Friday, March 25, 2011 3:04PM - By Damon Houx
Sam Raimi‘s Oz, The Great and Powerful is casting up and Mila Kunis has now signed on, according to Variety. She’ll be joining James Franco, who’s starring as the titular wizard. The film is a prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum novel and film The Wizard of Oz, and Kunis will play Theodora, a young witch who’s rebuffed by Oz and turns wicked. The film is at Walt Disney studios, and currently has no release date. Continue Reading
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 12:12PM - By Damon Houx
As we get closer to the the April 8 release of Your Highness, we’re seeing the marketing for the film kick in to high gear (no pun intended). Recently we’ve seen new posters, a tie-in prequel comic book, and screenings and junkets start shortly for the film. And to keep interest up, Universal has released a new Red Band Trailer for the film, which stars Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel and is directed by David Gordon Green. Take a look…
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Monday, March 14, 2011 5:31PM - By Damon Houx
Your Highness, a sword-and-sorcery pot comedy starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Academy award winner Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel opens April 8, and it feels like the advertising campaign for the David Gordon Green film should start kicking in to gear here any second. Though we’ve seen a hilarious red band trailer, the film has been relatively quiet since then in its build up to its release in less than a month.Today, Cinematical, IGN, and JoBlo debuted character posters for the film. Take a look…
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Monday, February 28, 2011 9:21AM - By Krystal Clark
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were hard to watch. Not because of their predictable winners but because of their horrible hosts. Last year we had some issues with Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin’s one-two punch but this year has them beat. When we first heard that James Franco and Anne Hathaway were going to host the show we were worried. Very worried. And with good reason. They’re not professional comedians and they don’t have professional hosting experience and it showed! It made for a very awkward evening to say the least. See what critics around the country thought of their performance last night.
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Friday, February 25, 2011 11:46AM - By Krystal Clark
It’s official. James “Man of the Hour” Franco has replaced Robert Downey Jr. as Oz, The Great and Powerful. The film is the latest feature from director Sam Raimi and Walt Disney Pictures. This marks the first tentpole Raimi has tackled since the demise of his Spider-Man 4 sequel with Sony. Deadline confirmed that Franco will play the title character in Oz, and he might be joined by Mila Kunis as the famous Wicked Witch of the West.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:00PM - By Krystal Clark
Twentieth Century Fox has released the first official promo pic of James Franco in their long awaited prequel/sequel Rise of the Apes. The actor seems to be everywhere these days and he’s showing no signs of stopping. His latest gig will be this Sunday when he hosts the Academy Awards, followed by the release of several high profile films, including this one, and do we even need to talk about the movies he has in development? Franco is everywhere. Check out the full photo below…
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Friday, February 11, 2011 1:08PM - By Krystal Clark
Do you remember back in November when there were rumors about Zac Efron starring in the Akira movie? Well, now there’s news that another actor has dibs on a primary role in the film. According to a report from JustJared, Oscar nominee James Franco is in talks to star. For some of you this could be considered a good and a bad thing. It’s great because the film might be out of Efron’s orbit, but bad because Franco doesn’t exactly fit in with the Akira world.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:32PM - By Mali Elfman
The Academy has just released a little teaser featurette and interview thing for the two co-hosts of this years 83rd Academy Awards, James Franco and Anne Hathaway with the two preparing all of their Oscar promotions. You get to hear them talk about how they got the job, see them mucking around in photos shoots, and overall give us a preview as to what will be a VERY different award ceremony this year than in the past…
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Friday, February 4, 2011 5:00PM - By Krystal Clark
James Franco’s career has experienced a serious surge over the past year. He has an Oscar nomination under his belt, he’s hosting this year’s ceremony, and new film roles are consistently being offered to him. The latest is from Sam Raimi and Disney for their Wizard of Oz prequel Oz The Great and Powerful. Robert Downey Jr. was originally set to play the title character, but he dropped out. Johnny Depp was then offered the role, but he declined, and now the studio’s trying their luck with Franco.
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