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James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for appearing in films such as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He frequently collaborates with fellow actor Seth Rogen, including in Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco's first prominent acting role was on television. He starred as Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the title character in the television biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and received nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco also had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017–2019).
Nightingale Blood is a 2022 fantasy film directed by Noam Murro, inspired by the roleplaying video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The film stars Elizabeth Olsen as Karliah, a Nightingale who witnessed the murder of her love interest by a colleague. It co-stars James Franco, Paul Bettany, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Alba and Michael Chiklis. Nightingale Blood had its world premiere on September 17th, 2022; releasing 14 days later, the film was met with largely positive reviews, with praise for the tone, direction, themes, action sequences, visual effects, storyline, and Olsen's performance. It was also a box-office success, grossing over $696 million against a budget of $189 million. It was followed by a direct sequel, Brotherhood of Darkness, directed by Zack Snyder and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
