
James Franco on the set of the upcoming movie "Howl"
Seems that making loads of money filming awesome movies is more important to James Franco than delivering a speech of reassuring niceties to a group of people who will start off their adult lives in $100,000 worth of student loan debt. The actor and star of “Spiderman” and “Pineapple Express” , who is also a UCLA alumni, released this statement about why he backed out of his commencement speech obligations.
“I deeply regret not being able to keep my commitment to giving the commencement speech at UCLA’s graduation this year,” Franco said in a prepared statement provided to the university. “Unfortunately, the date conflicts with me needing to be on location to begin pre-production on my next film. I wish everyone in the 2009 class the best of luck in all of their future endeavors.”
UCLA is scrambling to find a worthwhile replacement for the Golden Globe nominated actor.
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Natalie Portman is awesome
It has been confirmed that Natalie Portman has joined the cast of “Your Highness”, a medieval comedy about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest to save their father’s kingdom. The princes’ will be played by Danny McBride (who cowrote the screenplay)and James Franco. David Gordon Green(Pineapple Express, All the Real Girls) is set to direct and the movie begins shooting in Belfast this summer.
I’ve loved Portman since The Professional, she’s always great in any movie, and then she does that SNL digital short portraying a hard core rapper and the awesome meter flew off the scales. Now she’s going to costar in a movie with Red and Saul from Pineapple Express. Natalie Portman is the gift that keeps on giving. She is officially forgiven for The Other Boleyn Girl.
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Seth Rogan to NBC’s rescue!!!!!!

See other story about Knight Rider going under from yesterday.
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