Yes, you read the headline correctly. James Franco, who's starred in all three Spider Man films, Milk, Pineapple Express, and tons of other movies -- is joining the cast of General Hospital.
He'll be playing a mysterious character -- the details are too hot to share now -- who will interact with most of Port Charles and in particular, make Jason's life a living hell. Expect James to start airing on November 20th and he'll appear on the show for multiple weeks.
The coolest part about this? James approached General Hospital about joining the cast.
"We are thrilled to announce that James Franco will play an integral part in a lengthy run on General Hospital this fall. It's an honor that an actor of James' caliber would choose to spend some of his valuable time in Port Charles," said Jill Farren Phelps, GH's executive producer.
You can bet as more news develops, we'll have it here.
What would you like to see James do on General Hospital?
And what are your favorite guest star appearances on daytime? Let us know!
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Comments (41)
Hey, wouldn't it be great if Franco is going to play "AJ" back from "the grave"??? Afterall, they keep saying he's going to interact with Jason a lot...Also, the newest Cassadine (Valentine) is already set to be played by Matt B. (whose last name I can't spell)...Just a couple of thoughts to ponder!
If he turns about to be a Cassidine, I hope he's Sam's long lost twin brother. Now that would be great entertainment.
My goodness...am I the only one who thinks James Franco looks like the kid that Keifer??? I almost thought it was him! Anyway, Elizabeth is a SLUT underneath that mother teresa habit!!! She is getting on my nerves and she needs to leave. jason and sam should get together and elope! I love this Carly. She has done a big thing stepping into Tamara braun's shoes...and she accomplished that. Jax is an A-hole! Please get this storyline of Claudia being responsible for Michaels shooting out! Its annoying and shows the lack of ideas with GH!
Remember Liz Taylor wanted a role on GH so she played
Heleana Cassidine back in the L & L days!
I'm not afraid to bet that James will play the other son of Mikos
who is holding Luke and Heleana hostage.
I think it's an honor when big Movie Stars want a role on GH!
I just hope that Guza doesn't mess it up w/ his bad writting and
GH becomes the great soap it use to be!
Remember Liz Taylor wanted a role on GH so she played
Heleana Cassidine back in the L & L days!
I'm not afraid to bet that James will play the other son of Mikos
who is holding Luke and Heleana hostage.
I think it's an honor when big Movie Stars want a role on GH!
I just hope that Guza doesn't screw it up w/ his bad writting and
GH becomes the great soap it use to be!
James is a great actor, he will play the cassadine role good i think. As james character being with sam character yuck he will be playing cassadine role which means sam is his neice. Sam and jason do have lots of things in common which makes them a great couple, your spouse is supposed to be your best friend. They could have james cassadine character be head over heels for lulu, just like nick father for laura. I can't wait to see james on my favorite soap, and i hope j jackson is still coming back, all though i love gregg playing the role of lucky that all for now.
I like James Franco. I would love to see him as maybe Dante's supervisor who comes to find out what the heck is going on with stuff. OR I don't really like Jason and Sam as anything other than friends...it's just not realistic for those two. They have too much in common and they are meant to be friends. Now, if James Franco were to come on and be the guy that Sam was dating before she and Jason fell into each others arms, that would be interesting.
Well, I like James Franco and can't believe he wants to come on GH...but, I'm curious to see who he will play. If he will be interacting with Jason Morgan a lot, I can't imagine that I will care to watch. Because that means he'll be connected to the mob stories...and I hate the mob. If he's a Cassadine though...that could be interesting. I still don't like the fact that he'll be sharing lots of scenes with Jason though. We see Jason too much as it is!
It must be me...I saw the headline and had NO idea who this guy is! Heard of the films, but not him. Hope he's a decent actor, need SOMEthing to fill out lousy storylines! Put GH back on the 7th Floor where it used to be before Dr Steve Hardy passed on.
I don't like viewing my favorite actors in a negative light, so it would be nice if the character James Franco plays is a good guy. I know...too much to ask. So, since he's not going to be playing a nice guy, then I don't know how to answer the question of what I want to see him doing on the show. But I'm kind of wondering if his involvement will have something to do with Frank Smith and all of that old stuff. It's going to be SO GREAT! I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S GOING TO BE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL!!!! I'm still trying to get used to the idea that HE APPROACHED ABC to be on this show! Hey, a good show is a good show, whether it's daytime or primetime! And you know, aside from it being the best soap on TV, General Hospital has the HOTTEST, SMOKINEST GUYS and the BEST STORYLINES IN DAYTIME! I don't even watch any of the other soap operas. They all pale in comparison to General Hospital's actors and actresses! Richard Dean Anderson, Demi Moore and John Stamos came from GH. Tommy Lee Jones and Judith Light came from One Life To Live. A LOT of great actors get their start on soap operas, so I really don't know why soap operas have such a bad stigma attached to them. (Most of them get typecast as well, like Genie Francis and Anthony Geary playing Luke and Laura Spencer. People just can't see them as anybody else.) So James, if you are reading any of these posts, I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR FIRST APPEARANCE ON MY BIRTHDAY, NOVEMBER 20! I AM BESIDE MYSELF I AM SO EXCITED!!!! YOU ARE A GREAT ACTOR, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOUR CHARACTER IS ON GH!!!! But be prepared for all of your fans on GH to want you to come back because we will be begging ABC to bring you back all of the time!!! OMG, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!!