James Franco Talks Queen of the Desert & Rob
*Gag* karma really is alive and well and kicking me hard given my complaints about Franco and also Kidman.  And now *Fangirl Joshie* *gagsagain* spoke to Franco … lawd I’m shocked he brought up Rob. I’ve put the extract from the article below, but I watched the interview and surprisingly Franco sounds more arrogant in print.  At least there’s one thing – I can nap during Franco scenes since he won’t be in any with Rob in QoTD – at least Twilight trained me for something. Rob & QoTD talk starts at about 1.08.
Extract From MTV:
“Another rumored project of Franco’s is director Werner Herzog’s “Queen of the Desert,” which centers around the friendship between T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, and stars Robert Pattinson and, potentially, Nicole Kidman (after Naomi Watts reportedly dropped out).
“I hope. I met with Werner about it. I’ve known Werner for a while,” Franco said. “He’s a huge ‘Spring Breakers’ fan. The talks about that movie really started after he saw ‘Spring Breakers’ and gave me one of the best phone calls ever. He called me up with Harmony and just was raving about Alien. He said, ‘This movie is like the most important movie of the times. When people look back on 2013, they won’t look at Obama’s re-election speech, they will look to ‘Spring Breakers’ to tell us about these times, hundreds of years from now.”
True Francophiles know the actor has had something of a fascination with Robert Pattinson and “The Twilight Saga” for years, but “Queen of the Desert” wouldn’t be his first meeting with the British actor, apparently.
“I actually met Robert through Harmony,” Franco revealed. “Maybe I’ll work with him. It’s supposed to happen maybe later this year. I don’t think I have any scenes with Pattinson in ‘Queen of the Desert.’ Harmony wants to work with him. He’s a nice guy, so I’d be willing.”
I’ve put the vid behind the cut because it’s autoplaying.
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Cindy
FF T.E Lawrence sounds like a plan I think 😀 Thanks Maria xx
Michelle
Am with you Maria re: gagging. These 2 are hard enough to take individually let alone together bleh.
SO VERY happy to hear that Rob & Franco have no scenes together, music to my ears. Indeed re: Twilight, will be putting our napping skills into action once more during his scenes.
Am LOVING that Cindy – yes please!! 😀
Maria
haha @Cindy *nods*
Vertigo
Lol.
I hope the cinema has a lovely ceiling.
Michelle
*giggles* @Vertigo – definitely.
Carmel
Oh My Lord! What a massive wanker!
Trish
Can’t get the vid to play, but reading the transcript, I’ll take your word for it, Maria. If he was a phenomenal actor, I might forgive the name-dropping, self-aggrandising arrogance, but hey, the man played a clichéd villain in a superhero movie, and let’s not mention that abysmal Wizard of Oz prequel. “I’d be willing” indeed. Should go down on your knees giving thanks for the privilige, moron.
Sanguine
LOL!! Y’all are such a hoot! This is the first time I’ve laughed today and I so needed it! I always laugh when I hear someone call another a “wanker!”
Did you notice franco didn’t even have enough respect to look at the guy in the face/eyes until the end after he mentioned Rob? He really is pompous.
Sue
OUCH!!!!
You guys are gonna make me feel sorry for JF if you’re not careful!
I really have no opinion on him what-so-ever, although I completely admit that, like Sanguine, I laughed my head off reading these comments, particular yours, @Carmel…….. now I feel like an accessory ……