JAMES FRANCO - JAMES DEAN, 127 HOURS, MILK, HOWL, SPRING BREAKERS
I'm surprised by the threads (just answered one and thought, I should make my own) that I am reading and some of the comments from Youtube (heck, they're loving the BELOW trailer though - see LIKES (praying for the real family members lost, and trying to separate it from this movie somehow to hopefully enjoy this when it comes out - true stories are cool but I don't like anyone dying)).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_NiP_bqlns
IMPORTANT: Yep, let's all WAIT until the movie ACTUALLY comes OUT before judging Franco's and Hill's performances (REMEMBER, they're BOTH Oscar nominated).
Some people, are stating that his clothes style from The Interview (manner of acting too, from the ones who have actually seen the movie) and what they have just seen from this first trailer proves that he would have made the perfect JOKER (congrats to Jared Leto though).
By the way, Franco has starred in many movies (many of these already classics) such as James Dean, Milk, Howl, City By The Sea, 127 Hours, The Broken Tower, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Spring Breakers, Third Person, Maladies, The Color of Time, Of Mice and Men (Broadway Play) etc. (with new ones such as Queen of the Desert, I am Michael, Everything Will Be Fine, and The Adderall Diaries to follow etc.), so he can INDEED ACT and in my opinion he is one of the best actors of his generation.
Again, let's not forget Franco was also Oscar nominated for 127 Hours, and in my opinion truly deserved to be nominated for James Dean (if it wasn't a TV movie), Milk, Pineapple Express, Howl, The Broken Tower and Spring Breakers (some say Maladies, Of Mice and Men and Third Person)
Oh, Franco has also directed such movies, which have won him many awards but IMDb doesn't seem to be in a rush to update his Awards list and the critics don't seem to be in a rush to tell the world only the negative of course, that truly showcases the faithfulness to the books he adapts such as As I Lay Dying, Child of God (in my opinion James and Scott Haze should be going to the Oscars as director/lead actor nominations), The Sound and the Fury (some say he should also be nominated for Oscars for lead/director) etc. but whatever the box office numbers, I'm confident in time they too will become classics.
So, I CAN'T wait to see this movie (SHOCKED that people are questioning Franco/Hill they have proved themselves many times), and I'm in particular looking forward to seeing FRANCO nail this role (everyone will).