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James Franco

Can he ever come back? He has really fallen like a rock. Where is his film with accusers?

by Anonymousreply 285September 7, 2021 11:55 PM

He [italic] can [/italic] and probably will.

But I wish he wouldn't.

by Anonymousreply 1April 21, 2019 4:57 AM

My personal feeling is no. He roughed up a lot of people and went for underage.

by Anonymousreply 2April 21, 2019 4:58 AM

He always sucked. I couldn't stand him. I figured he could withstand the accusations though. So maybe he'll be back...

by Anonymousreply 3April 21, 2019 5:01 AM

His 15 years are over! It's Dave's turn!

by Anonymousreply 4April 21, 2019 5:05 AM

He had his day, but he is getting less cute by the minute.

by Anonymousreply 5April 21, 2019 5:09 AM

Before the MeToo movement his comeback would've been pretty much assured, thanks to his past history of commercial and critical success. However, four things surrounding his situation really hurt him:

*He already had an image as sex-obsessed thanks to all his sex-drenched projects *He already had an image as a creep thanks to that incident with the 17-year old girl *He never outright denied the accusations against him (just said they were "not accurate") *One of his accusers was a Hollywood actress (Ally Sheedy), which Hollywood takes more seriously

Thus, his "comeback" is going to be harder than for others, especially when you take the fact that he's over 40 into account. I predict that he'll focus on supporting roles in studio movies, possibly lead roles in indie movies, and will turn more of his attention towards theater and prestige TV (like The Deuce). He'll probably also continue his directing efforts since it's behind the camera, but so far all of his efforts have failed pretty miserably.

by Anonymousreply 6April 21, 2019 5:16 AM

He is blackballed. HBO cancelled The Deuce to avoid renewing his contract.

by Anonymousreply 7April 21, 2019 5:29 AM

I always thought it was weird because he was so in plain sight. He is supposed to do a theater charity auction with Armie Hammer and people complained. The Laundromat did well at a screening.

by Anonymousreply 8April 21, 2019 5:40 AM

Yes, he’s a white man.

by Anonymousreply 9April 21, 2019 5:47 AM

Get married, have a kid and reinvent himself as a good husband/father. It's not that hard unless he really is a sex-obsessed creep.

by Anonymousreply 10April 21, 2019 5:50 AM

We can do a comeback project together!

by Anonymousreply 11April 21, 2019 5:53 AM

He can cum on my back

by Anonymousreply 12April 21, 2019 5:58 AM

They pulled a super hero movie from him. That means you are out. He and Geffen have the most secrets.

by Anonymousreply 13April 21, 2019 6:32 AM

"He is blackballed. HBO cancelled The Deuce to avoid renewing his contract."

That's completely false. Why did you make it up?

by Anonymousreply 14April 21, 2019 6:52 AM

I always dislike his public persona and waa never that impressed but thought he was wonderful in The Room playing weirdo Tommy Wisseau.

by Anonymousreply 15April 21, 2019 8:34 AM

Agree, R15! I have never really liked Franco at all and have no idea what the truth about his personal life is, but “The Disaster Artist” was a surprisingly good movie and was my favorite film of the year, the year that it was released.

It was unexpectedly funny, touching, and sincere; a very rare mixture to come acrosss in this day and age of filmmaking....

by Anonymousreply 16April 21, 2019 9:34 AM

R13, what superhero was he supposed to be?

by Anonymousreply 17April 21, 2019 10:15 AM

Is that Bukowski biopic he did like 8 years ago ever coming out?

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by Anonymousreply 18April 21, 2019 10:28 AM

The Deuce is filming its third and final season.

by Anonymousreply 19April 21, 2019 3:26 PM

Multiple Man

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by Anonymousreply 20April 21, 2019 3:31 PM

Forget James, what happened to his hot brother Dave? Real flash in the pan career that little one had. I love Dave's wife Alison Brie.

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by Anonymousreply 21April 21, 2019 4:05 PM

Dave is not really star material. No jobs for James.

by Anonymousreply 22April 21, 2019 4:11 PM

I always liked him and his crazy/odd antics. Especially when SO MANY of today's cultural figures are so horribly dull, "perfect" and bland. I felt his earnest fascination with notable figures from gay cultural underground filmmaking, art and poetry to be endearing. Even educational! I don't care if at times they seemed like a pose.

I *did* feel a bit burned when it became obvious he wasn't gay and had been kinda teasing his sizable gay following. But was this really a big deal? That's showbiz, kid.

Plus, his sexual harassment accusation seem categorically bad, awful, lame, but mysterious to me. I heard the details but they seemed to fall into the same category of "Well, hmm... yes that's bad, okay, maybe. But..." You're going to symbolically kill someone's career over THAT? The trying to pick up the 17 year old girl was weird though. He did, apparently call it off when she revealed her age. Is this really like a Harvey Weinstein thing?

I just feel like so many people in positions of power have done far, far, far worse. Donald Trump and his horrible family and the people he associates are openly committing far worse crimes but let's DESTROY JAMES FRANCO BURN IT ALL DOWN GRRR

by Anonymousreply 23April 21, 2019 4:51 PM

I can play triplets in The Deuce

by Anonymousreply 24April 21, 2019 4:57 PM

I just watched "Queen of the Desert" on Netflix.

Franco stunk up the first third with his awful accent and hilariously bad English accent.

I used to think he was pretty good, but he has been very bad in the last several movies I've seen him in. He ruined Oz with his community theater level acting.

by Anonymousreply 25April 21, 2019 5:01 PM

I agree with r23. Is he even accused of doing anything all that bad? Am I missing something, (sincerely)?

by Anonymousreply 26April 21, 2019 5:10 PM

I find it hilarious that as soon as those #metoo allegations came out, he got a "serious" girlfriend, and they're still together. Of course he's 40 and she's in her twenties.

by Anonymousreply 27April 21, 2019 5:24 PM

I think he has been lying low because people have hated his shtick for a long time and are glad to be rid of him.

If he farmed out all the Steinbeck and Faulkner novels he optioned to great screenwriters and directors and didn’t act in them, he might be more bearable.

by Anonymousreply 28April 21, 2019 5:27 PM

Dish from the Deuce set (SPOILER): Just heard from a cast member that there's an episode ahead where Jame Franco dies---in the arms of James Franco! Even worse, the episode is directed by .... James Franco! Cast doesn't like him--too much ego.

by Anonymousreply 29April 21, 2019 5:28 PM

[quote]He ruined Oz with his community theater level acting.

I found him really charming in the film.

by Anonymousreply 30April 21, 2019 5:31 PM

That guy is so gross. Looks like a walking std.

by Anonymousreply 31April 21, 2019 5:31 PM

Well, he will be at an event in May.

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by Anonymousreply 32April 21, 2019 5:33 PM

I don't know if James is done for good but he's allegedly laying low because he had to pay up an entire school in NYC where both teen girls and boys accused him of sexual assault. That's all the talk for the sudden shut down of that school a week after the first accusations came up.

by Anonymousreply 33April 21, 2019 5:39 PM

I watched his artsy movies.. Because i had a crush on him.. My conclusion: he's dumb, but thinks he isnt. Bad combination.

by Anonymousreply 34April 21, 2019 5:44 PM

wonder if he and his bro ever bopped their bologna together

by Anonymousreply 35April 21, 2019 5:45 PM

It seems like everyone complains that culture is dead, and famous figures are all cookie-cutter PR-controlled Kardashian bores and why doesn't someone do something interesting please. Then when any famous figure at least attempts to step outside that box and do interesting things, everyone's gut impulse to crucify them. "They're pretentious!" "They think they're smart but they aren't!"

Granted that is often true but, still...

But let's get back to lengthy discussions about how Beyonce is some sort of unrecognized genius and Sex In The City has aged well as a cultural moment.

KILL ME

by Anonymousreply 36April 21, 2019 6:02 PM

He raped and beat up old boyfriends and girlfriends, and had/has sexually abused teenagers. He is a creeper and the 20 something girlfriend is a beard.

by Anonymousreply 37April 21, 2019 7:07 PM

Misconduct aside, he's wasted his career potential on lazy performances and horrible projects.

He used to be cute and gave some good performances for a while there, but for a while now he's been so monumentally fucking full of himself that it's ruined his ability to disappear into a character or charm onscreen. Plus he thinks he's an Auteur now, but for all his supposed intelligence there's nothing in his creative imagination but juvenile straight-boy crap like "This Is The End" and "Sausage Party". I can't be the only one who never wants to see anything from him again.

by Anonymousreply 38April 21, 2019 7:12 PM

R37 None of that exaggerated crap is even remotely true.

by Anonymousreply 39April 21, 2019 7:16 PM

He seems very unfocused, apart from a few projects (James Dean, Milk, whatever that film was about the lone hiker who had to cut off his arm). He is kind of playing himself in Spring Breakers. He and Harmony are into underage.

by Anonymousreply 40April 21, 2019 7:20 PM

I think the rule is don't look for challenging or intellectual artistic work from mainstream celebrities. Franco seemed to take it closer, but unfortunately fell into the same category. For him it was too much work, too often, usually creating work that gave audiences the accurate impression he lacked genuine talent.

by Anonymousreply 41April 21, 2019 7:25 PM

Yes. Or any insight.

by Anonymousreply 42April 21, 2019 7:27 PM

James Franco has potential to be really sexy. If he got into shape he could come back.

by Anonymousreply 43April 21, 2019 7:38 PM

R42 Yes, indeed.

I love that he made a film on the life of Hart Crane, but the end result was disappointing and half-baked. That was it? The Rebel Without A Cause exhibit in LA was just a crazy mishmash of tons of things... lots of work went into it but I got the impression he wasn't even trying or genuinely didn't care about what the films' legacy meant. I loved that he made a film with Kenneth Anger but the whole thing was just like the lame rock video cliches (a criticism you would never make about Anger himself!) His poetry books and novels were always lacking, sometimes really badly. I did think the Cindy Sherman film stills copying thing was indeed funny... a major film actor (celebrity) copying Sherman's appropriations of film actresses was interesting. The soap opera role was clever. He occasionally hit the nail on the head. Overall it's like he wanted you to know he knew about cool unusual controversial stuff (often from the past) and it really just stopped there for him.

Then on top of that he was a successful actor in many successful comedies and romcoms (and some bombs) and was very sexy for a long time. So there was that.

I know I'm rambling. I was a fan for a number of years in the past. I eventually gave up though because I was exhausted from repeatedly being let down.

by Anonymousreply 44April 21, 2019 7:51 PM

R44, that's how I feel about Johnny Depp. He eventually let me down, and let me down big-time.

And the comparison to Depp really doesn't bode well for Franco, but that's probably the road he's headed down. Substance abuse, stupid choices, lazy performances, looks rapidly vanishing.

by Anonymousreply 45April 21, 2019 7:56 PM

Maybe his pal Judd Apatow can write a comeback vehicle for him. Apatow blasts all the other accused pervs except James.

by Anonymousreply 46April 21, 2019 8:02 PM

James’s body was amazing in WHY HIM? and he put on a lot of muscle for THE DISASTER ARTIST, but I prefer him more toned than bulky myself.

by Anonymousreply 47April 21, 2019 8:10 PM

R37 believes everything she reads at CDAN. She probably categorizes Aziz Ansari's highly publisized date night as a rape.

IF Franco really has raped someone he obviously should get punished, just like everyone else. Claiming he's a serial rapist however seems ever so slightly far-fetched. R33 seems to fall into same category. There are only articles about a few former students at Franco's acting shool Studio 4 accusing him of "an abuse of power" but I couldn't find any mention of them claiming he raped any of them. R33 makes the students sound like they were in their mid-teens but I assume all were over 18, although I couldn't find any information about it.

The incident with Violet Paley, a film maker who was 22 at the time, who claimed Franco forced her blow him in a car sounds a bit strange as well. She apparently didn't object at all for doing it besides saying she doesn't want to do it in public but then afterwards she apparently fell apart. However she continued to date him for a few months after the incident. She also claimed Franco tried to get her 17 year old friend to meet her at a hotel, and later that several other women reached out to her claiming to have been molested by Franco as well.

I assume Franco really did use his position to get closer to women, and maybe to men, but I don't see any proof of him really forcing anyone to have sex with him.

by Anonymousreply 48April 21, 2019 8:42 PM

I will never forgive him for fucking up the beautiful ancient pagan tale of Tristan & Isolde.

by Anonymousreply 49April 21, 2019 8:43 PM

I did think THE DEUCE was a really good show. Well-done, entertaining and interesting. I'm sure facts were exaggerated but I did find it educational about how the 70's-era sleazy Times Square got that way. I'm glad they're ending it after three seasons. I think when shows go on and on they get ruined.

by Anonymousreply 50April 21, 2019 9:12 PM

I hate to say it but those women in the LA Times are a minority. James has a lot of settlements. There is not a single ex-girlfriend sticking up for him. None!

by Anonymousreply 51April 21, 2019 11:09 PM

Ha. This thread brought out a publicist,

by Anonymousreply 52April 21, 2019 11:11 PM

Are they going to show creeper Pali Alto before the Steppenwolf benefit? These people!

by Anonymousreply 53April 21, 2019 11:28 PM

The real James - Dateline

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by Anonymousreply 54April 21, 2019 11:33 PM

I'm grateful. His acting made mine seem less annoying.

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by Anonymousreply 55April 21, 2019 11:44 PM

Thank you, FRanco's publicist's intern at R48!

Enjoying your weekend of unpaid work and being nagged about deadlines?

by Anonymousreply 56April 22, 2019 12:05 AM

He’s done. Finished. And the young beard is an embarrassing stunt. Seems like he’s obsessed with underage girls as well as dick. Does that make him bi or pan?

by Anonymousreply 57April 22, 2019 12:45 AM

I despise him. He's nasty and greasy looking.

by Anonymousreply 58April 22, 2019 12:46 AM

He is like a Spacey, Weinstein or Matt Lauer. No.

by Anonymousreply 59April 22, 2019 2:48 AM

Was only hot in the Spider-Man movies

by Anonymousreply 60April 22, 2019 2:53 AM

^^always thought it would be hot to see Franco run a train on Maguire & Grace lol

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by Anonymousreply 61April 22, 2019 8:16 AM

He blew it. But you can bet your house he didn’t let this hot piece pass him by.

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by Anonymousreply 62April 22, 2019 3:45 PM

He’s fug and creepy

by Anonymousreply 63April 22, 2019 8:51 PM

[quote] Thank you, FRanco's publicist's intern at [R48]!

Yeah right. I just need to have some proof before believing everything blood hungry hyenas spread as truth online. When women who willingly had sex with a celebrity start acting like they were raped my bullshit meter goes to red.

[quote]I hate to say it but those women in the LA Times are a minority. James has a lot of settlements. There is not a single ex-girlfriend sticking up for him. None!

"James has a lot of settlements." I assume you have solid proof of these?

by Anonymousreply 64April 23, 2019 12:38 AM

You know he’s really fallen off the map when for the longest time people were fascinated by his sexuality and now no one, not even DL, cares. Such a brutal fall.

But like the now hated Cockgobbler Aaron Schock, it would be nice to know who was right all those years when he was popular. Is he straight? He sexually harassed his female students and hit up underage girls on social media and now has a steady girlfriend for the first time. Or is he he gay? His body of work is as an auteur shows a constant obsession with homoeroticism; there’s a large cache of gossip, some very credible, of his hookups with men, as was his social media when it was active, and even some of his close friends, like Seth Rogen, have hinted he fucks guys.

Again, I know no one cares anymore, but it won’t hurt to finally know.

by Anonymousreply 65April 23, 2019 1:05 AM

It's sad if that is the best defense someone can muster for him. I do think it's telling that no one he ever dated has stood up for him, because that it means it's worse - not better - than we thought. I do know Maggie G. got some heat for clearing him. She only briefly talked to people on set and apparently doesn't care what he does in his free time. By that standard you could be a bank robber but nice at your job. It is not a secret in Hollywood that he is an abuser, and clearly he is being blocked from major roles.

by Anonymousreply 66April 23, 2019 1:21 AM

R50 I agree that HBO's The Deuce is a very good show. Season 1 was about the early 70s in Times Square and the emergence of the porn industry out of the prostitution industry. Season 2 was the late 1970s, the growing of the porn to become a big industry during NYC roughest period. I'm guessing Season 3 will be about the AIDS epidemic and how it effected everything.

by Anonymousreply 67April 23, 2019 1:23 AM

So what is he? Straight? Gay? Bi? Pan? I get that DL no longer wants to claim him.

by Anonymousreply 68April 23, 2019 10:35 PM

Straight but occasionally likes to fuck gays or teenage.

by Anonymousreply 69April 24, 2019 12:08 AM

There are stories over the years about James being with guys as well as girls, so he is bisexual.

by Anonymousreply 70April 24, 2019 12:08 AM

He looks like a rat to me. Just my opinion, but he has rat face.

by Anonymousreply 71April 24, 2019 12:31 AM

His hips have spread and his once boyish charms have deserted deserted him...Big Time.

by Anonymousreply 72April 24, 2019 12:58 AM

And intelligence or depth r41. Like a lot of actors who started young, he didn’t go to university and seems to have a chip on his shoulder about it, hence the stunt queen move going to Columbia (or NYU, can’t remember where, too lazy to look up), where they let him take some publicity shots. Did he actually go to classes and understand what people were talking about? Did he do the reading? Hand in assignments (that he wrote himself)? I’m guessing no.

Tl; dr, he’s a fraud to the core and a skeeze to boot. Glad he’s over.

by Anonymousreply 73April 24, 2019 1:08 AM

R73 He did actually get 3 different masters degrees.

by Anonymousreply 74April 24, 2019 2:27 AM

Sure Jan

by Anonymousreply 75April 24, 2019 2:36 AM

He really is done.

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by Anonymousreply 76September 7, 2019 11:46 AM

I think he added weight for the filming of his role in The Deuce season 3 where he will play the Martino Twins, now in the later years of the 1980s.

by Anonymousreply 77September 7, 2019 11:54 AM

I've always liked him. I'm looking forward to the next season of THE DEUCE.

by Anonymousreply 78September 7, 2019 12:00 PM

R76 He did definitely add weight, maybe 25 pounds, but he carries it surprisingly well.

by Anonymousreply 79September 7, 2019 12:06 PM

Dave could play a young James Mason.

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by Anonymousreply 80September 7, 2019 12:44 PM

r62, who is in that pic with Jimmy?

by Anonymousreply 81September 7, 2019 1:31 PM

Just cause.

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by Anonymousreply 82September 7, 2019 1:40 PM

"I felt his earnest fascination with notable figures from gay cultural underground filmmaking, art and poetry to be endearing. Even educational! I don't care if at times they seemed like a pose."

LOL Oh, Mary!

Because it was complete posturing from James. Look at any interview of him discussing the gay projects he's done and his intentions are pretty obvious. I think he really thought he was going to be the first to bring gay sex in film to mainstream, thus a "noble" and "courageous" act on his part, the gays would bow down to him and everyone would applaud his nobility for really putting himself out there. It's laughable, and only shows his lack of authenticity in regard for gay culture and homosexuality. I Am Michael, King Cobra and the Interior Leather Bar (yes I sat through that garbage) were beyond dog shit movies and bares James superficial understanding of homosexuality and gay history. I hope his career stays in the toilet, we don't need anymore of his dull attempts at making gay films.

by Anonymousreply 83September 7, 2019 3:24 PM

Is it wrong that I want to see a pretty twink riding him sitting down like in R82. He’s sleazy but so hot.

by Anonymousreply 84September 7, 2019 3:29 PM

Never forgive for desecrating one of history's greatest literal works: 'As I Lay Dying'.

by Anonymousreply 85September 7, 2019 3:34 PM

His body was SICK in The Disaster Room, and he was dirty sleazy sexy in Pineapple Express.

by Anonymousreply 86September 7, 2019 3:35 PM

He still hasn’t landed a new role. He went from A to D list really fast.

by Anonymousreply 87September 7, 2019 4:59 PM

[quote][R62], who is in that pic with Jimmy?

Keegan Allen, his KING COBRA costar.

by Anonymousreply 88September 7, 2019 5:02 PM

R14, so, do you know the truth then?

by Anonymousreply 89September 7, 2019 5:11 PM

Both he and Jared Leto are fug talentless creeps who should have been kicked out of Hollywood long ago

by Anonymousreply 90September 7, 2019 5:12 PM

The truth is pretty obvious. He has been blackballed from getting any major roles.

by Anonymousreply 91September 7, 2019 5:12 PM

R90 now Leto? What has he done to you? I think Leto is far superior to James.

by Anonymousreply 92September 7, 2019 5:36 PM

[quote] I think he added weight for the filming of his role in The Deuce season 3 where he will play the Martino Twins, now in the later years of the 1980s.

No, that is only the excuse for why he gained weight.

The real reason is, he's over 40 and eats too much, like any other non-famous, middle-aged fatty.

by Anonymousreply 93September 7, 2019 5:52 PM

R91 - Honestly its not so much being blackballed. Its the "new" Hollywood. If you're not intersectional, it'll be hard to get work. White heterosexual men are pretty much a casting faux pas right now. We are in the era of diverse and inclusive casting. So the James Francos of the world, with or without scandal, are not being sought after in Hollywood unless you're an A+ name. I even discussed with a friend how The Irishmen will pretty much be the last hurrah for White hetero male Hollywood.

by Anonymousreply 94September 7, 2019 6:05 PM

He can’t even get a TV pilot. No one wants to hire him.

by Anonymousreply 95September 7, 2019 6:08 PM

Bottoming out

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by Anonymousreply 96September 7, 2019 6:24 PM

Thanks, r88!

by Anonymousreply 97September 7, 2019 6:41 PM

[quote] [R91] - Honestly its not so much being blackballed. Its the "new" Hollywood. If you're not intersectional, it'll be hard to get work. White heterosexual men are pretty much a casting faux pas right now. We are in the era of diverse and inclusive casting. So the James Francos of the world, with or without scandal, are not being sought after in Hollywood unless you're an A+ name. I even discussed with a friend how The Irishmen will pretty much be the last hurrah for White hetero male Hollywood.

Bullshit

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by Anonymousreply 98September 7, 2019 7:24 PM

I will always remember Franco as this. Long before he became a rapey creep.

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by Anonymousreply 99September 7, 2019 8:54 PM

I will always remember him as the terrible actor from the first Spiderman movie.

by Anonymousreply 100September 7, 2019 8:58 PM

One theory:

He did too much for too long and decided he likes the break.

He was prolific, in everyone's face and often panned in public for so many years... he laid low after the accusations and realized he liked it.

If he returns (he never left) he may acknowledge the accusations, formally apologize or make some show of it, if he's shrewd, then it will be back to normal.

You also have to remember there's a much larger slice of the population in America and globally (including women) who couldn't give two shits about the #metoo stuff, a lot of which lives on the internet and is ignored and dismissed by the hoi polloi.

by Anonymousreply 101September 7, 2019 9:10 PM

Ally Sheedy is amazing and talented (I loved her in HIGH ART) but it is well known she's more than a bit of a loon.

by Anonymousreply 102September 7, 2019 9:11 PM

Funny no one here talks about his acting school in Brooklyn that was shut down out of the blue weeks after metoo picked up serious steam. There were major accusations from both teen girls and boys from that school on his predatory behavior. He most likely paid them all like Singer did.

by Anonymousreply 103September 7, 2019 9:46 PM

"I'm not the least bit narcissistic."

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by Anonymousreply 104September 7, 2019 9:53 PM

R103 So provide some links and enlighten us please!

by Anonymousreply 105September 7, 2019 9:58 PM

R99 is that Keira Knightly?

by Anonymousreply 106September 7, 2019 11:10 PM

PS, you are wrong. James is being actively blackballed.

by Anonymousreply 107September 7, 2019 11:12 PM

R99 - Most films released this year were filmed before MeToo. Also, most of those films will bomb anyway.

by Anonymousreply 108September 8, 2019 2:56 AM

As long as Seth Rogen makes movies, there will be a role for James Franco.

by Anonymousreply 109September 8, 2019 1:33 PM

Not anymore.

by Anonymousreply 110September 8, 2019 11:49 PM

Is he related to Devil Franco?

by Anonymousreply 111September 8, 2019 11:52 PM

But how come he wasn't charge with anything? Or am I missing out ?

by Anonymousreply 112September 9, 2019 12:01 AM

It’s a cliche, but applies to Franco:

Bye Felicia

by Anonymousreply 113September 9, 2019 12:02 AM

[quote] But how come he wasn't charge with anything? Or am I missing out ?

Because accusations don't necessarily = charges

by Anonymousreply 114September 9, 2019 12:46 AM

Because hush money.

by Anonymousreply 115September 9, 2019 5:20 AM

He was sued for his sex-scene masterclass.

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by Anonymousreply 116October 5, 2019 4:06 PM

James is over. Creeper and exposed.

by Anonymousreply 117October 5, 2019 4:08 PM

Its a shame Hollywood wouldn't give pedo lover ScarJo the flick.

by Anonymousreply 118October 6, 2019 5:21 AM

I’d pay to see him repeatedly fucked up his ass, no lube, by a pack of damned angry strap on wearing lesbians.

Anyone else?

by Anonymousreply 119October 6, 2019 5:26 AM

Love him on The Deuce. Can't wait to see him in his next movie The Long Home. Lots of names in this movie.

by Anonymousreply 120October 6, 2019 5:02 PM

It's not like he's an actual actor. He's more of a formerly handsome man who wants people to look at him all the time.

by Anonymousreply 121October 6, 2019 5:31 PM

I don’t understand the allegations with the vaginal guards.The whole thing is fishy!

by Anonymousreply 122October 6, 2019 6:34 PM

The Long Home is another one of his shitty films that has been in the can for a couple of years. It has D-List people like Courtney Love in it. James is a serial rapist.

by Anonymousreply 123October 6, 2019 10:02 PM

I just watched him in this small film he did years ago called THE APE and loved it. Before PINEAPPLE EXPRESS even. What a weird little film. He's a kook!

by Anonymousreply 124October 6, 2019 10:26 PM

He's had terrible problems growing up.

You can put up with a lot of self-indulgent behavior in someone in their twenties, but he's 41 now. That's middle age. You cannot behave like he does when you're 41.

by Anonymousreply 125October 6, 2019 11:48 PM

He was indulged way too much. A school where he could prey on young students? It’s appalling.

by Anonymousreply 126October 7, 2019 1:00 AM

r103, I'm curious as a New Yorker -- what are these major accusations you speak of?

by Anonymousreply 127October 8, 2019 9:08 PM

R126 were you there?

by Anonymousreply 128October 9, 2019 12:14 AM

CDAN has been saying for months it’s Tom Hanks.

What has Morgan done that is so awful?

by Anonymousreply 129October 9, 2019 1:33 AM

Sorry wrong thread but seems like rapists are being exposed.

by Anonymousreply 130October 9, 2019 1:37 AM

Sorry wrong thread but seems like rapists are being exposed.

by Anonymousreply 131October 9, 2019 1:37 AM

He's too poor an actor for anyone to go out of their way to hire him. Not worth the backlash. That's what will do him in career-wise.

by Anonymousreply 132October 9, 2019 1:48 AM

He looks terrible and sexy at the same time!

by Anonymousreply 133October 9, 2019 2:09 AM

He has not been blackballed, otherwise he wouldn't still be on his own show on HBO--or it would be gone as well.

He lent his voice to a big-budget ($61 million) animated movie coming out in November with other names like Alec Baldwin, and he has a movie coming out in January.

While that's not a lot of projects, it's not like he's been frozen out like Spacey.

by Anonymousreply 134October 9, 2019 2:13 AM

Also, DL fave Jeremy Renner is also a voice in that movie.

by Anonymousreply 135October 9, 2019 2:14 AM

How can he have sexually harassed women when he's a HOMO.

by Anonymousreply 136October 9, 2019 2:20 AM

R136 Maybe he fingered their arseholes.

by Anonymousreply 137October 14, 2019 8:57 AM

He was too busy fucking Amber Heard while she was still married to Johnny Depp then she lied Depp abused her when she was the ones abusing him. The trial Heard vs Depp is starting in February 2020 and the judge is waiting for James Franco and Elon Musk testimonies. Both of them were fucking Heard on Depp's back.

by Anonymousreply 138October 14, 2019 9:40 AM

Johnny Depp is sending a subpoena to James Franco after surveillance video from the apartment Depp used to share with ex-wife Amber Heard allegedly shows Franco meeting up with Heard just 24 hours after the blowout fight that ended the couple's marriage.

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by Anonymousreply 139October 14, 2019 9:43 AM

omg imagine the drug blow out party them 2 had at depps penthouse. would pay to see that.

by Anonymousreply 140October 14, 2019 10:03 AM

Longtime fan of Franco, seen ev thing he has done, a lot of it is dreck, but when the man is on the screen it burns with life and erotic fun.

His role on the Deuce is awesome, he makes smoking look like a religions act of merriment...

damn rite he cums bak.

he never left.

by Anonymousreply 141October 14, 2019 10:06 AM

I've NEVER believed Amber Heard, ever ! Especially after reading this article. A.Heard was arrested for domestic violence in 2019 after beaten her exe girlfriend and when this story came out in the medias she accused the officer to be homophobic and misogynistic but the officer spoke out. BUT not only the officer was a woman she is also a lesbian!

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by Anonymousreply 142October 14, 2019 10:08 AM

*Sorry she was arrested in 2009 not in 2019

by Anonymousreply 143October 14, 2019 10:12 AM

she a crack head ho?

by Anonymousreply 144October 14, 2019 10:22 AM

Just found this. She's more than a hoe!

" Amber Heard had her lawyer send a letter to the cops who arrested her for domestic violence, asking them to wipe clean all traces of the incident ... and the request was made just as she was starting her romance with Johnny Depp."

Wow just wow...

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by Anonymousreply 145October 14, 2019 10:29 AM

Who is this guy? You guys obsess and practically give him magical powers of seduction but I never heard of him before or since Spiderman.

by Anonymousreply 146October 14, 2019 10:33 AM

R142 So Johnny Depp was telling the true from day one. She ruined his life and career.

by Anonymousreply 147October 14, 2019 10:48 AM

R129 Blinds from CDAN are not real

by Anonymousreply 148October 14, 2019 10:52 AM

The Deuce is showing its last season so James is officially unemployed.

by Anonymousreply 149October 14, 2019 4:38 PM

Unless he gets another acting job, r149. He already has two movies in the can (one of which he supplies a voice for). Anyway, I imagine he has a few million to tide him over.

by Anonymousreply 150October 14, 2019 4:43 PM

No one believes in innocent until proven guilty anymore. One accusation ruins a man's career.

by Anonymousreply 151October 17, 2019 1:48 AM

It’s already documented that he took advantage of young girls at his “school.”

by Anonymousreply 152October 17, 2019 4:41 AM

I will forever be a fan of this guy's weird, wild career and work.

by Anonymousreply 153October 17, 2019 11:41 AM

all these lawsuits gonna cost him lots.

shoud we start a GoFundMe for him? with 'perks' to thems tht gives a big amt? imagaine sukin out his smelly hot man ass !!!!

wrappinn his thick thighs around me as he plunges his cumwads up into my butthole of love.

by Anonymousreply 154October 17, 2019 12:01 PM

He was hanging around Joey LaMarca (he played him in that awful movie City by the sea) in Long Beach while filming the deuce. They were at a diner hitting on 16 year olds.

by Anonymousreply 155October 17, 2019 12:52 PM

I don't have reason to doubt that, r155, but I'm not going to believe it based on no proof.

by Anonymousreply 156October 17, 2019 1:57 PM

His career really is over. Between the accusations of him being inappropriate with those women and then the video footage of him in the elevator with Amber Heard, you don’t even hear about him anymore except for an occasional photo op with his “girlfriend”.

by Anonymousreply 157December 26, 2020 12:28 AM

I stopped lusting after straight guys but I want to fuck him so bad. He is the epitome of sexy. I'll never forget the time I met him. Such a great actor too.

by Anonymousreply 158December 26, 2020 12:34 AM

R155, what's your point. The age of consent is 16 in most states. America is the only country so stuffy about sex when it comes to post pubescent teens.

by Anonymousreply 159December 26, 2020 12:46 AM

Hi James

by Anonymousreply 160December 26, 2020 1:06 AM

He got booted from directing Zola.

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by Anonymousreply 161December 26, 2020 1:10 AM

I don't think he will make any sort of comeback. He's on the wrong side of 40, not all that interesting, and the times are taking a U-turn. He probably enjoyed it while it lasted.

by Anonymousreply 162December 26, 2020 1:14 AM

He's going to comeback one day, but not anytime soon. Also, honestly, he's "too male & white" for the new woke Hollywood. All the next MCU movies are going to feature leads that are either female or a POC. Its kinda over for cisgender white men in show business.

by Anonymousreply 163December 26, 2020 1:14 AM

You are delusional if you actually believe that r163. I don’t know if he will come back. I mean he’s not a box office draw anymore and does anyone really miss him? His projects didn’t create much buzz and he’s no longer considered edgy or interesting just phony and creepy.

by Anonymousreply 164December 26, 2020 1:35 AM

He was never a box office draw, not really. I can't name a single film or project I saw *because* he was in it.

by Anonymousreply 165December 26, 2020 2:21 AM

R165 Huhhh??? Were you even alive ten years ago??

by Anonymousreply 166December 27, 2020 2:35 PM

I followed this guy like crazy during the height of his career, which lasted several years. So did a lot of people. And a lot of gay guys. Learning that the whole gay thing was really a pose after all was a bummer. Plus I got tired of being disappointed with much of his work being... kinda lame (I mean the art and books and non-actor stuff).

I come from an art background so watching a major sexy male celebrity talk about Hart Crane, Kathy Acker and The Situationists on David Letterman was fascinating. I found it endearing!

by Anonymousreply 167December 27, 2020 2:41 PM

R166 Don't know about the person you are replying to but I was around. No one went to see a movie cause fucking James Franco was staring in it. Maybe a couple of teenage girls. That's it.

by Anonymousreply 168December 27, 2020 2:44 PM

I still say this guy is using this series of lawsuits to hide away and take a break. He was doing way too much during his peak, and as many posters have pointed out his work often came across as thin because he was stretched too far. He was in the public eye too much for too long and I think burnout is part of it. Everyone will have their day in court, then that will be over finally and who knows he may rev it all up again.

by Anonymousreply 169December 27, 2020 2:44 PM

It bothers me no one's really taken Rogen and co to task about their friendship with him, even after it became public knowledge he hit on young teens. I mean, I can believe they didn't know before everything went down with the Scottish girl, but there's no excuse after that. In fact, Rogen was still defending him prior to his exes and former students going public. If they are such great feminists, why didn't they ask Franco some hard questions?

I still see people kissing Rogen's ass and I'm sorry, somebody less in public favour would have been inundated with hate. Although it doesn't help that 4chan morons tried to attach a false sexual assault story to Rogen because he criticised their fat, orange god emperor.

by Anonymousreply 170December 27, 2020 2:52 PM

If anything Franco was TOO famous for a span of several years there. Too much gawking. There is a burnout factor involved in all this somewhere.

by Anonymousreply 171December 27, 2020 4:03 PM

What was he doing with Amber Heard? Drugs and rough sex?

by Anonymousreply 172December 27, 2020 4:07 PM

A 17 yr old is legal in most of the US so what's the deal?

by Anonymousreply 173December 27, 2020 4:10 PM

He was almost 40 going for underage. Who knows if he had any limitations.

by Anonymousreply 174December 27, 2020 4:25 PM

I thought his Edmund White biography film (I think called The White Tower?) was noble to do and a good effort but not really very good. It was okay I guess.

by Anonymousreply 175December 27, 2020 4:29 PM

Daily Mail: Oscar nominee James Franco brought his phone with him while taking a refreshing dip in the ocean during his Mexican getaway to Tulum on Saturday.

The disgraced 42-year-old was wearing nothing more than brown swim trunks and a black baseball cap emblazoned with the word 'Locals.'

James' chest and arms appeared bare but he had grown a substantial goatee while on vacation.

by Anonymousreply 176December 27, 2020 4:34 PM

The ONLY times James is in the news anymore is when he trots out the beard girlfriend for a pap stroll.

by Anonymousreply 177December 27, 2020 4:43 PM

He’s straight. He can come back anytime he wants.

by Anonymousreply 178December 27, 2020 4:44 PM

R177 The only DLer left that still thinks James Franco is gay

by Anonymousreply 179December 27, 2020 4:46 PM

Doubtful. There’s no indication he can come back. Definitely not as a lead.

by Anonymousreply 180December 27, 2020 4:46 PM

James has had boyfriends.

by Anonymousreply 181December 27, 2020 4:48 PM

Disney didn't care when he was out there with INTERIOR LEATHER BAR, featuring hardcore gay sex at the same time he was promoting their $200 million Wizard of Oz movie.

But as seen with Johnny Depp and Shia, bad behavior in real life makes it impossible to promote their stuff now. Franco can find work on indies, not with studios. Likely seen as too much of a risk in a no tolerance era.

by Anonymousreply 182December 27, 2020 4:52 PM

He lost me when he started making “abstract” paintings with Armani and Prada leather jackets glued to the canvas. Move to Marfa and leave Hollywood alone, freak!

by Anonymousreply 183December 27, 2020 4:56 PM

I saw this Rebel Without a Cause exhibit at MOCA. It was an impressive amount of stuff with some big name artists and himself, but was a huge mess. Too much to look at and nothing made sense.

by Anonymousreply 184December 27, 2020 5:09 PM

I thought his Cindy Sherman “Untitled Film Stills” parody/homage pics were funny. They annoyed people.

by Anonymousreply 185December 27, 2020 5:11 PM

I was so sick of hearing about this guy I’m honestly glad he’s gone. The gays were gagging on this dude! Haven’t thought of him in a year or more.

by Anonymousreply 186December 27, 2020 6:32 PM

No, r179. He's not gay, but he's not straight either. He's had boyfriends before.

by Anonymousreply 187December 30, 2020 4:28 AM

He really is over, isn't he. He cannot come back now, even in indies like some seem to be hoping. He's ruined!

The facts:

He's radioactive now. Even Seth Rogen stopped talking about him and he won't be in any Judd Apatow movies in the near future.

He was never a box office draw, anyway, despite multiple chances and multimillion-dollar promotions. He was always the quasi-indie guy with potential to be big one day.

He alienated the gays with the baiting and the fraus with the underage thing. He was never that good an actor so he doesn't have that to hand his hopes on.

He appears to have few friends left after the Amber Heard thing. Johnny Depp is still well-liked.

I wish to like him back in the day but now wish he's straight. But past gossip is too credible to ignore.

by Anonymousreply 188December 30, 2020 4:38 AM

James Franco brought this on himself. He has no one else to blame. The only MeToo casualty I feel for is Aziz Asnari. He was done dirty.

by Anonymousreply 189December 30, 2020 4:39 AM

As a person of color, he can reinvent himself and come back appropriately humbled and in faux penitence mode. He doesn’t need to be what he was.

by Anonymousreply 190December 30, 2020 4:46 AM

Drop was recently fired from a franchise. I don’t know how well liked he is anymore, but I agree with everything you said about rapey James.

by Anonymousreply 191December 30, 2020 4:49 AM

Depp

by Anonymousreply 192December 30, 2020 4:50 AM

James committed no crimes. If a charged rapist like Roman Polanski can succeed, James can.

by Anonymousreply 193December 30, 2020 4:50 AM

I'm happy since his better-looking and much more talented little brother Dave can get a chance to shine.

by Anonymousreply 194December 30, 2020 5:35 AM

James Franco is one of those actors I thought was gay for years. I was shocked he actually had sexual interest in women and supposedly was harassing them. I just thought James was a gay guy who just didn't officially declare himself gay being the coy hipster he is.

by Anonymousreply 195December 30, 2020 5:38 AM

r195, that was his cover.

by Anonymousreply 196December 30, 2020 5:41 AM

[quote]Even Seth Rogen stopped talking about him

Wow, and they were like this 🤞in the past.

I rarely see anything about him anymore and when I do, it’s just him with his GF. He really did fuck up his career. Now he’s almost 43, his looks are gone, and nobody cares anymore.

by Anonymousreply 197December 30, 2020 5:51 AM

The only way he could salvage his career is if he speaks up. If he did wrong then he should apologize and face the consequences. He really isn't talented enough to survive this.

by Anonymousreply 198December 30, 2020 5:52 AM

Dave is still working and moved to directing and producing too. He seems unproblematic and hopefully he'll keep showing off his nice compact body.

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by Anonymousreply 199December 30, 2020 5:55 AM

Is there any evidence he sexually harassed people or coerced them into having sex with him? I feel allegations but there isn't any actual evidence.

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by Anonymousreply 200December 30, 2020 6:06 AM

Apart from the vaginal scene which would be clear harassment. The other incidents sound extremely fishy to me and more like regret of the girls rather than Franco's wrongdoing.

by Anonymousreply 201December 30, 2020 6:08 AM

And James hitting on young girls is creepy but not illegal if they are over the age of consent. There's simply not enough evidence for any of this yet. Him being cancelled by Hollywood doesn't say much. People in Hollywood are fake and backstabbing and throw anyone under the bus if they get in the way of their money-making.

I can buy him being a pervert but there's not any evidence of him breaking the law.

by Anonymousreply 202December 30, 2020 6:17 AM

James needs to do gay porn and gay erotic films

by Anonymousreply 203December 30, 2020 6:48 AM

[quote] James needs to do gay porn and gay erotic films

Dave too

by Anonymousreply 204December 30, 2020 7:11 AM

Who needs him? We have Dave now. More hotness, less sleaze.

by Anonymousreply 205December 30, 2020 7:27 AM

That we know of, r205. Do we have another Franco waiting in the wings just in case cancel culture comes after Dave — like a backup to your insta backup that became your main?

by Anonymousreply 206December 30, 2020 7:31 AM

With Scott Haze. His "boyfriend"?

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by Anonymousreply 207December 30, 2020 7:32 AM

He looks like he smells.

by Anonymousreply 208December 30, 2020 7:34 AM

Maybe he would have gotten away with it when he was younger but the "I smell" look doesn't really work over 40. Not even for Depp.

by Anonymousreply 209December 30, 2020 10:15 AM

If feel like if he didn't have his head up his own ass, the best he could've had is Jake Gyllenhaal's career. Jake always makes smart and careful choices and has never put a foot wrong. He may not be a superstar but he'll lack for work. And I'd say he's a better actor than Franco.

by Anonymousreply 210December 30, 2020 12:55 PM

I hope he comes back because he really does have a nice ass. Perhaps he shows it frequently to distract from his less than stellar acting.

by Anonymousreply 211December 30, 2020 1:01 PM

James fucked Gyllenhaal like a little bitch.

by Anonymousreply 212December 30, 2020 1:10 PM

This guy did so much, even if he decides to never come back there's such a glut of work it would take years to get through it all.

by Anonymousreply 213December 30, 2020 1:17 PM

His obnoxious academic career, his artist pretensions and his conga line of badly directed movies did him no favours. His #MeToo incidents were the straw that broke the camel's back.

by Anonymousreply 214December 30, 2020 1:32 PM

Is it wrong to still want his smelly penis in me deeply?

by Anonymousreply 215December 30, 2020 1:39 PM

He is honestly one of the hottest guys in Hollywood today, but he is obviously a sex freak into all sorts of shit. He reminds me of a less attractive Marlon Brando.

by Anonymousreply 216December 30, 2020 1:45 PM

Honestly, I think Dave is a better actor.

by Anonymousreply 217December 30, 2020 7:12 PM

Dave doesn't take himself seriously and from the interviews I have seen, he seems more humble. Dave also studied videography and seemed to grasp the actual skill of directing. James on the other hand is arrogant and thinks he knows more than he does which is why he didn't improve as an actor. And despite James' multiple college degrees that means little nowadays. You can't really grow and learn as an artist if you have an inflated sense of ego.

by Anonymousreply 218December 30, 2020 7:20 PM

Why is he being cancelled? That seducing an underage girl happened ages ago. He made Disaster Artist which was a big hit, like two-three years ago. Did he do something cancel worthy after that. Well, whatever it is, I'm just glad he's cancelled. What a pretentious, unfunny douche

by Anonymousreply 219December 30, 2020 8:58 PM

James Franco got into Yale when all the other Ivy grad schools and Stanford rejected him, and just because he sucked up in his application letter to Michael Warner, who was then the chair and with whom Franco said he specifically wanted to study (the elderly Warner specializes in queer studies).

A friend of mine on the Yale faculty said that no one other than Warner in the English department wanted to admit Franco, but Warner insisted, arguing that it would cheer up the other grad students in the program to know a movie star wanted to be like them!

by Anonymousreply 220December 30, 2020 9:01 PM

So damn stupid. His "crime" was revenge from an old nutcase girlfriend. He goes from applause at Golden Globe win to cancellation in a week with no proof. God, I hate these MeToo bitches.

by Anonymousreply 221December 30, 2020 9:04 PM

I also don't get the disconnect between the age of consent, and celebrities or others being accused of hitting on people who are clearly over that age....so what. If you are over the age of consent, aren't you supposed to be able to just say no?

by Anonymousreply 222December 30, 2020 9:31 PM

I'm still shocked that so many fraus are still defending him. Be honest, what memorable movie or role has Franco been in? What's his acting legacy? All a blank slate.

by Anonymousreply 223December 31, 2020 4:04 AM

Franco was hot for a good decade. He needs to go back to basics

by Anonymousreply 224December 31, 2020 6:08 AM

Face it - Dave will never happen. He’s been trying for years to no avail.

by Anonymousreply 225December 31, 2020 6:17 AM

Dave needs a sugar daddy

by Anonymousreply 226December 31, 2020 6:22 AM

[quote] Be honest, what memorable movie or role has Franco been in?

I'm not a frau, but he was really memorable in both The Disaster Artist and 127 Hours (aka I Sawed Off My Arm).

by Anonymousreply 227December 31, 2020 6:45 AM

^ He was Oscar-nominated for 127 Hours and was going to get nominated for TDA until the scandal hit. But I wouldn't call either of those movies memorable.

by Anonymousreply 228December 31, 2020 10:44 AM

He was sexy in this movie and so was Shane West

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by Anonymousreply 229December 31, 2020 12:09 PM

The accusations against him were lame for one. He was mostly canceled because he had let himself go and was a douche. Nobody likes a former heartthrob become ugly. Cancel his ass !

by Anonymousreply 230December 31, 2020 12:10 PM

He played a hustler in the Nicholas Cage-directed film Sonny and he was a sexy one.

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by Anonymousreply 231December 31, 2020 12:13 PM

The weight is coming back.

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by Anonymousreply 232December 31, 2020 2:43 PM

No, he built up an image of being super-artsy and hip. The same people who that appeals to are very much the pussy hat wearing crowd.

by Anonymousreply 233December 31, 2020 2:53 PM

I don't get why he got the image of being artsy. There's nothing artsy about him. He mostly appeared in frat boy comedies.

by Anonymousreply 234December 31, 2020 2:59 PM

He just needs to work out and keep his face clean-shaven.

He was always famous for his looks just like Jared Leto. Look at him in "Freaks and Geeks". He played the hot guy in that. I imagine he knows that and wanted to prove he was more than a piece of meat but he ended up looking like a tool in the process.

by Anonymousreply 235December 31, 2020 3:36 PM

There's nothing he can do. No one has a comeback in their 40s and the movie industry is about to go down the tubes due to streaming. He's done.

by Anonymousreply 236January 1, 2021 1:59 AM

He has over 20 movies on Tubi. What’s that tell you about how good they are?

I watched a few of them and they were terrible.

by Anonymousreply 237January 1, 2021 2:30 AM

Can he strip naked before he goes away? I always wanted to know how big.

by Anonymousreply 238January 1, 2021 2:37 AM

If Collin Farrell can have a leaked private video, why can't James Franco? Must have a small dick, or he would have showed it off.

by Anonymousreply 239January 1, 2021 2:46 AM

People in this thread seriously don’t understand why, as a famous, wealthy, well-connected, actor and director, starting up an “acting” school, entirely for the purpose of abusing one’s power and taking sexual advantage of young, mostly broke, powerless, aspiring actresses should be frowned upon?

by Anonymousreply 240January 1, 2021 2:48 AM

I love him. I always thought he was interesting.

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by Anonymousreply 242January 1, 2021 11:16 AM

I don't think he's canceled. Most people I know don't even know of the allegations. And plus attention spans are short these days. These allegations don't really stand without hard evidence.

by Anonymousreply 243January 1, 2021 4:02 PM

Of course he is canceled. His last big job was The Deuce and he was not even the lead.

by Anonymousreply 244January 1, 2021 5:10 PM

James needs one out as Bi and have a scandalous torrid affair with an Instagram fitness model

by Anonymousreply 245January 1, 2021 5:34 PM

Everyone, including the accusers, will have their day in court.

This already seems vague from what's leaked publicly. He did get caught in the past trying to pick up that girl who was just shy of 18, so there's THAT. But people banning together to sue the pants off rich celebrities just to settle out of court has been happening for eons. And the #MeToo stuff has only intensified it, given more cover to sketchy grifters. So there's THAT too.

Does anyone think we're dealing with a Harvey Weinstein-type situation here? Seems more like an Al Franken-type situation.

by Anonymousreply 246January 1, 2021 6:36 PM

Richard Gere checked into a hospital with gerbil shoved up his rectum. His career is over!

Rod Stewart had to have his stomach pumped of semen from blowing a million dudes. His career is over!

James Franco set up an acting school which was actually a secret rape farm. His career is over!

I'm noticing a pattern here...

by Anonymousreply 247January 1, 2021 6:40 PM

That’s not a pattern. It’s documented that James gave special sex classes and encouraged young girls to take off their underwear when simulating sex.

by Anonymousreply 248January 1, 2021 6:45 PM

He advertised it as an acting school but used it to pick up young girls. Creepy man.

by Anonymousreply 249January 1, 2021 6:47 PM

The girls chose and paid to participate in a class called "Sex Scenes". Also I'm sure there were guys in the class too since you can't segregate classes by gender. I doubt Franco is that powerful to do whatever he wants especially in an academic setting where he's small potatoes to the old money.

The details sound like the girls regret participating in it rather than Franco actually doing anything illegal. I'm sure Franco got off on this but he can't get in trouble unless he broke the law.

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by Anonymousreply 250January 1, 2021 7:10 PM

^ My mistake. He and some guys ran their own acting school. It wasn't affiliated with any university.

by Anonymousreply 251January 1, 2021 7:15 PM

A thread about James Franco with 250 ongoing responses to explain how he's over and forgotten. Got it.

by Anonymousreply 252January 1, 2021 8:31 PM

That sounds sleazy. But if you know the history of actors and acting schools and film sets is that really that outrageous? It almost seems tame.

by Anonymousreply 253January 1, 2021 8:34 PM

Tame? No. Schools have ethical obligations.

by Anonymousreply 254January 1, 2021 8:41 PM

To the teens in the classes this could have been shocking and upsetting. Maybe they are worldly sluts already, maybe not.

by Anonymousreply 255January 2, 2021 12:13 AM

What surprised me is how quick other celebrities were to shun him. Seems as if he was not liked in Hollywood.

by Anonymousreply 256January 2, 2021 12:41 AM

They shunned him likely because his ego was huge and he wasn't talented enough to back it up. They probably just wanted an excuse to drop him and avoid having their own reputations being harmed. I'm sure Franco doesn't take it personally since he's been in Hollywood long enough to know how it is.

by Anonymousreply 257January 2, 2021 12:44 AM

At best, he'll be a character player getting roles as eccentrics and bohemians.

by Anonymousreply 258January 2, 2021 12:46 AM

I still really really doubt he is actually cancelled. I don't even think he is that disgraced publicly. He quietly withdrew from the public eye and just waiting for everyone to forget about this. Outside of celebrity gossipers, these allegations don't seem common knowledge.

by Anonymousreply 259January 2, 2021 1:55 AM

Dream on. He has no offers.

by Anonymousreply 260January 2, 2021 1:58 AM

Why do you need offers? Can't he pitch and create his own content like everyone else nowadays? I'm sure he could crowdfund too. He can still have a career outside of the traditional way.

There are other ways to maintain fame than kissing up to the Hollywood overlords.

by Anonymousreply 261January 2, 2021 2:04 AM

R250 The NPR story makes him sound like a scheming pervert who took advantage of young girls who were desperate to further their acting careers. Illegal or not, this won't go away. This is a career-ender.

by Anonymousreply 262January 2, 2021 2:11 AM

James was railroaded. He did nothing that every Hollywood actor ever has done.

by Anonymousreply 263January 2, 2021 2:17 AM

I don't think his career is over though. People on this thread keep bringing up this lawsuit but there is no evidence of any actual wrongdoing. I think his career being dead is more wishful thinking of sadistic Dataloungers than an actual fact.

He is still attached to projects as a producer. Plus, he doesn't need to rely on offers from Hollywood. He can make and fund his own content.

And if you sign up for a "Sex Scene" class knowing that it entails nudity and simulating sexual situations what do you expect from it? If Franco did take nude videos of them without consent or performed actual sexual acts then he is wrong but if he didn't then they have no case.

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by Anonymousreply 264January 2, 2021 2:22 AM

I can’t believe people still believe the gere and Stewart stories.

Seth myers and Stephen Colbert grilled him about the allegations which picked up steam with the ally sheedy tweets.

His “school” and the courses course was supposed to be some kind of prep or simulation of how to handle sex/love scenes in films. For one thing, you have someone from sag/aftra on the set to make sure the actors aren’t exploited and not being pressured into doing more than they agreed to. Also in a mainstream taking off yours or your partners flesh colored underwear is a no no and could lead to being fired, fined, blackballed and having to appear in front of a sag board.

He may be uninsurable at this point.

Colin Farrell appears to be the penciled in for the handsome character actor parts that Franco could’ve had. Plus he’s a much better actor and a good guy.

by Anonymousreply 265January 2, 2021 2:25 AM

Have you looked at his projects as a producer or actor r264? They are massive comedown from the A list stuff he had been doing. Also his last acting credit was 3 years ago. The producers credits are for things that either came and went or haven’t lifted off the ground.

by Anonymousreply 266January 2, 2021 2:31 AM

I mean it's not the worst thing in the world if he can't "come back". He's rich and if he invested wisely, will live comfortably for the rest of life. Probably pursue his "art" or "poetry" career.

by Anonymousreply 267January 2, 2021 2:36 AM

r259/r264 reminds me of MAGAts refusal to accept Trump's loss. Total denial. Simultaneously sad and fascinating.

by Anonymousreply 268January 2, 2021 2:38 AM

R268 Apples and Oranges my pal. There's a reason behind my skepticism.

Unlike voting which is based on simple counting and mathematics. Hollywood is fickle and if Woody Allen and Mel Gibson can still work, I don't see why James cannot.

by Anonymousreply 269January 2, 2021 2:40 AM

He never quite made the A-list, r267. He may be regular rich, but not Hollywood rich. He never earned Johnny Depp type of money but also doesn't seem the type to piss whatever he has away. He'll probably be fine but not insanely wealthy.

by Anonymousreply 270January 2, 2021 2:44 AM

Meh... All you need to be happy is have enough money to be comfortable. No one needs to be insanely wealthy.

by Anonymousreply 271January 2, 2021 2:47 AM

I love how the Daily Mail casually dismisses him:

Oscar nominee James Franco brought his phone with him while taking a refreshing dip in the ocean during his Mexican getaway to Tulum on Saturday.

The disgraced 42-year-old was wearing nothing more than brown swim trunks and a black baseball cap emblazoned with the word 'Locals.'

by Anonymousreply 272January 2, 2021 4:18 AM

Funny how some here are conveniently forgetting he was caught sending an underage girl messages about honking up, she was 16 or something. Yes he's a gross creep.

by Anonymousreply 273January 2, 2021 4:43 AM

R264 Why would someone wishing this untalented douchebag's career was dead, make that person sadistic?

by Anonymousreply 274January 2, 2021 8:39 AM

I was always amazed at the richness and strangeness of his projects at the height of his fame. If you were a fan, every week there was some huge performative thing (like his weird soap opera role on General Hospital... or Y$R? and how parlaying it into a live taping at LACMA) or small underground thing (like being in drag on the cover of Candi magazine) he was doing that had nothing to do with a celebrity career. It wouldn't stop coming!

by Anonymousreply 275January 2, 2021 1:10 PM

I was blown away when he started working with Kenneth Anger. Do you how many people worship that guy and have probably asked him?

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by Anonymousreply 276January 2, 2021 1:12 PM

I think what's really telling is that, outside of The Deuce, he wasn't working much before this hit the fan. Any work he had was usually something self funded. People didn't want to work with him.

Think about it - this is a guy with an Oscar nomination who was looking like a real contender for an Oscar again. In theory, he should have had plenty of offers. I even agree that, compared to others who have continued to get work, the accusations weren't as terrible (they are still pretty bad, and there's plenty of whispering about teenagers - I'm talking 15/16 year olds) in comparison.

Yet...he wasn't getting work. It's really telling.

by Anonymousreply 277January 2, 2021 2:16 PM

Him on the cover of Candy magazine in 2010

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by Anonymousreply 278January 2, 2021 2:41 PM

Can the Art World Take James Franco Seriously?

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by Anonymousreply 279January 2, 2021 2:43 PM

Busy Philipps Says James Franco Physically Assaulted Her on ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Set

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by Anonymousreply 280January 2, 2021 2:48 PM

I always loved him on this cover of the obscure art fanzine Wooooo.

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by Anonymousreply 281January 2, 2021 6:17 PM

There was an amazing interview with Franco done many years ago for Canadian magazine Bad Day. They went on at length about Franco’s love of queer culture. It used to be online but I can’t seem to find it now. Here’s an article a party for it though...

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by Anonymousreply 282January 2, 2021 6:26 PM

Semen on his Batman costume years ago. Is this what that infamous acting class looked like?

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by Anonymousreply 283January 2, 2021 10:27 PM

People that think he hasn't had sex with men, at least in the past, are deuluded.

by Anonymousreply 284January 3, 2021 8:53 AM

These new pictures don’t look staged AT ALL!🙄

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by Anonymousreply 285September 7, 2021 11:55 PM
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