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What Will James Franco's General Hospital Experiment, Which Begins Today, Mean for His Career?

James Franco’s stint on General Hospital begins today. The marketing fanfare has been pretty epic, but the show’s core audience is not likely to expand despite the A-list presence, a fact that has led to the inevitable barbs “Well, at least no one will see him trying to ruin his career.”...  read more

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James Franco to Play Jenna's Boyfriend on 30 Rock

30 Rock never wastes a good guest star. Salma Hayek’s six-episode arc last season as Jack Donaghy’s girlfriend was rapaciously sharp-edged and clever. Will Arnett’s appearances as Jack’s closeted nemesis who sexually harrasses Kenneth is always squirm-worthy and hilarious. And hey, even that ridiculously unfunny comedian with the hatemonger puppets was well placed in last week’s episode....  read more

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James Franco's Next Stop: General Hospital?

James Franco is at it again. He has an Allen Ginsburg biopic and a medieval stoner epic on the way, but now the curious actor has agreed a stint on the ridiculously long-running ABC soap General Hospital....  read more

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Michael Cera, Tyler Perry, Other Unlikely Folks Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts

Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Paul Rudd and writer-director Tyler Perry are some of the more unlikely of the 134 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year, according to a list released by the Academy....  read more

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Vodka Company Asks Cat Power, David Lynch, James Franco, 39 Others to Share Dreams

Few things seem as personal as being allowed a peek into someone's subconscious, even if it's only for 42 seconds. But ONEDREAMRUSH, a promotional project from the New Zealand-based 42Below vodka, will let you do just that. Forty-two directors have signed on to create super-short films based on dreams they've had....  read more

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More Details Announced for Jeff Buckley Film

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The producers of Mystery White Boy, the Jeff Buckley biopic that was announced in 2006 and has been progressing slowly since, have named Jared Leto, James Franco, James Marsden and Robert Pattinson as contenders for the lead, according to Australian newspaper, Courier-Mail....  read more

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Natalie Portman Joins Franco, McBride in Your Highness

Natalie Portman has stuffed another movie into her elastic queue, Your Highness, a comedy about an indolent prince (Danny McBride), his brother (James Franco) and their efforts save their imperiled kingdom....  read more

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Mark Wahlberg and James Franco crash Tina Fey and Steve Carell's Date Night

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James Franco has shown us his amazing comedic skills in his FunnyorDie videos, as well as in Pinneaple Express. He will now put them into practice once again and join the supporting cast of Shawn Levy's Date Night, along with Mark Wahlberg. The comedy stars Steve Carell and Tina Fey, a married couple who find themselves on a date night from hell....  read more

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James Franco preps short-story collection

Actor James Franco has reportedly sold a short-story collection to publishing giant Simon Schuster's imprint Scribner....  read more

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Freaks and Geeks Yearbook Edition

With all the critical praise it’s received in...  read more

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