James Franco Archives

Spiderman actor James Franco, Speed Racer star Emile Hirsch and American Gangster actor Josh Brolin are all set to appear opposite Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant’s biopic Milk.

Cast details per The Hollywood Reporter: Penn, 47, stars as Harvey Milk, the country’s first openly gay elected official, a San Francisco city supervisor who was assassinated in 1978. Brolin, 39, will play Dan White, the rival politician and supervisor who shot Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone to death at City Hall. Hirsch, 22, has been cast as gay rights activist Cleve Jones, an intern and close ally of Milk’s, who went on to found the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Franco, 29, will play Scott Smith, Milk’s lover and campaign manager.

Filming begins January 2008 in San Francisco, where Milk became the first openly gay man elected to office in 1977.

Actor pals James Franco and Mila Kunis give dead-on impersonations of Justin Bobby and Audrina in a hilarious spoof of MTV realty TV show The Hills. Watch the video below or at FunnyorDie!

The season 3 finale of The Hills will air on Monday, Dec. 10 but not so fast! According to People, the season finale celebration will begin the day before, on Dec. 9, when MTV airs The Hills: Lauren Looks Back, beginning at 12 p.m. ET.

The Hills Finale: Live in Hollywood will broadcast live on Monday from L.A. hot spot Area, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The finale itself airs at 10 p.m. ET, followed by a live after-show, during which the ladies will answer questions from viewers and then make “an announcement that will leave fans wanting more,” according to MTV.

James Franco attends the Los Angeles premiere of mystery thriller In the Valley of Elah at the ArcLight Cinema on Thursday in Hollywood.

In the Paul Haggis-directed film, Franco, 29, plays Sgt. Dan Carnelli. Here are the major plot points: The film tells the story of war veteran Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), his wife Joan (Susan Sarandon) and the search for their son Mike (Jonathan Tucker), a soldier who recently returned from Iraq but has mysteriously gone missing, and the police detective (Charlize Theron) who helps in the investigation.

In the Valley of Elah is in limited theaters nationwide now.

Hey, after dating for only ‘3 months’ before getting engaged, you shouldn’t be surprised!

Grey’s Anatomy stars and engagement ring exhibitionists Kate Walsh and Katherine Heigl (in Bottega Veneta) show off their blingin’ diamond rings at the premiere of parenthood comedy Knocked Up at the Mann’s Village Theater on Monday in Los Angeles. Heigl accessorized with a Bottega Veneta clutch, custom Ryan Ryan jewelry and Stuart Weitzman shoes.

Heigl on Walsh’s engagement: “She’s thrilled and I’m thrilled for her. She’s just one of the coolest chicks and deserves every joy and happiness. Can’t wait to see her ring!”

Heigl stars as an entertainment journalist who finds herself in the family way after a one-night stand with a goofball named Ben in the comedy Knocked Up, which opens next Friday, June 1.

Pictured below: Grey’s Anatomy actresses Katherine Heigl (with fiance Josh Kelley), Kate Walsh (with fiance Alex Young) and Sara Ramirez, Spider-man star James Franco and The Office star BJ Novak.

40+ celebrity pictures inside of the Knocked Up premiere… More Here! »

Spider-man stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard and Thomas Haden Church stop by TRL on Tuesday afternoon to promote their latest superhero flick.

Spider-man 3 opens nationwide on Friday, May 4!!

30+ pictures inside of the Spider-Man 3 cast… More Here! »

Actor couple James Franco and Ahna O’Reilly leave our Spider senses tingling as they step out together for the Spider-Man 3 premiere at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens during the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival on Monday in New York City.

The cozy couple have been dating for roughly two years.

15+ pictures inside of James and Ahna… More Here! »

Spider-man stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard and Thomas Haden Church stop by The Today Show on Monday morning to promote their latest superhero flick.

According to Today, advance ticket sales for Spider-Man 3 are running three to four times higher than sales for Spider-Man 2, which opened in 2004. Better grab those tickets now!!

Tobey talks about his love life, Peter Parker’s dark side and a possible fourth film (video here).

James Franco, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard and Thomas Haden Church talk a bit about the film (video here).

Mayor Bloomberg even gives Tobey a certificate of proclamation for Spider-Man week (video here). The film opens Friday, May 4.

25+ pictures inside of all the Spider-man stars… More Here! »

Spider-man co-stars Kirsten Dunst (in Christian Lacroix) and James Franco attend the Spanish premiere of Spider-man 3 on Wednesday at the Palacio de la Musica Cinema in Madrid, Spain.

Admittedly, it has been exciting to see what Kiks will wear to all of these Spider-man promo events.

Thankfully, this time around, she had the grace of a leading lady and made a full fashion recovery from the last disaster down the red carpet… More Here! »