Do Dave Franco and Seth Rogen Have a Movie Together? Explained
Before a pretty awkward encounter at the wild CinemaCon pre-party in The Studio, Dave Franco and Seth Rogen have already met before on the set of another movie — which, ironically, also stars Franco’s brother and Rogen’s former best friend James.
Things got messy by the time The Studio’s season 1 reached its finale, but the level of craziness went over the top when Dave Franco showed up at that CinemaCon pre-party.
The actor’s cameo role got even bigger as Franco’s party animal was responsible for narrating the last episode’s introduction where he recounted all those unhinged events that happened before Rogen’s Matt Remick and his team found their CEO Griffin Mill in a Las Vegas hotel fountain.
The Studio’s wildest episodes so far weren’t the first time Rogen and Franco worked together though, as the two could also be seen sharing the screen in a 2017 biographical comedy drama which even received a nod from the Academy.
‘The Disaster Artist’ Stars Both Dave Franco and Seth Rogen (& James Franco as a Bonus)
- On Rotten Tomatoes, The Disaster Artist holds scores of 90% and 85% from critics and audiences
- On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.3/10
Based on a 2013 non-fiction book of the same name, The Disaster Artist stars brothers Dave and James Franco as Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau respectively, aspiring actors whose unlikely friendship eventually results in their collaborative work on a 2003 romantic drama The Room, which is still considered one of the worst movies ever made.
Seth Rogen also takes on one of the leading roles portraying Sandy Schklair, The Room’s script supervisor and first assistant director.
Apart from that, The Disaster Artist boasts of an all-star supporting cast that comprises Alison Brie, Josh Hutcherson, Zac Efron, Sharon Stone, Melanie Griffith, Bob Odenkirk and many others.
The movie turned out to be a box office hit, grossing around $30 million against its budget of $10 million, and also a critical darling that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Where to Watch ‘The Disaster Artist’?
The movie is available for streaming on Prime Video.
Why Was James Franco Absent in ‘The Studio’ Season 1?
Unlike his brother Dave who secured the best cameo role the show could ever get, James Franco was nowhere to be found in Rogen’s Hollywood-ish satire hit series, despite the two being best buddies for years and having made tons of movies together.
The reason why the actors never shared a screen again since The Disaster Artist’s release is Rogen’s decision to break off his long-time friendship and work with Franco after the latter was repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct over the last several years.
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In 2021, Rogen revealed in an interview with The Sunday Times that he wasn’t planning to work with James Franco ever again — a promise which, according to the latter, Rogen has kept.
“I haven’t talked to Seth. I love Seth, we had 20 great years together, but I guess it’s over. And not for lack of trying. I’ve told him how much he’s meant to me”, Franco said in an interview with Variety last year.
Rogen, in his turn, has never commented on the matter since, except for admitting that “I absorb so little media that it really wasn’t on my radar” while talking about his private drama becoming so public.
