Reviews for James Franco and his Oscar presentation.

The reviews for James Franco’s performance for hosting the Oscars are that he was “Distracted and blase”, according to sources. Another source has said he “bombed”.

“This was a disaster,” one TV executive told sources. “Before the show began something was wrong with James. His live interview on ABC backstage should have been a warning sign. He was awkward and looked as if he knew what a terrible evening was ahead for all of us.”

James made more than 20 short videos, sending them on Twitter, and was distracted by his cell phone.

James admitted to sources that he only had the weekend to rehearse so there was a lack of preparation. He chose to fly back to the East Coast weekdays to attend classes at Yale University.

“I’m not sure what happened,” one insider has said. “At rehearsals James and Anne were on fire. It seemed 20 minutes into the show as if James lost interest and just gave up while nerves might have gotten the better of Anne.”

When Billy Crystal, who has hosted the awards show eight time, the audience’s excitment level hit the roof. Sources from the Academy say they hope Billy will return again next year and provide the entertainment that was lacking this year.

The hosts of this years’ Oscars: Anne Hathaway and James Franco.

Anne Hathaway and James Franco will host this year’s Oscars on Sunday. The duo hopes to get some good laughs from the audience, but have no plans to heckle the crowd. Hathaway told sources, ‘I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing it. Also, I don’t mean to sound overly serious, but I am the youngest host in history and I have no business being cynical or calling anyone out. I certainly haven’t earned the right to do that.’

Hathaway also told sources that the duo did not have to come up with their own jokes. They were given the script already written up.

James Franco is in talks to star in a new ‘Oz’ movie.

Actor James Franco, according to sources, has been in talks to star in “Oz, the Great and Powerful”, which is Disney’s prequel to “The Wizard of Oz”. The 32 year old actor is doing it all now. He is hosting the Oscar awards this year, has been a soap star, and has published a book.

Robert Downey Jr. was the original choice, but that fell through. Then Johnny Depp was selected, but passed as well. Now Franco is up for the part and we will all see how that turns out.

Casting reportedly is far from done and there is not a release date yet for the upcoming ‘Oz’ film, but sources say it is a high proiority with the studio.

James Franco is talking about starring in a pornography based movie.

Actor James Franco is reportedly considering trying out the pornography industry’s side of life. Franco is allegedly in the talking stages of starring with Kate Hudson in a film about porn star Linda Lovelace and her famous pornographer husband, Chuck Traynot. This is not the same movie that was about Lovelace that originally was to star LiLo. (Both of the mentioned films are having a tough time finding funding.)

The film that Franco is considering will be based on the book, The Complete Linda Lovelace, which is about the relationship she had with Traynor. The duo made the famous film, Deepthroat in 1972. Later, the couple divorced and she accused him of prostitution and pushing her into making the industry.

Franco will have to find the time in his terribly busy schedule. He currently has two directing projects on his calendar, is hosting the Oscars as well as starring with Nicole Kidman on Broadway.

Anne Hathaway and James Franco to Host Oscars

The 83rd Academy Awards will be hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco this year. the show will be aired on February 27th of 2011.

Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer, the event’s producers, said they asked the pair to host because they saw them as “fresh, exciting and multitalented”.

They said in a statement: “James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons … We hope to create an Oscar broadcast that will both showcase their incredible talents and entertain the world on 27 February.

Taylor Lautner and James Franco Will Host December SNL

When SNL announced yesterday that James Franco and Taylor Lautner would be hosting in December, I had one thought: Man, I would love to see these two wrestle. Just kidding: I thought man, James Franco is going to obliterate poor Taylor Lautner and his biceps of teenwolf lust.

In Lautner’s defense, he’ll be one of the youngest hosts the show has ever had — a few months shy of his 18th birthday puts him among the 10 youngest. I’m worried that we might have a January Jones redux on our hands, though: Lautner is famous for one and only one thing, and given how much the show has struggled this season to give hosts a variety of material, that’s going to make writing for him pretty tough. Might he be charismatic and nimble enough to carry it anyway? Eh…live TV has slayed far mightier foes.

Which brings us to Franco. Franco hosted last year, and he did a pretty solid job — plus he’s a naturally funny guy who has been in many comedies. He’s also shown himself to be a really good sport about making fun of himself, which is often what the best SNL sketches come from.

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