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Vulture Exclusive: James Franco Explains Why He’s Doing General Hospital, Sort Of
Vulture Exclusive: James Franco Explains Why He’s Doing General Hospital, Sort Of
On Friday night, James Franco traveled even farther north than Columbia's campus for Dia's Fall Gala at the Hispanic Society on 155th Street. He showed up halfway through cocktail hour with his grandmother. He yawned a lot. Vulture managed to get a few minutes with him, during which he ...
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Exclusive first look of James Franco on ‘General Hospital’
hollywoodinsider.ew.com — James Franco will appear in more than 10 episodes of General Hospital, executive producer Jill Farren Phelps told EW exclusively. On Franco’s first day of taping Oct. 30, the Milk co-star filmed 65 pages – “pretty Herculean in terms of memorization,” ... Exclusive first look of James Franco on ‘General Hospital’
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James Franco: ‘General Hospital’ is “Mind-Blowing”
OK! Magazine - The First for Celebrity News — ... “It’s been a blast so far,” he tells NYmag.com of the long-running soap, “it was kind of mind-blowing. I’ve worked one day on it. It’s one day of a few. But I think we packed seven episodes of my material in. ...

James Franco Reveals More About GENERAL HOSPITAL
We Love Soaps — ... but the regulars didn't use it so I didn't want to use it, either. Anyway, I'm pretty good at remembering lines. Is it different acting for film than it is for a daytime soap? One big difference is that you do one take. They're going for one take because they have about four cameras for each setup It's one take: You do the whole scene and then you're on to the next. That's three or four pages in a moment. Read the full interview at NYMag.com. ...

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Jezebel — ... talks about his upcoming stints on 30 Rock and General Hospital . Of doing a soap opera, he says: "It's been a blast so far. It was kind of mind-blowing. I've worked one day on it. It's one day of a few. But I think we packed seven episodes of my material in." He also reveals that he has not worn an eyepatch. Yet. [ NY Magazine ] Oh dear: ...

James Franco: “General Hospital Has Been A Blast!”
Pop Crunch — ... “It’s been a blast so far,” he tells NYMag.com. “It was kind of mind-blowing. I’ve worked one day on it. It’s one day of a few. But I think we packed seven episodes of my material in. ...

James Franco interview about General Hospital + first GH promo!
Oh No They Didn't! — ... It's one take: You do the whole scene and then you're on to the next. That's three or four pages in a moment. What's your character like? It's not another James Franco, is it? I don't know how much they want you to reveal. Do you wear an eyepatch? I haven't worn one yet. Do you die? I haven't died yet. But they only gave me the pages for the day that we shot. I don't know what's going to happen. It's all open. source ...

'General Hospital's' James Franco: No eye patch, not dead ... yet
From Inside the Box — jamesfranco_generalhospital_2.jpg Thank you Vulture for making sure to ask the one burning question that we've all had about James Franco 's ...

11/10 Heard in the Waiting Room
The Scrubs Hub — James Franco explains what he's doing on General Hospital, sort of, to NY Magazine. Also, click here to check out the new GH promos featuring Franco.By clicking below on read more you'll find the latest Scrubs spoiler and speculation detail. Note that spoiler refers to information which is most likely to be true and speculation is talk and discussion that should be taken with a grain of salt and is most likely false! What we know to be true ... Anticipated Scrubs Air-dates! Wednesday, ...

James Franco Talks ‘General Hospital’
Just Jared — ... The 31-year-old actor spoke with New York magazine about his GH role, what he filmed on Monday and how soaps are different from movies… ...

Early Buzz: 'Kick-Ass,' Franco on soaps, Alan Moore and more
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed — ... last night. [image] But now we have headlines, picked especially for you: - Check out the Kick-Ass trailer . - Alan Moore is working with Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett from Gorillaz . - My Morning Jacket appears in an upcoming episode of American Dad . - What are the 100 best films of the decade? - A new Magnetic Fields album is on the way . - Check out the trailer for the Clash of the Titans reboot. - James Franco talks about the difference between soap acting and film acting. - Here's an ...

James Franco’s shirtless General Hospital promo, is it part of a project he’s doing?
Cele|bitchy — ... Franco has enthused about the sheer amount of material he had to learn for General Hospital and told NY Magazine that it was different working for a soap because there’s just one take and you have to memorize an immense amount of lines. “It was kind of mind-blowing. I’ve worked one day on it. It’s one day of a few. But I think we packed seven episodes of my material in. They gave me a script for the day that was as thick as a film script and that’s what we planned to shoot in a single day. No ad-libbing. If I needed it, they said they had a ...

James Franco’s shirtless General Hospital promo, is it part of a project he’s doing?
Top Celebrity Headlines — ... ] Franco has enthused about the sheer amount of material he had to learn for General Hospital and told NY Magazine that it was different working for a soap because there’s just one take and you have to memorize an immense amount of lines. “It was kind of mind-blowing. I’ve worked one day on it. It’s one day of a few. But I think we packed seven episodes of my material in. They gave me a script for the day that was as thick as a film script and that’s what we planned to shoot in a single day. No ad-libbing. If I needed it, they said they had a TelePrompTer, but the regulars ...

James Franco’s Daytime Soap Stint Is Fodder For an Art Movie Project
/Film — ... a feature film that will be scripted, involve other actors and all the traditional stuff that features have. But Carter says it could be “pretty abstract, for a larger audience,” i.e., an audience outside the art crowd. Beyond that, details are sketchy to non-existent. He’s careful to emphasize that Franco isn’t just doing the General Hospital character for a laugh, that it is real work. Franco’s own statements support that. He talked to Vulture about how much he had to shoot in one day — 65 pages or so! ...

Franco Soap Stint Helps Next Film
Dark Horizons - News — ... Franco himself hinted at further meanings, telling Vulture that "I've got other ideas for my participation in this soap opera beyond just being in this soap opera". He's also obviously enjoying the work though as tough and challenging but quite short overall - "It's been a blast so far. It was kind of mind-blowing. I've worked one day on it. It's one day of a few. But I think we packed seven episodes of my material in. They gave me a script for the day that was as thick as a film script and that's what we planned to shoot in a single day. No ad-libbing." ...

James Franco Talks 'General Hospital'
TheCelebrityCafe.com Magazine — ... It was a move that baffled many people—James Franco doing a guest stint on ABC’s daytime soap “General Hospital.” The actor talked about his experience on the set to New York Magazine , but didn’t reveal much about his decision to join a soap opera or what his role is. The experience is “mind-blowing,” Franco said after only one day of working on the set of “GH.” “They gave me a script for the day that was as thick as a film script and that’s what we planned to shoot in a single day,” he said, explaining that they probably shot “seven episodes” of his material. That’s ...

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