Jam Fran Talks the Many Gay Rol He's Played, the "Consir This Sh" Osr Campaign for 'Sprg Breakers' and More
Contents:
- JAM FRAN’S QUEER CATALOGUE: 10 VERY GAY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- JAM FRAN TALKS THE MANY GAY ROL HE’S PLAYED, THE “CONSIR THIS SH” OSR CAMPAIGN FOR ‘SPRG BREAKERS’ AND MORE
- JAM FRAN ON PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: 'YOU KNOW WHAT, MAYBE I'M JT GAY' (EXCLIVE)
- JAM FRAN TALKS ABOUT WHY HE LIK PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
- MOST OF JAM FRAN'S HERO ARE GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CHRIS SPARGONOVEMBER 5, 2013/12:46 PMBY CHRIS SPARGONOVEMBER 5, 2013 / 12:46 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MOST OF JAM FRAN'S HERO ARE GAY DUS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-05T17:46:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-05T17:46:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAM FRAN IS OUT AND ABOUT PROMOTG HIS NEW MOVIE SAL, WHICH HE WROTE, DIRECTED AND HAS A SMALL ROLE , A FILM ABOUT THE TRAGIC LIFE OF ACTOR SAL MEO. THIS IS OF URSE THE UMPTEENTH GAY FILM MR. FRAN HAS WORKED ON SOME PACY, AND AN TERVIEW WH THE DAILY BEAST SOMEONE FALLY ASKED JIMMY WHAT THE AL WAS WH HIS FASCATN WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRAN RPOND:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S NOT LIKE ’S MY MISSN TO TELL THE STORI OF AS MANY GAY MEN AS POSSIBLE, ALTHOUGH SOME S, I THK IS THE POT. IN "MILK," THE POT IS TO SHOW ONE OF THE GREAT FIGHTERS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR THE GAY MUNY, SO I WAS HAPPY TO DO THAT. WH CHARACTERS LIKE ALLEN GSBERG [ "HOWL"], MY LOVE FOR HIM STARTED WH HIS WORK WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. SO HIS SEXUALY IS SENDARY TO ME. IT’S AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF WHO HE WAS AND HIS CHARACTER, BUT WASN’T LIKE, “Y, I WANT TO PLAY ANOTHER GAY ROLE,” WAS MORE, “Y, I’D LOVE TO PLAY ANOTHER ONE OF MY HERO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO THERE YOU HAVE KIDS, SOME OF JAM FRAN'S BT HERO ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAL IS THEATERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PREVIOUS: JAM FRAN HAVG “LOTS OF SEX” WH HIS FEMALE COSTARS, SAYS JAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- JAM FRAN TO PLAY 'EX-GAY' ACTIVIST MICHAEL GLATZE IN NEW G VAN SANT PROJECT
- JAM FRAN SAYS HE'S 'A LTLE GAY'
- REVIEW: JAM FRAN FASCAT AS HE MORPHS OM GAY TO STRAIGHT DRAMA ‘I AM MICHAEL’
JAM FRAN’S QUEER CATALOGUE: 10 VERY GAY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Jam Fran's Queer Catalogue: 10 Very Gay Career Highlights * james franco gay movie roles *
Fran’s short film adaptatn of Anthony Hecht’s poem is pretty damn gay. Gay Town.
JAM FRAN TALKS THE MANY GAY ROL HE’S PLAYED, THE “CONSIR THIS SH” OSR CAMPAIGN FOR ‘SPRG BREAKERS’ AND MORE
* james franco gay movie roles *
Callg an exhibn “Gay Town” certaly creat a good headle, but we’re not entirely sure what else achiev. Long before Harry Potter was a gay poet (the sential tabloid take on Daniel Radcliffe’s turn as Gsberg), Fran offered his own take “Howl”, a much more tertg film on formal terms at least.
The nce is clever, the executn is exquise; ’s funny whout beg knowg, tricks you but isn’t smug about , and bt of all ’s about hard-re gay sex and s perceptn both wh and whout the gay muny. Gone are the days when was nsired taboo for a straight heart throb to take on a gay role.
JAM FRAN ON PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: 'YOU KNOW WHAT, MAYBE I'M JT GAY' (EXCLIVE)
Jam Fran on playg gay characters: 'You know what, maybe I'm jt gay' (Exclive) * james franco gay movie roles *
”), Meo’s homosexualy is explored through a chronicle of the fal day of his life (he was stabbed to ath at the age of 37). It was an early example of the meta-ns of Fran’s work, given he portrayed Meo’s “Rebel Whout a Cse” (more on the gay subtext of that film here) -star Jam Dean the 2001 TV bpic “Jam Dean” — which, given Dean himself is a nsirable gay in — probably warrants a spot on this list self.
” The film also was the begng of a fx gay seri of llaboratns between Fran and Rogen. For one, they hilarly spoofed Kim and Kayne late last year by makg a super gay shot-for-shot remake of their bizarro “Bound 2” vio for no apparent reason other than to enterta (and to lead to this). This clus his recurrg reer fascatn wh gay characters, his image as an artist who ref to be pigeon-holed, the “Consir This Sh” Osr mpaign (see below) for his “Sprg Breakers” character and more.
On the many gay rol he’s played and gay projects he’s unrtaken:.
JAM FRAN TALKS ABOUT WHY HE LIK PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
Jam Fran talks about why he lik playg gay characters * james franco gay movie roles *
gay men as possible, although some s, I thk is the pot.
MOST OF JAM FRAN'S HERO ARE GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CHRIS SPARGONOVEMBER 5, 2013/12:46 PMBY CHRIS SPARGONOVEMBER 5, 2013 / 12:46 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MOST OF JAM FRAN'S HERO ARE GAY DUS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-05T17:46:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-05T17:46:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRIS SPARGO","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAM FRAN IS OUT AND ABOUT PROMOTG HIS NEW MOVIE SAL, WHICH HE WROTE, DIRECTED AND HAS A SMALL ROLE , A FILM ABOUT THE TRAGIC LIFE OF ACTOR SAL MEO. THIS IS OF URSE THE UMPTEENTH GAY FILM MR. FRAN HAS WORKED ON SOME PACY, AND AN TERVIEW WH THE DAILY BEAST SOMEONE FALLY ASKED JIMMY WHAT THE AL WAS WH HIS FASCATN WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRAN RPOND:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S NOT LIKE ’S MY MISSN TO TELL THE STORI OF AS MANY GAY MEN AS POSSIBLE, ALTHOUGH SOME S, I THK IS THE POT. IN "MILK," THE POT IS TO SHOW ONE OF THE GREAT FIGHTERS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR THE GAY MUNY, SO I WAS HAPPY TO DO THAT. WH CHARACTERS LIKE ALLEN GSBERG [ "HOWL"], MY LOVE FOR HIM STARTED WH HIS WORK WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. SO HIS SEXUALY IS SENDARY TO ME. IT’S AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF WHO HE WAS AND HIS CHARACTER, BUT WASN’T LIKE, “Y, I WANT TO PLAY ANOTHER GAY ROLE,” WAS MORE, “Y, I’D LOVE TO PLAY ANOTHER ONE OF MY HERO.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO THERE YOU HAVE KIDS, SOME OF JAM FRAN'S BT HERO ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAL IS THEATERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PREVIOUS: JAM FRAN HAVG “LOTS OF SEX” WH HIS FEMALE COSTARS, SAYS JAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
He’s really gunng for that honorary gay rd. * james franco gay movie roles *
In “Milk, ” the pot is to show one of the great fighters for equal rights for the gay. character, but wasn’t like, “Y, I want to play another gay role, ” was.
…But I feel like bee I’ve done more gay characters, gay. scen, or gay projects than most straight actors, people see as some sort.
I gus that a lot of the figur that I love were gay. Image Cred: Matt Carr/Getty Imag“Is Jam Fran gay?
JAM FRAN TO PLAY 'EX-GAY' ACTIVIST MICHAEL GLATZE IN NEW G VAN SANT PROJECT
Jam lov the gays. * james franco gay movie roles *
‘Is he straight or is he gay? ’ Or, ‘This is your third gay movie — e out already! ’ And all based on, gay or straight, based on the ia that your object of affectn cis your sexualy.
JAM FRAN SAYS HE'S 'A LTLE GAY'
Jam Fran To Go 'Ex-Gay' For New Movie Role * james franco gay movie roles *
” The actor fely don’t let the speculatn hib his choice of rol; Fran’s filmography is packed wh gay characters, om Allen Gsberg Howl, to activist Stt Smh Milk and poet Hart Crane his jt-wrapped feature The Broken Tower.
REVIEW: JAM FRAN FASCAT AS HE MORPHS OM GAY TO STRAIGHT DRAMA ‘I AM MICHAEL’
"There is a b of overfocg on my sexualy, both by the straight prs and the gay prs ... why do they re?" * james franco gay movie roles *
“There are lots of other reasons to be terted gay characters than wantg myself to go out and have sex wh guys, ” he says. I mean, I’ve played a gay man who’s livg the ’60s and ’70s, a gay man who we picted the ‘50s, and one beg the ‘20s. And those were all perds when to be gay, at least beg gay public, was much more difficult.
Or, you know what, maybe I’m jt gay. The story of Harvey Milk, and his stggl as an Amerin gay activist who fought for gay rights and beme California's first openly gay elected official.
Image Cred: Phil Bray Though might have seemed boundary-breakg jt a few years ago for a handsome young heartthrob to talk about his preference for gay rol, Jam Fran's terview wh The Advote has a pleasantly unfsy feelg. In his Advote terview, Fran talks about the way he approach gay rol wh that same sense of ank cursy, like 's jt one more feather his actor's p.