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 James Franco
Interview By: Rocco Passafuime For any actor, regardless of their level of talent, the balance between acclaim and success is often a tricky tightrope to walk. One such actor to brave such time-honored territory is James Franco. Franco started his career on the short-lived TV cult hit Freaks & Geeks, before venturing out into critically acclaimed films such as Tristan & Isolde, Annapolis, and City By The Sea. But his profile heightened considerably with his role as Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man films. Now James hopes to break out into the realm of comedy. He reunites with Freaks & Geeks collaborators Seth Rogen and producer Judd Apatow in the new comedy Pineapple Express. The now 30 year-old actor plays Saul Silver, a stoned marijuana dealer who must now go on the run with one of his clients after the latter witnesses a crooked police officer commit murder. He first discussed with us how Seth Rogen, who co-writes the film with partner Evan Goldberg, who both did the megahit Superbad, managed to convince a Hollywood studio to invest in such an unusual film. “They pretty much had wanted a Superbad sequel while that was being filmed,” James recalls, “They [only] had one note, ‘no blood on the face’, for some reason.” Franco also adds that he was thrilled at the prospect of working once again with Rogen and Apatow after having done a cameo in Knocked Up. “I was dying to get Seth for Annapolis,” he claims. Considering the odd coincidence that Franco and Rogen’s characters in both Freaks & Geeks and now Pineapple Express are both potheads, we asked him whether he felt Dale and Saul were grown-up versions of their Freaks & Geeks characters. “Not really,” James says, “I mean, I’d say all those characters smoked weed, but that’s about the only similarity.” Another thing about working with Rogen and Apatow again that was exciting, James says, was the amount of improvisation they bring to their films. “The original script was very funny, but the way Seth and Judd have been working on the last few movies, it’s if an actor wants to throw anything in at anytime, it’s fair game,” Franco says, “I like it because it kind of gives the atmosphere in acting and keeps the actors on their toes and just makes it more natural if you know anything can come your way. We usually do a version of the script and keep the cameras rolling and you could just try whatever. And there were some scenes, particularly the last scene, where there was no script and it was kind of just talking, making it up right there.” Considering he’s known more for his cocktail drinking in the Spider-Man than his pot smoking, we asked whether James felt he had less experience with being in the shoes of a pothead than his co-star. “Well, I certainly smoked my fair share when I was younger I don’t know,” Franco says, “It’s just not a part of my life, but I met a lot of pot ... |
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