Highlights
- Oscars are not the only place where James Franco is planning to show his comic antics. The actor is producing a student play about himself at the Yale university.
- The '127 Hours' star, who has also garnered an Oscar nomination this year, is producing 'James Franco Presents', which is about the actor himself producing a play at Yale.
Oscars are not the only placewhere James Franco is planning to show his comic antics. Theactor is producing a student play about himself at the Yaleuniversity.
The '127 Hours' star, who has also garnered an Oscarnomination this year, is producing 'James Franco Presents',which is about the actor himself producing a play at Yale.
A kind of self-parody, the actor is planning adocumentary about the process, the New York Daily Newsreported.
The Oscar host is apparently intrigued by thepossibility of a stage spoof on pop culture and fame. A rosterof undergrads make up the show's cast and production team, andthey've been given the task of writing, directing and scoringa musical about the experience of being approached by Francoto create a musical.
Franco himself serves as the producer and mastermind. The actor then wants to film the entire creativeprocess, even audience reactions for a documentary.
Franco, 31, is doing a PhD in English and film studiesat Yale.