowly pans skyward during a smooch. The next morning, she’s talking about marriage […]
Continue readingJason Clarke witnesses the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
February 22, 2013 0 Comments
Fresh from his stint needlessly torturing terrorists / securing American freedom (depending on which political pundit you read) in Zero Dark Thirty, Aussie actor Jason Clarke is set to appear in a slightly less incendiary picture. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he has signed on for a leading role in the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Spring Breakers (Red Band)
February 5, 2013 2 Comments
Harmony Korine’s new film Spring Breakers – featuring James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Vanessa Hudgens – has a new, red-band trailer (from France, no less). It confirms that it will be be one of the more controversial titles of 2013. Those that had the misfortune of seeing Korine’s last feature, the literally unwatchable Trash Humpers, […]
Continue readingJames Franco probably won’t be in the Apes sequel
December 18, 2012 0 Comments
Though his character’s relationship with super-smart chimp Caesar formed the backbone of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, James Franco doesn’t think he’ll be involved with the sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Speaking to MTV, Franco said: “My guess is I won’t be in it. Nobody’s talked to me since Rupert left.” He’s referring […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Oz, the Great and Powerful
July 16, 2012 0 Comments
Wondering how Sam Raimi has reinvented the The Wizard of Oz? Wonder no longer! The trailer for Oz, the Great and Powerful has arrived online, evoking producer Joe Roth’s previous epics Alice in Wonderland and Snow White and the Huntsman. Here’s hoping Raimi brings some of his signature style and oddball flair to differentiate from those other unremarkable movies. That being […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Oz, The Great and Powerful
July 6, 2012 1 Comment
Disney just released the first teaser poster for their upcoming Oz, The Great and Powerful, starring James Franco. It’s a lovely image to be sure but it doesn’t really tell us much about the film. The ‘visionary’ director referred to on the poster is Sam Raimi and his involvement is the only thing that keeps me […]
Continue readingWatson, Cera, Segel, and Rihanna joining Rogen’s Apocalypse party
May 2, 2012 0 Comments
Even more stars have joined Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s directorial debut/end-of-days party, The Apocalypse. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Harry Potter‘s Emma Watson is in negotiations to appear in the flick. Rogen previously revealed that Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe, turned down an opportunity to star, stating, “it doesn’t look like he’s willing to push things […]
Continue readingAziz Ansari brings in The Apocalypse
April 10, 2012 0 Comments
Aziz Ansari will join his buddies for an unforgettable end-of-the-world party in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s directorial debut, The Apocalypse. His casting was revealed in an interview with Grantland. Ansari – like fellow cast members James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, and Rogen – will play a version of himself. Rogen and Goldberg’s script […]
Continue readingHugh Hefner biopic in the works
March 6, 2012 1 Comment
Everyone’s favourite elderly lothario Hugh Hefner is set to be the subject of a new biopic at Warner Bros, Deadline reports. Jerry Weintraub will produce the film, focusing on Hefner’s founding of Playboy magazine, and how he became “godfather of the sexual revolution” and used the magazine “to champion civil rights and free speech” (Deadline’s […]
Continue readingJonah Hill and James Franco team for dramatic True Story
February 29, 2012 0 Comments
Jonah Hill and James Franco are trading in comedy for drama in the Brad Pitt produced True Story, Deadline reports. The film is an adaptation of journalist Michael Finkel’s memoir and will be directed by Rupert Goold, who has predominantly worked in theatre and most recently wrote and produced Richard II with Patrick Stewart. Fresh […]
Continue readingJames Franco in talks to play Hugh Hefner
December 21, 2011 0 Comments
James Franco might cameo as Playboy founder and generally creepy person Hugh Hefner in the upcoming Linda Lovelace biopic Lovelace. According to Variety, Franco is merely in talks for the part, though it helps directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman had previously recruited him to play Allen Ginsberg in their indie drama Howl. Amanda Seyfried […]
Continue readingChris Evans replaces James Franco in The Iceman
November 25, 2011 0 Comments
Captain America himself, Chris Evans, has stepped in to replace James Franco in the film adaptation of Anthony Bruno’s novel The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer. According to EW, Evans will play the mentor of mob-hit man Richard Kuklinski. Franco left the project last month due to financial issues. This is despite […]
Continue readingAmanda Seyfried to play infamous porn star Linda Lovelace
November 2, 2011 1 Comment
Amanda Seyfried has been cast as adult film actress Linda Lovelace in an upcoming biopic on the life of the Deep Throat star. According to Deadline, Peter Sarsgaard is in negotiations to play Lovelace’s husband/pornographer Chuck Traynor (James Franco was previously considered). Kate Hudson was first offered the role, but had to walk away because of her pregnancy. Olivia Wilde […]
Continue readingFranco, McBride, Hill and Robinson joining Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse
September 23, 2011 0 Comments
Seth Rogen’s horror comedy Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse has added several Apatow alumni to its cast, Rogen confirmed in an interview with MTV. Taking time out from promoting his latest dramedy 50/50 (starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Rogen revealed Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and James Franco will join him and Jay Baruchel when […]
Continue readingBilly Crystal eager to host the Oscars “one or two more times”
August 16, 2011 0 Comments
It would be something of an understatement to say Anne Hathaway and James Franco‘s hosting stint at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony was a disappointment. One of the show’s few highlights included beloved former MC Billy Crystal* jumping on stage for just a few moments. Apparently that short appearance has reignited Crystal’s desire to host […]
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