Ready for the latest twist in the incredibly wild and unpredictable career of one James Franco? Sources confirm to me exclusively that the Spider-Man/Milk actor will follow up his upcoming arc on General Hospital with a guest appearance on 30 Rock.
NBC declined to comment, but a Rock-solid insider tells me that Franco (playing himself) will be involved in a faux romance with Jane Krakowski’s Jenna — a relationship engineered by their respective agents. Sound familiar? It’s probably because this is the storyline Tina Fey floated by me at the Emmys way back in September.
”[Jenna gets] into a high-profile relationship with a movie star that is arranged by their agents,” Fey explained at the time (watch the video of our exchange below).
Franco is scheduled to start work on his Rock eppy this week.
PHOTO CREDIT: Franco: Andy Fossum/startracks.com; 30 Rock: NBC
Awesome!
very, very cool.
That is very awesome!
SO GREAT!
haha! that’s great!
Way Cool!!!!
This is gonna be great!
This is great news. Franco is one of the best actors around right now. He can play funny or serious. Stoner or Spidey nemesis. I just re-watched Milk and his performance absolutely anchors that film. He’ll bring the goods to what, in my opinion, is one of the two funniest shows on TV.
Agreed. Just wondering though, what’s the other funniest show on TV in your opinion?
I finally got the chance to see Milk. As good as Sean Penn is, I was amazed by the performance of James Franco. He more than holds his own on screen with Penn, not an easy thing to do. I think he should have been the one nominated for best supporting actor. He is the rock of this movie. I agree that his brilliant performance anchors the film. What a talent! I don’t know how I have missed him until now. The chemistry between him and Sean in that movie was extraordinary. They just played off each other so well. James Franco never missed a beat in what was a tour de force performance. Josh Brolin was more of a one note. Franco was the real supporting standout. I expect great things from him!
Awww! Yay him!
AWE-SOME!
Weird choices.. and I like it!
I adore James Franco. He clearly doesn’t take himself too seriously and is willing to try a little of everything. Plus, he is an awesome actor and super cute!
Makes sense since Franco did the movie “Date Night” with Tina. Maybe next we will see Mark Wahlberg or Mila Kunis show up?
should have been anakin skywalker
this will be amazing. I can see it now…they hate other and yell at each other when they’re together but they love on each other in public places…oh Jenna.