James Franco

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q306403: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as craft, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they worked on, which the two lists below run through too: This Is the End (2013). Count them as actor (6 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Charlie Kaufman: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through This Is the End (2013), which they worked on as painter of all the paintings in the house: Charlie Kaufman ⇒ This Is the End (the maker said so: came up in the research). Goldberg said the film was meant to rip off little bits of Charlie Kaufman.
“He said the whole point of this movie, they're just trying to rip off little bits of Charlie Kaufman.”
The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:03:24 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse: 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through This Is the End (2013), which they worked on as painter of all the paintings in the house: Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse ⇒ This Is the End (the host's read). The movie grew out of the 8-minute short Rogen and Goldberg made.
“It was based on a short that, uh, Rogan and Goldberg did called Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse.”
The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 0:13:50 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Pineapple Express (2008): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through This Is the End (2013), which they worked on as painter of all the paintings in the house: Pineapple Express ⇒ This Is the End (the host's read). A weird spiritual sequel to Pineapple Express; Pineapple Express is the double feature pick.
“this is kind of like a weird spiritual sequel to Pineapple Express anyway.”
The Rewatchables · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck · 1:03:18 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

What was said about them, by kind

industry (1)

industry (industry): Christian Bale → James Franco. Last year's winner of the same award was James Franco, who was soon blown out of the frame, showing how frivolous the show is.
“The answer is James Franco.”
The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:38:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): James Franco → Alien: Covenant. The cut online prologue with Franco should have stayed in the film because his death weighs on the lead.
“I remember feeling very strongly, that should have been in the movie.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Alien: Covenant · 0:17:08 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

what-if (casting what-if): James Franco → Mean Girls. Considered for Aaron Samuels; would have been darker, taken up space, and played up the satire.
“he kind of changes the energy of the, of the movie.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:52:19 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
what-if (what-if): Ethan Hawke → James Franco. A modern actor like James Franco could not pull off Hawke's band performance.
“Like, think about if this is 10 years later, it's James Franco.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan · 0:47:05 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.