James “Yes, I’m That Pleased With Myself” Franco starring in Abrams-produced Stephen King adaptation, ’11/22/63′
Yeah. I wanted to take a shot at James Franco that bad. To the point of an utterly enormous headline. I don’t give a fuck! If Jimmy Franco can be so self-satisfied while miring himself in a rut of eye-rolling indie choices and dick-and-fart joke flicks with Rogen, I can be self-satisfied in my own below-mediocre blogging. Fuck you! Oh. And this post is about Stephen King, Jar Jar Abrams, Jimmy Franco, and JFK.
James Franco has signed on to star in 11/22/63, a time-travel miniseries that’s shaping up to be Hulu’s highest-profile show yet. The show is based on a Stephen King novel of the same name, and it’s being adapted for Hulu by J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot. King and Abrams are executive producers of the show.
Between Franco, King, and Bad Robot, there’s a ton of star power around this project and a decent chance that it will be the first Hulu series that gets people talking. Hulu has so far failed to make a major name for itself in original content, but lately, it’s been looking for bigger names: aside from 11/22/63, it’s also grabbed shows that will be produced by Amy Poehler and Jason Reitman.
In 11/22/63, Franco will star as a high school English teacher who travels back in time and tries to stop the assassination of President Kennedy. Franco will also serve as a producer of the series. Deadline reports that the series will run for nine episodes and that Hulu is open to ordering additional seasons that focus on other historical events. There’s no date yet for when 11/22/63 will premiere.
Wee? Did anyone read this? Shit talking aside, Franco is a good actor. When he wants to do. I suppose I’ll give this shit a shot. Will you?