James Franco has a child-like enthusiasm when he is behind the camera, his brother Dave has revealed.
The siblings team up for Zeroville, which also sees James in the director’s chair. The comedy-drama, which also stars Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Megan Fox and Will Ferrell, is the big-screen adaptation of Steve Erickson’s 2007 novel of the same name.
“I love working with him in that capacity, with him as a director, just because he’s the happiest when he’s behind the camera,” Dave said.“He’s like a little kid when he’s directing. His energy is very infectious. Obviously, he’s a great actor too so he knows how to talk to actors and he can get great performances out of you. I would love to keep working with him in the actor-director relationship.”
Zeroville looks at the power of movies and the influence of Hollywood through the eyes of a young man, who arrives in Hollywood in 1969, during a transitional time in the film industry.James shaved his hair off for his role.
Dave added: “To be honest, I only have a cameo in that movie. We’ve already shot everything, I was only there for one day.”
James Franco has our book cover on his head. Steve Erickson's Zeroville. #venicefilmfestival2014 @europaeditions pic.twitter.com/YC8dz8pt3X
— Michael Reynolds (@reynoldsmichael) September 8, 2014
