James Franco in Talks for Starring Role in 'The Game'

January 6, 2012 By Kurt Orzeck 4 weeks ago

MGM movie is based on the bestselling book by Neil Strauss

  

James Franco Got NYU Professor Fired, Lawsuit Alleges

December 19, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 7 weeks ago

Theater professor says he was let go after he gave the actor a D

  

James Franco Remakes 'My Own Private Idaho,' for Some Reason (Video)

September 22, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 20 weeks ago

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' star decides that Gus Van Sant's 1991 film could use some updating

  

James Franco to Steven Soderbergh: Scenes From Venice (Slideshow)

September 5, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 22 weeks ago

Premiere's of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "Shame" and "Contagion" put stars including Al Pacino and Colin Firth in front of cameras

  

Weekend in Venice: Nudity, Kitsch and Espionage

September 5, 2011 By Steve Pond 22 weeks ago

"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," "Shame" and "Contagion" among the movies debuting at Venice Film Festival

  

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, U2 Among Guests at Toronto International Film Festival

August 23, 2011 By John Sellers 24 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie, Cameron Crowe and Nicolas Cage are also expected to attend, along with hundreds of other familiar names

  

'Planet of the Apes' Team Ready for a Sequel ... or Two

August 10, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 26 weeks ago

Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver already know what would happen in the second -- and third -- installments of the rebooted franchise -- all they need is the go-ahead

  

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Scores Solid $1.25M in Midnight Shows

August 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 26 weeks ago

James Franco-led prequel expected to top $30M over the weekend

  

'Planet of the Apes': Back on Track After Tim Burton's Flung-Poo Remake

August 4, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 27 weeks ago

Review: It's everything Burton’s movie wasn’t — smart, exciting and thought-provoking, while operating in the realm of the movies’ great misunderstood monsters

  

James Franco Returning to 'General Hospital' in September

July 26, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 28 weeks ago

"127 Hours" star to reprise his role as an artist/killer in long-term arc

  

James Franco: Don't Blame Me for the Oscars -- I Didn't Even Want to Do It

July 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 29 weeks ago

In his first extensive comments since his widely criticized hosting gig, the actor tells Playboy that he felt "trapped" by bad material

  

James Franco and Drag-Queen Buddy Deliver Four Minutes of 'Huh?' (Video)

June 30, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 32 weeks ago

"127 Hours" star and his cross-dressing artist pal Kalup Linzy collaborate on a project of dizzying proportions

  

Chimp Beats Chump in 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Clip (Video)

June 28, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 32 weeks ago

Monkeys flex their brainpower in new viral offering for James Franco prequel

  

James Franco's New Movie: Tough Poetry, Graphic Sex

June 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 33 weeks ago

"It's not 'Pineapple Express,'" warns actor-director Franco when he introduces his Hart Crane biopic

  

James Franco Monkeys Around in New 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Trailer

June 2, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 36 weeks ago

'127 Hours' star gets played for a chimp in latest movie

  

Disney Sets 3/8/13 Release Date for James Franco Movie 'Oz: The Great and Powerful'

May 25, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 37 weeks ago

Mila Kunis will co-star in Sam Raimi's 3D "Wizard of Oz" prequel

  

Guillermo del Toro Named Guest Director of LA Film Fest

May 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 39 weeks ago

Festival also adds "Green Hornet" screening, conversations with James Franco and Julie Taymor

  

Rachel Weisz Might Get Wicked in 'Oz'

May 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 40 weeks ago

The Oscar-winner would star with James Franco and Mila Kunis in the Walt Disney movie

  

Why 'Your Highness' Is the Biggest Disappointment of the Year

April 18, 2011 By Michael Lee 42 weeks ago

It’s the kind of bad that leaves you feeling angry and cheated because it's due to a lack of commitment

  

James Franco's Box Office Ups and Downs

April 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 43 weeks ago

The actor's star was on the rise when he had to go and host the Oscars

  

James Franco: Did His Oscar Performance Tarnish 'Your Highness'?

April 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 43 weeks ago

A disastrous stint at the Academy Awards may have hurt the actor just when he was ready to break big

  

The Numbers Don't Lie: James Franco Stunk

April 7, 2011 By Steve Pond 44 weeks ago

A national survey finds viewers liked the perky Anne Hathaway a lot more than her laid-back co-host

  

Charlie Sheen Invites James Franco to the 'We've Been Fired Hall of Fame'

April 6, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 44 weeks ago

Exiled "Two and a Half Men" star extends his hand to the Oscar co-host, welcoming him to join an, er, exclusive club

  

Good Morning Hollywood, April 6: Trashing James Franco ... Again

April 6, 2011 By Steve Pond 44 weeks ago

Todd Wagner predicts the future, Joe Wright goes into action, and the critics now hate James Franco for a new reason

  

Good Morning Hollywood, April 1: They Talk Too Much

April 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 44 weeks ago

The cast of the new "X-Men" movie give away too much, and James Franco's Oscar excuses aren't very compelling

  

James Franco Explains Oscar Bomb, Invokes Looney Tunes [Video]

March 31, 2011 By John Sellers 45 weeks ago

The multitasking actor visits "Letterman" to explain why he bombed at the Oscars

  

Mila Kunis Joins James Franco in 'Oz, the Great and Powerful'

March 25, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 45 weeks ago

The 'Black Swan' star will play a wicked witch in Sam Raimi's prequel to the 1939 classic

  

'Your Highness' Redband Trailer Gets Medieval With the Raunch

March 23, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 46 weeks ago

James Franco and Natalie Portman's princely farce has a racy new preview

  

James Franco Makes Up With Bruce Vilanch (Updated)

March 22, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 46 weeks ago

Oscar writer tells TheWrap the feud "is all over"

  

James Franco Slams Oscar Writer Bruce Vilanch

March 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 46 weeks ago

"He let me down," widely-criticized host says after Vilanch jokes about listless Oscar-night performance

  

CBS Sticks With Daytime Emmys

March 21, 2011 By John Sellers 46 weeks ago

No host has been named for the awards, which will air June 19

  

Billy Crystal Says He'd Host a 'Fresh' Oscars -- What Do You Mean, Billy?

March 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 46 weeks ago

The comic wants categories eliminated -- and how fresh could it be with the most frequent host of the past two decades?