Child of God
James Franco's Take on 'Romeo and Juliet'
Here’s a little video based on Romeo and Juliet that I directed. It was shot by my main man, Bruce Thierry Cheung, who is still at NYU after six years—someone tell that boy to graduate.
Why Movie Reviewers Are Missing the Point of ‘Child of God,’ and Probably Life Itself
James Franco's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 1973 novel about a necrophiliac serial killer hit theaters last Friday. On the whole, reviews weren't good. Child of God may well be my favorite book, and the adaptation is exactly what I was hoping...
The Power of the Past in Cormac McCarthy's 'Wake for Susan'
My adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s third novel, Child of God, is in theaters tomorrow, so I wrote about McCarthy's first published short story, “Wake for Susan,” to show that he has had a fascination with death since the beginning and is the...
James Franco’s ‘Blood Meridian’ Test
In honor of the release of Child of God on August 1, I’m posting a 25-minute test I did for the film version of Blood Meridian, starring Scott Glenn, Luke Perry, Mark Pellegrino (Lost), and my brother, Dave. If you know the book...
Watch Michael Shannon Fuck a Corpse in James Franco's Short Film 'Herbert White'
Watch my short film Herbert White, which is based on a Frank Bidart poem and stars Michael Shannon as a necrophiliac, exclusively on VICE.