James Franco to star in "Michael" (could be most controversial movie in years)

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We know he ain't winning awards for this. Gay people gonna be :fire: at this. Could be the most controversial movies in years. Though they may be lenient since the real life dude is a Morman and not a straight up Christian.


Following a first look at James Franco's forthcoming film The Sound and the Fury, a period drama that also stars Seth Rogen and Danny McBride and is premiering at the Venice Film Festival, we have a look at one of the actor's forthcoming starring roles currently in production. After going gay with a pivotal role in Milk previously, this time director Gus Van Sant is producing Michael, a drama which will see Franco playing Michael Glatze, a San Francisco gay activist who somehow evolved himself into an ex-gay Christian fundamentalist, as chronicled in the New York Times article "My Ex-Gay Friend" by Benoit Denizet-Lewis back in 2011. Now we have a first look photo from the set showing Franco at work, filming a scene. Look

FIRST LOOK
First Look: James Franco Goes Christian in Gus Van Sant's 'Michael'
by Ethan Anderton
August 11, 2014
Source: James Franco


Following a first look at James Franco's forthcoming film The Sound and the Fury, a period drama that also stars Seth Rogen and Danny McBride and is premiering at the Venice Film Festival, we have a look at one of the actor's forthcoming starring roles currently in production. After going gay with a pivotal role in Milk previously, this time director Gus Van Sant is producing Michael, a drama which will see Franco playing Michael Glatze, a San Francisco gay activist who somehow evolved himself into an ex-gay Christian fundamentalist, as chronicled in the New York Times article "My Ex-Gay Friend" by Benoit Denizet-Lewis back in 2011. Now we have a first look photo from the set showing Franco at work, filming a scene. Look!

Here's James Franco in Justin Kelly's Michael from the actor's Instagram page:

Michael is directed by freshman filmmaker Justin Kelly who co-wrote the script with Stacey Miller (Sal). The film tells the true story of Michael Glatze (James Franco of Milk, Spider-Man and Pineapple Express), a San Francisco gay activist who founded Young Gay America (YGA) magazine and toured the country with a documentary about gay teens before he had a sudden, controversial change of heart, renounced his homosexuality and became a fundamentalist Christian. Emma Roberts and Zachary Quinto also star in the film which is currently in production and doesn't yet haven an official release date. Stay tuned for more.
http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/first-look-james-franco-goes-christian-in-gus-van-sants-michael/


 

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We know he ain't winning awards for this. Gay people gonna be :fire: at this. Could be the most controversial movies in years. Though they may be lenient since the real life dude is a Morman and not a straight up Christian.
I bet they play his ex-gay conversion as being bullshyt and show him as still being full on gay but in total denial. There is no way Franco in a movie that portrayed the ex-gay movement as being legitimate and for damn sure Gus Van Sant wouldn't produce it.
 

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I bet they play his ex-gay conversion as being bullshyt and show him as still being full on gay but in total denial. There is no way Franco in a movie that portrayed the ex-gay movement as being legitimate and for damn sure Gus Van Sant wouldn't produce it.


+1

No way anyone can survive any sort of comment that can be seen as anti-gay let alone make a movie



The heat would be :whew:
 
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I bet they play his ex-gay conversion as being bullshyt and show him as still being full on gay but in total denial. There is no way Franco in a movie that portrayed the ex-gay movement as being legitimate and for damn sure Gus Van Sant wouldn't produce it.
you gotta love the fact that someone being ex straight is socially acceptable...in fact applauded as an act of courage or Pride....while somebody being EX gay is hateful, a lie, impossible, bullshyt.
 

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I was getting ready to put my coli militants hat on too:skip:

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Get dude a prosthetic nose, and he's money :yeshrug:
 
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