New James Franco Rise of the Apes Teaser Trailer Is Here!

In case you were wondering how James "I'm The Modern-Day Renassiance Man" Franco's Rise of the Apes film was coming along (the attempt to revive the Planet of the Apes franchise), there is a new teaser trailer out: released just in time for Comic Con!  Actually, Mr. Franco is not in this trailer (probably because he's too busy wiping his paint-covered penis across a canvas in a vain attempt to win a MacArthur Genius Award), but we do get to see a bunch of CGI'ed apes destroy cars and toss people off of bridges and stuff.  Sweet!  (via Topless Robot)

James Franco: Actor, Writer, Painter, Douchebag

James Franco, Sit Down!

I'm not your typical ranting blogger.  I'm vain, eccentric, and am obsessed with being a martyr, but I'm too self righteous to rant because I don't feel that I necessarily need to share all of my opinions with people (since I know that I'm right and who cares about anyone else?), but I just have to devote some time to James Franco at present.  Yes, James Franco.  The possibly dyslexic, but strong jawline sporting stud who has decided to foist his "artistic talent" upon us all.  And the only reason I am blogging about this is because the administrators at Towleroad refused to post my comment that Franco "...needs to decide if he wants to be an actor, a writer, a painter, or a douchebag".  Seriously, Towleroad?  You guys will post comments where someone in their seventies says they basically want to have Henry Cavill sit on their faces, but you won't post a comment suggesting that Franco MIGHT be a douchebag?  Um... okay.  Anyways, I have no problem with a young guy (ahem... like myself) exploring his creative side, but when Towleroad revealed that Franco was planning on getting a Ph.D in creative writing (after recently announcing that he was teaching a class at NYU or Yale in painting, I forget which), well that was just too much.  Really, James Franco?

"Even this poor stuffed brown bear thinks I'm S-E-X-Y!"

I mean, who do you think you are?  Leonardo Da Vinci?  Because, guess what?  You are not Da Vinci and I would not even call you a Renaissance Man.  Yes, as much as I hate to admit it, you are excessively handsome, but does that mean that we plebs have to be constantly reminded that you believe yourself to be God's gift to humanity?  If you want to paint in your condo, that's fine, but is it really necessary for YOU to teach a class about art at NYU?  Really, douchebag?  And if you would like to write poetry about how awesome it was kissing Kirsten Dunst in Spider Man or Sean Penn in Milk, fine.  But now you have to get a Ph.D. in creative writing?  Really, douchebag?  If you're reading this, you may be thinking to yourself: "He's just jealous".  It's possible, but I don't think so.  I just think the guy needs to stay grounded.  It's one thing to think you are talented, but to assume that you have something to teach to people older and wiser than you is a little ridiculous in my book.  Really, James Franco?  Why don't you take a personal day and watch the hosting job you did at the Oscars, because plenty of people taped it and would be happy to share it with you.  To quote my new favorite website (Bossip): Ho, sit down!

The Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse Gay Phobia Funny or Die Video

Alright, this video is more on the "die" side for me, even though there is clearly some "funny" going on.  Actually, what's funniest is that I was just watching a pirated copy (shhhh!) of Role Models on Wednesday and, as I was watching this clip, I was picturing Christopher Mintz-Plasse "Nom! Nom! Nomming!" on chicken fingers in the scene where their at that Chipmunk place.  Anyways, just watch the video.  It's... disturbing?

You're So Hot with Chris Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco from Dave  Franco

This Week's Celebrity Most Likely To Be A Robot: James Franco

Alright, although I did not expect him to win at the Oscars, I kind of feel bad for him, partially because the Oscar show is not being heralded as one of the best (I have to admit that I do not watch awards shows EVER, so this is all coming second hand).  So, in order to compensate Mr. Franco, we here at Robots in Masquerade (actually, it's just me) have decided to present him with our very-own award: This Week's Celebrity Most Likely To Be A Robot.  In case you were wondering, Mr. Franco, it's sort of like a Razzie.  Although your thespian abilities have improved over the years (Annapolis and Spider-Man come to mind), you are still very much qualified for this award by virtue of a history of leaden performances.  Don't worry though, we still love you even though you hate bloggers!

The hair alone deserves some sort of award

Warner Brothers Taps James Franco For Akira Adaptation

No, I don't mean "taps" in a sexual way although seeing a movie studio molest a professional actor in a non-symbolic way might be pretty interesting.  It turns out that Warner Bros. is attempting to remake Anime classic Akira and execs have approached James Franco with the opportunity to star in the lead role.  No word yet if Franco has accepted, but frankly, I doubt he will be turning this down.  More info to come!

OSCARS 2011: Nominations Announced

The 83rd Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. The King's Speech leads with 12, followed by True Grit with 10 and The Social Network and Inception with 8 and The Fighter with 7. More analysis later on. but for now here are the top 8 categories:

Best Picture
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“Inception”
“The Kids Are All Right ”
“The King’s Speech”
“127 Hours”
“The Social Network”
“Toy Story 3″
“True Grit”
“Winter’s Bone”

Best Direction
Darren Aronofsky for “Black Swan”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “True Grit”
David Fincher for “The Social Network”
Tom Hooper for “The King’s Speech”
David O. Russell for “The Fighter”

Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
James Franco in “127 Hours”
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Adapted Screenplay
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy for “127 Hours”
Aaron Sorkin for “The Social Network”
Michael Arndt, story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich for “Toy Story 3″
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “True Grit”
Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini for “Winter’s Bone”

Original Screenplay
Mike Leigh for “Another Year”
Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington and Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson for “The Fighter”
Christopher Nolan for “Inception”
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg for “The Kids Are All Right”
David Seidler for “The King’s Speech”