James Franco talks directing Sal
Hollywood actor James Franco has turned his hand to directing for the biopic Sal, about the life of the actor Sal Mineo. Sal was an actor in the 50’s and 60’s and James admits that, because people can easily look up information on anyone these days, his movie is not the typical biopic, history lesson.
Franco explained, “I was less interested in giving a history lesson. I think with the technology we have today, it allows you to look up facts about practically anything in two minutes. So I felt like we didn’t need to tell all the beats of Sal’s life. What we could do as a movie was deliver the emotional side of him, that’s maybe something you can’t get from Wikipedia, that’s something you can only get from a performer.”
He then added, “We sought a way to give an emotional impression of who Sal was, and to capture his spirit rather than just tell you all the major things of his life.” As well as directing the movie, James Franco will also star in it. It is not yet known when Sal will be officially released.
10:21am | 24th October, 2011
It has been confirmed that Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor James Franco has pulled out of working on the movie The Iceman.
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When Charlton Heston’s “Planet of the Apes” film came out in 1968, I’m not sure if everyone on board knew how much of an impact this movie would make.
06:50pm | 9th August, 2011
When a movie is so well received by the public and is fairly successful at the box office, there is always going to be murmurs of a sequel being made.
05:48pm | 4th August, 2011
It has been nearly ten years since James Franco first appeared as Harry Osborn in the first of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy.
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