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James Franco on New Movie ‘Hey Joe,’ Being ‘Grateful’ for His Fall From Grace and the End of Seth Rogen Friendship: ‘I Guess It’s Over’
James Franco on his new movie ‘Hey Joe,’ his desire to go back to directing and being 'grateful' for his fall from grace.
He’s in the Eternal City for the Rome Film Festival launch of Italian director Claudio Giovannesi’s “ Hey Joe.” In the gritty drama, Franco plays Dean, an alcoholic American WWII vet who winds up back in Naples in the early ’70s in search of a son he fathered there before absconding to New Jersey. After becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest stars with a range of roles including Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers,” stoner comedies with Seth Rogen such as “Pineapple Express” and Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours” – for which he scored an Oscar nomination – Franco’s career pretty much ground to a halt after the lawsuit. During a candid one-hour conversation, Franco spoke to Variety about contending with the fallout from his sexual misconduct lawsuit, his joy at being in a long-term relationship with actress-director Izabel Pakzad, wanting to direct again and falling out with Seth Rogen.
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