Premiere Week- Planet of the Apes actor James Franco

This Friday The Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out as James Franco's newest project. Franco is a rising 33 year old from Palo Alto, California. He started his career in 1997 in the TV series Pacific Blue, and then went on to play a minor role in the chick flick Never Been Kissed in 1999 starring Drew Barrymore. But what really got his career in motion was playing the role Daniel Desario in the hit TV series Freaks and Geeks in 1999-2000.

From that point on he landed major parts in the blockbuster trilogy Spiderman, Spiderman 2, and Spiderman 3. In 2005 he began getting major roles more frequently. Such titles that were successful but were never deemed anything more than that were: Fool's Gold, Annapolis, Fly Boys, and In the Valley of Elah. In 2008 he played Saul Silver in the comedy Pineapple Express. This created a shift in the genre that Franco was previously limited to. He proved he had enough to take on a role in a comedy and not just in dramatic titles. a feat that launched him into a new herd of talented actors including Vince Vaughn, John C. Reilly, and Mark Wahlberg. His versatility was proven by how he could go from action blockbuster to laugh out loud comedy to a film up for an Oscar. In the same year he played a role in the movie Milk starring Sean Penn which took home 2 Oscars. Then in 2010 he played the major role in an indie film about Allen Ginsberg's masterpiece Howl.

It seems as though Franco loves to jump around a bit to tackle as many projects as he can while he is young and energetic. And he pours everything he has into whatever role he stars  as. 127 Hours, which i have to say is my favorite film of his, was nominated for 6 oscars in 2010 and since then he has taken on 12 more projects. Currently he is filming the prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of OZ, entitled Oz: The Great and Powerful. Franco has made a name for himself over the past decade and with time will only get stronger. His career has shown to have no limits, and more importantly one that he loves. While working on titles that he truly believes in it is easy for Franco to master the character's personality. He has defiantly soared to the top of my list for favorite actors, and for now that looks to hold true for quite a while.