Well, that went well. The fallout continues from the horrific performances by James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosting the Oscars on Sunday.
According to multiple sources, the pair now hate each other. Hathaway was particularly pissed at Franco for “mailing it in” and leaving her to do all the show’s “heavy lifting.”
JAMES FRANCO AND ANNE HATHAWAY GET HORRIBLE REVIEWS AS ACADAMY AWARDS HOSTS
Actor James Franco was truly brilliant in the movie “127 Hours,” funny in ”Pineapple Express,” and likeable in his multiple “Spider Man” appearances. As an Oscars host? Not so much.
The film “The King’s Speech” won all the major awards but the other topic everyone was talking about on Sunday evening wasn’t the usual “Who are you wearing?” It was about just how horrible Franco and his co-host actress Anne Hathaway were.
Franco took the brunt of the criticism including…
“Franco flops”
“He seemed like he was hardly there…”
“Was that really his best? Sure hope not.”
“…lifeless, dragging Hathaway down with him.”
“There were times last night that James Franco and Anne Hathaway had me pining for Rob Lowe and Snow White.”
“spectacularly unwatchable”
“off the rails”
“Young and hip? No”
“dazed and confused”
“This year, the Oscars hit a new low”
“Somewhere Ricky Gervais is laughing like a schoolgirl.”
Tim Goodman of the Hollywood Reporter called Franco’s hosting performance possibly the worst in Oscars history. Even fellow actor Wil Wheaton called Franco, “boring and charmless.” The Washington Post, the USA Today and a myriad of other newspapers took turns beating Franco like a pinata. It was even worse on social networks like Twitter. Several reviewers suggested Franco stay off the Internet for several weeks to avoid the reviews. Franco was so awful that Gawker.com found at least eight references of critics suggesting he was stoned.
Franco and Hathaway were chosen to host the 83rd annual Academy Awards in part for their youth. However, it’s probably not coincidental that the boring, pablum/softballing team of Hathaway and Franco were chosen after British comic Ricky Gervais gave arguably the most scathing performance in the history of award shows during this year’s Golden Globes. An unapologetic Gervais crushed celebrity after celebrity with his jokes and offended practically the entire Hollywood elite. On the other hand, he was hilarious.
Ironically, just hours before the Academy Awards began, Jason Kennedy of E! News gave Franco and Hathaway a copy of a “sample” monologue that Gervais had written specifically for them for the Oscars. A dismissive Franco whined, “He did his award show and bombed.Why’s he trying to get in on ours?”
Franco probably should have taken someone’s help. At a press conference earlier this month, Franco may have jinxed himself. He said he was totally unworried about bombing as an Oscars host because,”It’s like one night. So, it doesn’t matter. If I host the worst Oscar show in the history of the Oscars, like, what do I care?”
Oops! Yhat would be an actor’s equivalent of yelling out, “Good luck!” before a major performance.
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RICKY GERVAIS: THE ANTI-JAMES FRANCO AS A HOST
ACTOR JAMES FRANCO IN CLASS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRAD SCHOOL
JAMES FRANCO (WITH SETH ROGEN) FROM PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
Actor James Franco has been named “Stoner of the Year” by High Times magazine. Franco played marijuana dealer Saul Silver in the movie Pineapple Express.
