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Feb 20,2012

Oyster #97: Dave Franco

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For Oyster #97, Alexi Wasser caught up with Dave Franco and she was pleased to find he didn’t pass on any of her questions.

It’s a beautiful fall day in California as I make my way towards Venice Beach to interview Dave Franco. (Yes, James’ adorable little bro — but that’s one of few times I’ll mention any other Francos. OK, Dave? Relax. You are your own person.) I am actually not as excited about this interview as I should be, probably because it’s taking place at the photographer’s house, and the photographer also happens to be my ex-boyfriend. Plus, he’s the only ex-boyfriend who’s broken up with me OVER THE PHONE — something Dave would never do.

Alexi Wasser: I have a bunch of questions. If any are inappropriate and you don’t want to answer, just say ‘pass’.
Dave Franco: [Laughs] Pass. Great.

You also have to tell me if there’s any lipstick on my teeth at any point.
Promise. You’re good, you’re good.

Now, I wasn’t gonna ask you anything about your brother, because I thought that must be completely annoying and you must get so sick of it…
Cool.

But after watching that Five More Ways video [an interview Dave did with James for Esquire] and seeing you two in those Funny or Die ‘acting lessons’… As two actors who share the same last name, how exactly are you two different?
It’s one of those things where I almost want you to ask someone who knows the both of us to tell you that, otherwise I might come off sounding like an asshole. I’ll figure it out and get back to you. But yeah, we are very different.

What’s the worst thing about being interviewed?
The worst thing is that, when there isn’t a video component to it — because I’m kind of sarcastic and have a very dry sense of humour — a lot of the stuff I say can be misconstrued when it’s in print, and I feel like I’ve gotten into some trouble for that. You know? You make a casual remark under your breath, and it makes you sound like a prick.

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Feb 18,2012

Dave Franco Making SXSW Debut With ‘Would You’

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We’ve been enjoying getting to know the multi-faceted-ness of actor/writer Dave Franco over the last few years via roles on TV (“Scrubs,” “Privileged”), in films like “Fright Night,” appearances in music videos and more. In addition to his scene-stealing performance in the upcoming “21 Jump Street” reboot, it was just announced that Franco’s short film “Would You,” which he wrote, will be premiering at the SXSW Film Festival next month as part of the Narrative Short Competition.

MTV News was lucky enough to get Franco on the phone recently to chat about the inspiration behind his big debut, the raunch factor and how having his mom be a part of the cast made for a very, very uncomfortable scene.

“I happen to have been in a phase in my life where I was playing ‘Would You Rather,’ everyone goes through those phases so I incorporated that into the short,” Franco, who wrote the film, said of where the idea came from. “The short is about these two childhood friends, a girl and an guy who play a game of ‘Would You Rather’ and their choices magically come true. There is a bit of a fantasy element to it and very quickly in typical Dave Franco fashion, things get strangely sexual and uncomfortable but there is still an overall feeling of sweetness that comes through I hope, which kind of cuts the raunchiness a little bit.”

The “Dave Franco Fashion” to which he referred to can be seen in his series of FunnyOrDie videos like “Go F—Yourself” and “You’re So Hot” which are worth a viewing if you haven’t yet seen them. Franco said that “Would You” follows in that same vein, but with the addition of his mom, respected actress Betsy Franco, to the cast he took things to a whole new level for them both.

“Once people see the short they’re going to be slightly disturbed at what I put my mom through for it, but I promise you she agreed to do this under her own will,” Franco assured us, without going into any specific detail about said scene. “Keep that in mind because it gets very very weird. We couldn’t look each other in the eyes for a few hours after the scene. But I think everyone had a good time.”

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Feb 18,2012

Dave Franco 21 JUMP STREET Set Visit Interview

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In 21 Jump Street, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill play two young cops who go undercover at a high school. When they attended school together several years ago, Tatum was a popular jock, and Hill was more of a nerd. But the second time around, the cool kids accept Hill into their group and reject Tatum. This happens because Dave Franco, playing one of the popular kids who sells drugs, is not your typical movie cool guy. Instead he’s more eco-friendly and anti-sports.

A group of us movie bloggers had the chance to interview Franco on set in New Orleans near the end of the shoot. He talked about the backstory for his atypical character, the comedic benefits of improv, and how it feels to still be playing high schoolers when he’s 25. He also defined what it means to be “Eskimo bros” for the innocent among us. Read what he had to say after the jump.

Question: Talk about being one of the cool kids in this movie, and then the fact that these are atypical cool kids as least for what we would think of in a movie.

DAVE FRANCO: Yeah, so. Should I describe my character first? Okay, so I play Eric. Obviously, Jonah and Channing, they’re undercover cops infiltrating this high school to stop the spread of a new drug called HFS, Holy Fucking Shit, and I play the main drug dealer at school. It’s been fun because, like you said, it’s a very atypical cool kid because rather than being the jock or the big man on campus, he’s kind of like this eco-friendly hipster. Everything he does is very environmental-conscious, but at the same time he’s selling the least organic drug of all time. So it’s this weird dynamic going on and you slowly find out that he’s totally full of shit. But it’s been fun not playing the straight asshole which I keep getting cast as. I’m not sure how to take it anymore, so.

What about the element of sort of open relationship in high school? What is your take on that?

FRANCO: I was actually trying to think back to when I was in high school and how much that actually went down, and I think it’s a little more true to life where everyone’s kind of hooking up with everyone. I think between friends even sometimes, they encourage each other to hook up with the same girls. They think it’s cool and it bonds them. I know everyone’s throwing around a term of “Eskimo Bros” these days.

What’s that? I’m afraid I’m not familiar with that term.

FRANCO: To put it lightly, it’s when you both have ejaculated inside the same person. That’s off the record. I’m not one of these people. Just for the record, I’m personally not one of those people who condone that. But, yeah, I think it’s more true to life. It goes along with who the character is—being free and open, and just down for whatever. I think there’s a line saying how everyone should be free to do what they want and who they want.

Do you have the same form for improv jokes?

FRANCO: What do you mean?

Channing and Jonah were talking about how they have a lot of room to make stuff up.

FRANCO: Yeah. Definitely. Each scene goes completely haywire for the most part. At first, it was very intimidating because you’re working with… Not to be dramatic, but you’re working with some of the biggest people in comedy, some of the best improvisers out there. It is very intimidating at first, but then you realize when you’re working with these people who are like at the top of their game, they make you a lot funnier than you normally would be, and when you make a mistake, they turn your mistake into gold. If I end up being at all funny in this movie, I give total credit to all the other actors because they’re a lot funnier than I am.

Source: Collider

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Jan 31,2012

Oyster #91 Preview: Meet James Franco’s Little Brother Dave

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Oyster #97 hit newsstands last week sporting a cover story on Pan Am star and former child actress Christina Ricci (with accompanying cover shoot styled by Oyster’s Contributing Editor, Stevie Dance, and shot by Gregory Harris in New York). Also in the issue? Photographer and Oyster pal Nabil Elderkin photographs Erykah Badu at her home in Texas, Tom Ford talks about “doing things his own way”, actress Lake Bell chats about making out with James Spader and Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne reveals his secrets to success. The issue’s most riveting interchange however, occurs between blogger Alexi Wasser and James Franco’s little brother Dave Franco – a preview of which you can read below. Spolier: shit gets super awkward.

ALEXI WASSER INTERVIEWS DAVE FRANCO FOR OYSTER #97

Who do you play on 21 Jump Street? Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play two undercover cops who infiltrate this high school to stop the spread of…

AIDS?Yes, exactly. Um, no.

Go on. Sorry. They’re trying to stop the spread of this new drug called HFS, and I play the drug dealer — who happens to be very eco-friendly, despite selling the most inorganic drug ever made…

Is this supposed to be based on some real drug that actually exists? Like, Adderall, or MDMA, or… No, it’s completely made-up.

Tell me things girls are gonna wanna masturbate to… Jesus Christ!

Is Johnny Depp really in the movie? Or is that all just a sham? [Laughs] It’s all a hoax! No, he was there — for just one day.

I knew it! Just like you in Superbad! He was a great sport! When people see the movie and see what the directors put him through… He had a great time. He stayed much longer than he needed to and he seemed like he was having a great time. He was having fun.

Tell me about your other brother — you know, the one that nobody cares about. Tom Franco is the coolest one!

Oyster #97 is out now.
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Aug 22,2011

Dave Franco on vampires and ‘Fright Night’

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Aug 22,2011

‘Fright Night’ Star Dave Franco Talks About ‘Fun’ Of Film, Surprises In Store

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Finally “Fright Night” has been released in theaters. Which means that after following the production for over a year, and chatting up the cast members whenever possible, we can finally dig a little deeper into Craig Gillespe’s remake of the ’85 cult classic.

MTV News caught up with Dave Franco recently, who plays Mark (a typical high school a–hole, according to Franco), to get some more scoop on his work in the film, scene-stealer David Tenant, and if we should watch out for any Easter eggs.

Also, before we get to the goods, let me just add that Franco is one of the nicest, most laid-back actors in the biz. So genuine, friendly and just plain cool.

MTV News: What were the highlights of filming the movie for you?

Dave Franco: This one was really fun, mainly. Not only just working with good material and incredibly talented people all around, but just kind of the friendships I made on this one. It was one of these films where everyone got along so well. On most projects you make friends, but then everyone comes home and they have their own lives and everyone goes their separate ways, but on this one we all stayed in touch and just had a blast together.

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Aug 19,2011

Dialogue: Anton Yelchin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco Laugh It Up Talking ‘Fright Night’

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Earlier this week the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX put on a special screening of DreamWorks’ Fright Night 3D, which in typical Drafthouse fashion meant putting together a special menu for the night (pictured at right), bringing in a few of the film’s cast members to participate in some events and having an all around good time. Naturally one of these events found stars Anton Yelchin, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco chugging sangria from blood bags.

As you can imagine, by the time it got around to talking to the gents about their fun, R-rated vampire film, the trio were a little loosened up (as evidenced by Franco beginning the interview) and perfectly happy to bust each other’s chops throughout.

Dave Franco: Are you a big fan of the original Fright Night?

Movies.com: Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of the original.

Franco: Why not?

Movies.com: It’s very stagey, it’s a bit dry and I just can’t stand its Evil Ed.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse: That’s some of its charm, though. It’s corny.

Anton Yelchin: Let the man have an opinion, bro.

Mintz-Plasse: You’re not conducting this interview!

Franco: I’m trying to!

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Aug 19,2011

One to Watch: Dave Franco

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Watch your back, James Franco!

The ever-busy actor, director, screenwriter, author, painter, documentarian, performance artist, PhD candidate, intermittent “General Hospital” visitor, and Oscar nominee for 127 Hours may soon find himself competing for roles with his younger brother, up-and-coming actor Dave Franco.

Dave’s first major film role comes this weekend in the remake of the beloved ’80s vampire flick Fright Night, where he plays the high school buddy of lead Anton Yelchin. It’s a fairly standard teen jock bully role, but Dave has an on-screen charisma that clearly signals he’s headed for bigger things. And remember, even James started out in the low-brow teen comedy Whatever It Takes.

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Apr 18,2011

6 Things To Know About Dave Franco

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At the Franco dinner table, Dave may sound like the underachiever when compared to older brother James, who recently hosted the Oscars, is slated to star in and direct several high-profile projects, and is working on, like, a zillion different graduate degrees at once.

But can we talk for a second about how freaking cute Dave is? And his acting career is starting to take off—he has just been cast in “21 Jump Street,” the movie reboot of Johnny Depp’s star-making show. He’ll be acting alongside Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, playing a super cool high schooler who just happens to be a big time drug dealer.

1. In high school, Dave was a bit of a book worm. His mom told Oprah Winfrey he ” was writing a lot of poetry in high school and even getting it published.” And he says his inspiration is “Roald Dahl, whose books got me reading and influenced my dark sense of humor.”

2. It took him until college to get into acting. “I audited this class and the people onstage were screaming and crying and hitting each other. I was like, “F**k this!” It was so intense. But I ended up sticking it out, and I really liked it.”

3. While his brother can’t stop enrolling in school, Dave dropped out of USC to try his hand in Hollywood. The 25-year-old’s first role was a bit appearance on “7th Heaven” and he’s also played small parts in “Milk” and “Superbad.” His biggest part to date was playing intern Cole Aaronson on the final season of “Scrubs.”

4. Dave is close with his brother. “I don’t take for granted him helping me get my foot in the door,” he says. “From there on out, people aren’t going to hire me because I’m James Franco’s little brother. I’m trying to distance myself.” He’s even starred in a few Funny or Die clips with his bro. In one called “Acting With James Franco,” Dave and James recreate a scene from “Rebel Without A Cause.”

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Apr 14,2011

Dave Franco Joins 21 JUMP STREET

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Hot off the heels of the news that Rob Riggle is in talks to play a villain in the upcoming 21 Jump Street movie, Dave Franco has joined the cast as one of the villains as well. Deadline reports that Franco will star as Eric, “the most popular kid in school.” Eric is a drug dealer at the high school that the characters played by Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum infiltrate as undercover cops. Hill befriends Franco’s character in order to get close to the “cool kid” crowd. I’m not exactly sure how Riggle fits into the equation villain-wise, but it makes sense to have a more significant bad guy in the film in addition to the “douche high school drug dealer.”

Additionally, with production on the film fast approaching, serious plans are now being made for Johnny Depp to cameo in the film based on the TV show that launched his career. While it’s uncertain what role he would play, apparently producers are working on getting the actor on set to shoot a quick scene. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the film stars Hill, Tatum, Ice Cube and Brie Larson. 21 Jump Street hits theaters on March 16th, 2012.

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