Highlights
- Hollywood actor James Franco was so desperate to be a part of the hit vampire franchise Twilight that he even approached director Bill Condon only to be rejected.
- Robert Pattinson has already acquired a cult status with his role as Edward Cullen in the vampire romance and Franco, who starred in Spider Man franchise, was desperate to be a part of the last two Twilight films.
- The 127 Hours star has been smitten by the vampire phenomenon and even read the novels to gain inspiration for his children's book but his attempts proved futile despite being good friends with Condon with whom he earlier worked on biopic Milk, Contactmusic reported.
Hollywood actor James Franco was so desperate to be a part of the hit vampire franchise
Twilight that he even approached director Bill Condon only to be rejected.
Robert Pattinson has already acquired a cult status with his role as Edward Cullen in the vampire romance and Franco, who starred in
Spider Man franchise, was desperate to be a part of the last two
Twilight films.
The
127 Hours star has been smitten by the vampire phenomenon and even read the novels to gain inspiration for his children's book but his attempts proved futile despite being good friends with Condon with whom he earlier worked on biopic
Milk, Contactmusic reported.
"I wanted to be a part of that movie by the way, the last two movies. I asked Bill Condon if I could be in it and he turned me down," said the 32-year-old actor.
However, Franco continued to be on good terms with the director who later gave him the golden opportunity to co-host the Oscar night with actress Anne Hathaway. "We'd been talking for about six months about doingsomething and I wanted to do a bit with the Twilight kids. So then I thought, 'Maybe I could sing with Rob Pattinson or something at the Oscars,' and then we figured they took things a little too seriously and they wouldn't be up for that."
"Then, about two weeks ago, he (Condon) called up and was like, 'I got it, I know what I want you to do. I want you to host!' It was a shock... I had three days to think about it and then I thought, 'Of course, I have to do it. It's kind of a once in a lifetime thing'. I think it's better to do it when I'm young," Franco said.
Meanwhile, Franco agreed to co-host the show to ease out the pressure of being nominated as the Best Actor for his critically-acclaimed role in the movie
127 Hours.
"People have been saying I might get nominated for
127 Hours, but, if you think about it, it will drive you crazy... And Bill said, 'You know, a host has never won.' So I thought, 'If I host, it's taking the pressure off'," he added.