James Franco is having a “blast” filming scenes for his daytime TV debut, and by the looks of this new promo, Franco’s fans are going to have an equally exciting time watching him portray a dark villain on ABC’s smash soap General Hospital.

James Franco comes to Port Charles the week of Nov. 20.

James Franco is doing an awesome job on the set of ABC’s hit daytime soap General Hospital, series producers say. On his first day of taping last month, the Milk star filmed 65 pages of material, which G.H. executive producer Jill Farren Phelps calls, “pretty Herculean in terms of memorization.”

Later this month, the Golden Globe-winning hunk will kick off a two-month stay in the fictional city of Port Charles — and producers couldn’t be more thrilled. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a nice picture of James Franco on the set of General Hospital. No word yet on who the Milk hunk will be playing on the ABC daytime drama, but don’t forget his first air date is Friday, Nov. 20.

James Franco is following up his guest arc on daytime’s General Hospital with a cameo appearance as himself on the Emmy-winning NBC comedy 30 Rock.

The episode plot will see James involved in a faux romance with Jane Krakowski’s Jenna — a relationship engineered by their respective agents, Entertainment Weekly dished on Tuesday.

James is expected to begin shooting his 30 Rock guest spot in New York City this week. No word on when James’ show might air.

James Franco may the face of Gucci, but in a new parody video for FunnyorDie.com, the Pineapple Express star runs into some trouble pronouncing the luxury designer’s name.

Didn’t he go to UCLA?

Port Charles just got hunkier: James Franco will guest star on ABC’s General Hospital in a lengthy guest arc kicking off later this fall, the network announced on Thursday.

James, who juggles his studies at Columbia University with a thriving career in film, will play a mystery person who arrives in town. James will make his daytime debut just in time for November sweeps on Nov. 20 — the recurring role is expected to last approximately two months.

“We hear that Franco will work a few days a week on the GH set, taping several shows a day. A source says that Franco ‘wants to do everything’ and would take on his GH role as research for an upcoming film project,” according to ABC Soaps in Depth.

James Franco is best known for his performances in films like Pineapple Express, Milk, and Spider-Man.

“It’s an honor that an actor of Franco’s caliber would choose to spend some of his valuable time in Port Charle,” says GH executive producer Jill Farren Phelps.

At 41, Julia Roberts is reaping the benefits of becoming a full-fledged cougar after casting a spell on her screen hunk James Franco — who is ten years her junior!

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The pair play lovers in the upcoming film Eat, Pray, Love and set tattles claim their script chemistry is manifesting itself in real life.

“James has a massive crush on Julia, and she’s lapping up all the attention,” a spywitness reveals in the Sept.7 issue of Globe. “They’re always laughing and smiling when they’re together and sharing private jokes.”
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James Franco has cancelled his appearance and keynote address at UCLA’s June 12 commencement ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »

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Poor James Franco just can’t catch a break. First, he has to deal with getting stalked by a group of googly-eyed girls at Columbia, and now this….

We hear James is getting no love from his fellow alums at the University of California at Los Angeles. The accomplished actor and writer graduated from UCLA last spring with a degree in English, but the graduating class of 2009 is none too pleased that he’s been invited back as a keynote speaker at their commencemet ceremony this May. Read the rest of this entry »