James Franco Archives

James Franco hits the red carpet at Fashion Group International’s Night of Stars in New York on Thursday (October 22).

The 31-year-old actor shared presentation duties with Mary J. Blige, 38, as they honored Gucci’s creative director, Frida Giannini, with a Design Star Honoree award. Also attending the event was music producer Mark Ronson, who is launching his new “Gucci Ronson” sneaker tonight (October 23).

Next week, James will begin filming a story arc on the longtime soap General Hospital. He’ll play “a mysterious person who comes to Port Charles who will be Jason Morgan’s worst nightmare.” Catch his episodes will air starting November 20!

FYI: All three stars were decked out in Gucci!

James Franco and Freida Giannini, head designer of Gucci, take the Fall 2009 cover of British contemporary style guide, i-D Magazine.

The inside photo spread will feature both Frida and James, who has been the face of Gucci by Gucci’s men’s fragrance.

James will begin his a multi-episode arc on ABC soap opera General Hospital starting Nov. 20. His character is a “mystery man” who comes to the soap opera’s town of Port Charles. Don’t forget to watch or DVR it!

James Franco has joined ABC soap opera General Hospital for a multi-episode arc starting Nov. 20.

The Associated Press reports 31-year-old movie star will take on the small screen as a “mystery person who comes to the soap opera’s town of Port Charles.”

Executive producer Jill Farren Phelps says it’s “an honor that an actor of Franco’s caliber would choose to spend some of his valuable time in Port Charles.”

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James Franco dons Gucci on the Fall 2009 cover of VMAN, which is celebrating its 15th issue.

“James Franco does not simply appear on the cover of this issue,” said VMAN editor-in-chief Stephen Gan, “He also, through a self-portrait of sorts, brings to our readers an impressive 10-page work of art within the magazine’s pages. It’s artistic, expressive, and worth seeing—both in print and as a moving image. I always like to think of VMAN as a fashion magazine for stylish and creative men who have an artistic side—James Franco is just that.” More Here! »

Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Man of the YearJames Franco wears an eye patch and sparkly pineapple bra at the roast by Harvard’s student drama group on Friday (February 13) in Cambridge, Mass.

“I couldn’t ask for anything more. I’ve made it,” said the 30-year-old actor, who was forced to milk a cow.

James, who played Harvey Milk’s first love in Milk, also received a fake bag of marijuana for his role as a clueless pot dealer in Pineapple Express.

Pictured below: James holding the Hasty Pudding Pot. Each year the awards are given, by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard, to entertainment performers who have made a lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment.

23+ pics inside of pineapple-bra-sporting James Franco… More Here! »

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THE FRANCO FILE

James Franco looks hot hot hot in the new December/January issue of BlackBook Magazine.

The 30-year-old actor, who plays the lover of Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) in Gus van Sant’s highly biopic Milk, speaks candidly about his career and his studies at Columbia and NYU. Franco, who wrote directed and starred in 2005’ Ape, a film about a closeted gay writer, discussed playing another gay character in Milk:

On working with Sean Penn: “After we wrapped up Milk, Sean Penn said to me, ‘I’m going to have to break up with you now.”

On his fave NYC hang-outs: “Bungalow 8, Smith and Mills and Chanterelle.”

On his outlook on gay relationships: “As soon as I got out of high school, I was like, I don’t care if anybody’s gay. It doesn’t matter. Doing Milk, I don’t know if it broadened my mind at all. I like to think that I was as open as I could be at that point.”

Read the full article and more pics, visit BlackBookMag.com

Milk opens in theaters everywhere TOMORROW. JJ recommended!