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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).
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock closing in on a major exposé involving the criminal Shocker, only to have his story collapse when Spider-Man captures the villain before Eddie can publish. Publicly discredited and consumed by resentment, Eddie blames Spider-Man for ruining his career. Soon after, at Oscorp, a classified experiment involving a mysterious symbiote goes wrong, allowing the organism to escape containment and seek out a host driven by rage. Drawn to Eddie’s hatred, the symbiote bonds with him, transforming him into the lethal and intelligent Venom. Meanwhile, Peter Parker balances college life with his responsibilities as Spider-Man, growing increasingly isolated while attempting to maintain friendships with Ned Leeds and Harry Osborn. As Venom begins terrorizing New York, Spiderman saves aspiring actress Mary Jane Watson, who he later runs into on University Campus and befriends. In the final confrontation, Spider-Man defeats Venom and attempts to reason with Eddie, acknowledging his own role in creating Venom and offering him a chance at redemption. Eddie hesitates—but the symbiote overwhelms him, and Venom escapes into the city.
