James Franco

Julia Roberts and James Franco are spotted filming a scene at Tompkins Park for their upcoming film "Eat, Love, Pray.". (Bauer Griffin) more pics » The usual career arc for an up and coming Hollywood star like James Franco usually goes something like a short run on a soap opera, followed by a television show, followed by the big jump into major motion pictures. Franco is bucking that trend with the news that he'll be doing a story arc on ABC's long-running soap opera General Hospital . He's scheduled to begin shooting at the end of the month, with the episodes featuring the Pineapple ... Read Full Story

Actor James Franco has starred as a mysterious artist in US television drama General Hospital. His character – also called Franco – appeared unannounced at an exhibition of his work and ended up luring one of the show’s main characters into a cab. Using a somewhat unconventional courting method, Franco blindfolded Maxie Jones, played by actress Kirsten Storms, and asked her to lie on the floor. He then drew a chalk outline around her body and photographed his completed work of art. Franco, 31, has starred in a string of teen movies, including 2008 comedy stoner film Pineapple Express. He [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story

Actor James Franco speaks at the screening of "Erased James Franco" at the Museum of Modern Art on April 6, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) more pics » DON'T MISS UCLA Students Diss James Franco Sean Penn Wanted More Love Scenes with Franco in 'Milk' James Franco was booked as alma mater UCLA's commencement speaker this year, but yesterday he released a prepared statement to the school saying that he wouldn't be showing up after all. The message said, I deeply regret not being able to keep my commitment to giving the commencement speech at UCLA's graduation this year. ... Read Full Story

Actor James Franco accepts his Breakthrough Actor Award onstage during the Hollywood Film Festival's Gala Ceremony held at Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 27, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America) James Franco was chosen to give the commencement speech for the graduating class at his alma mater UCLA this spring, but students in SoCal are less than thrilled about it. Even though they're the target demographic for many of Franco's projects like Freaks & Geeks and Pineapple Express , the college crowd expressed disappointment via Facebook about Franco being picked. The Facebook group UCLA Students Against James ... Read Full Story

Franco is shirtless for a split second at :47 Lainey Gossip posted this promo of James Franco’s upcoming guest spot on General Hospital, and it’s cheesy but awesome. Franco plays some kind of artist with a secret penchant for killing his subjects. His character is even called “Franco.” I’m having a hard time understanding exactly what’s going on here, but it’s like murderer vs. murderer. TVSquad sums it up nicely below and guesses what this promo hints at for the show. There are potential speculative General Hospital spoilers in the quoted text below. They also note that ABC is really promoting Franco’s guest spot ... Read Full Story