Seth Rogen and James Franco were one of the Hollywood's most recognisable creative partnerships, teaming up for a string of comedies that developed quite a following. However, with several controversies following Franco, Seth Rogen has recently made it clear that he has no plans of working with him.<h2>Seth Rogen on not working with James Franco again</h2>In a recent interaction with The New York Times, Seth Rogen was asked about his relationship with long-time friend James Franco, and the former made it clear that the situation is complicated and he won't be working with him. Seth Rogen stated, "I honestly think the nuance of it is too personal for me to get into right now. It is a very personal thing. There's the public-facing side of it, which I've spoken about, and I have the same stance publicly that I've had, and I think the proof is in the pudding. I have not worked with him for years."&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/james-franco-in-talks-to-star-in-those-guys-have-all-the-fun-154782">James Franco in talks to star in 'Those Guys Have All the Fun'</a>&nbsp;"But the personal side of it is just so nuanced, and it involves people that I don't know if I should be dragging into this. I don't know what I would benefit from getting deeply into this. Nothing has changed since the last time I talked about all of this, and I haven't worked with him a really long time, and I have no plans to."&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/catherine-o-hara-wins-posthumous-best-actress-award-at-actor-awards-2026-seth-rogen-gives-emotional-speech-1772428058013">Catherine O'Hara wins posthumous Best Actress award at Actor Awards 2026, Seth Rogen gives emotional speech</a>&nbsp;In 2021, Seth Rogen had told the UK Times, that he doesn't plan to work with Franco again despite saying he would in 2018 after the accusations against James Franco first emerged. “I … look back to that interview in 2018 where I comment that I would keep working with James, and the truth is that I have not and I do not plan to right now,” he told the Sunday Times Magazine.<h2>Seth Rogen and James Franco's timeline of their collaboration and friendship</h2>Seth Rogen and James Franco first met in 1999 on the set of Freaks and Geeks and went on to build one of Hollywood's most successful comedy partnerships, starring together in films like Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, and The Disaster Artist.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/seth-rogen-reveals-the-reason-why-emma-watson-left-this-is-the-end-set-373893">Seth Rogen reveals the reason why Emma Watson left 'This is the End' set</a>&nbsp;However, their friendship and creative partnership hit rock bottom when the Spider-Man actor was accused by multiple women in 2018 of sexually inappropriate behaviour. James Franco settled a sexual misconduct lawsuit in 2021.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-seth-rogen-reveals-snoop-dogg-once-auctioned-off-a-blunt-for-10k-for-charity-521188">Seth Rogen reveals Snoop Dogg once auctioned off a 'blunt' for $10k for charity</a>&nbsp;In 2021, Rogen stated publicly that he had no plans to work with Franco again. James Franco subsequently confirmed in late 2024 that their friendship was officially over, despite his efforts to reach out. Interestingly, Seth Rogen had cast James' younger brother Dave Franco in his television series The Studio.

Seth Rogen recently revealed that he has no plans of working with actor James Franco again. Read more to know the reason behind Seth Rogen's remarks.

Seth Rogen and James Franco were one of the Hollywood's most recognisable creative partnerships, teaming up for a string of comedies that developed quite a following. However, with several controversies following Franco, Seth Rogen has recently made it clear that he has no plans of working with him. Seth Rogen on not working with James Franco again In a recent interaction with The New York Times, Seth Rogen was asked about his relationship with long-time friend James Franco, and the former made it clear that the situation is complicated and he won't be working with him. Seth Rogen stated, "I honestly think the nuance of it is too personal for me to get into right now. It is a very personal thing. There's the public-facing side of it, which I've spoken about, and I have the same stance publicly that I've had, and I think the proof is in the pudding. I have not worked with him for years." Also Read: James Franco in talks to star in 'Those Guys Have All the Fun' "But the personal side of it is just so nuanced, and it involves people that I don't know if I should be dragging into this. I don't know what I would benefit from getting deeply into this. Nothing has changed since the last time I talked about all of this, and I haven't worked with him a really long time, and I have no plans to." Also Read: Catherine O'Hara wins posthumous Best Actress award at Actor Awards 2026, Seth Rogen gives emotional speech In 2021, Seth Rogen had told the UK Times, that he doesn't plan to work with Franco again despite saying he would in 2018 after the accusations against James Franco first emerged. “I … look back to that interview in 2018 where I comment that I would keep working with James, and the truth is that I have not and I do not plan to right now,” he told the Sunday Times Magazine. Seth Rogen and James Franco's timeline of their collaboration and friendship Seth Rogen and James Franco first met in 1999 on the set of Freaks and Geeks and went on to build one of Hollywood's most successful comedy partnerships, starring together in films like Pineapple Express, This Is the End, The Interview, and The Disaster Artist. Also Read: Seth Rogen reveals the reason why Emma Watson left 'This is the End' set However, their friendship and creative partnership hit rock bottom when the Spider-Man actor was accused by multiple women in 2018 of sexually inappropriate behaviour. James Franco settled a sexual misconduct lawsuit in 2021. Also Read: Seth Rogen reveals Snoop Dogg once auctioned off a 'blunt' for $10k for charity In 2021, Rogen stated publicly that he had no plans to work with Franco again. James Franco subsequently confirmed in late 2024 that their friendship was officially over, despite his efforts to reach out. Interestingly, Seth Rogen had cast James' younger brother Dave Franco in his television series The Studio.

Seth Rogen recently revealed that he has no plans of working with actor James Franco again. Read more to know the reason behind Seth Rogen's remarks.

Seth Rogen says he won't be collaborating with James Franco anytime soon- Here's why

December 1 is big for limited Hollywood releases with several award-winning films making it to the theatres today.

Fox Searchlight is heading out with Guillermo del Toro&rsquo;s latest, &quot;The Shape Of Water&quot;&nbsp;starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins and Michael Stuhlbarg. The movie will be seen exclusively in New York with its launch in two theatres.

The movie &quot;The Shape Of Water&quot; is the Venice Golden Lion winner that is among some fellow high-profile limited release titles on the first weekend of December.

Others making it to the theatres in a limited release today are&nbsp;Amazon Studios releasing Woody Allen&rsquo;s &quot;Wonder Wheel&quot;&nbsp;with Kate Winslet -- the first title of the company without a distribution partner, James Franco&rsquo;s &quot;The Disaster Artist&quot;&nbsp;-- making its way to 18 locations around the country via A24, Finnish director Aki Kaurism&auml;ki&rsquo;s latest &quot;The Other Side of Hope&quot;&nbsp;opening this side of the Atlantic via Janus Films and Abramorama/Mongrel Media releasing&nbsp;documentary &quot;Big Time&quot;&nbsp;exclusively at one New York location.&nbsp;

Apart from the mentioned big-name banners featuring high-profile artists, there is also Vertical Entertainment&rsquo;s &quot;Slumber&quot;&nbsp;by Jonathan Hopkins as well as Freestyle Digital Media&rsquo;s &quot;Bad Idea Gone Wrong&quot;&nbsp;by Jason Headley. Sony Pictures Classics is doing a qualifying run for Independent Spirits Award-nominee &quot;Loveless&quot;, while Vitagraph Films is opening &quot;The Dancer&quot;&nbsp;by St&eacute;phanie Di Giusto. Others include IFC Films&rsquo; &quot;Tribes of Palos Verde, Hannover House&rsquo;s &quot;Daisy Winters&quot;, Cinedigm Entertainment&rsquo;s &quot;Gangster Land&quot;, and &quot;Badsville&quot;&nbsp;by Epic Pictures.

Read more on the most-eagerly awaited limited-releases today:&nbsp;

The Shape of Water 
Director-writer: Guillermo del Toro 
Writer: Vanessa Taylor 
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg 
Distributor: Fox Searchlight

Watch the trailer:&nbsp;

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The winner of the Golden Lion at this year&rsquo;s Venice Film Festival, Fox Searchlight is opening Guillermo del Toro&rsquo;s The Shape of Water at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square exclusively in New York this weekend. Del Toro conceived the project while working on TV series &quot;The Strain&quot;. &quot;The Shape of Water&quot;&nbsp;had a long standing ovation at its World Premiere in Venice, picking up the festival&rsquo;s top prize.&nbsp;

The movie is &ldquo;an other-worldly fable&rdquo; set against the backdrop Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa&rsquo;s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

Following its exclusive two runs in New York this weekend, the title will expand to 12 markets to between 35 &ndash; 40 theatres on December 8. Searchlight plans to have &quot;The Shape of Water&quot;&nbsp;in 700 to 800 theatres by December 22.

Wonder Wheel 
Director-writer: Woody Allen 
Cast: Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Junto Temple, Justin Timberlake, Jack Gore, David Krumholtz 
Distributor: Amazon Studios

Watch the trailer:&nbsp;

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&quot;Wonder Wheel&quot;&nbsp;is Amazon Studios&rsquo; first fully self-release title. Work on Woody Allen&rsquo;s movie began while he was filming the Amazon series, &quot;Crisis in Six Scenes&quot;&nbsp;last year. &quot;Wonder Wheel&quot;&nbsp;is the first for Allen that includes major VFX.

In &quot;Wonder Wheel&quot;, four peoples&rsquo; lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny&rsquo;s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty&rsquo;s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father&rsquo;s apartment.

Amazon Studios is opening &quot;Wonder Wheel&quot;&nbsp;Friday in five theatres in New York and Los Angeles. The title will expand to the top ten markets next weekend and will go nationwide in its third frame.

The Disaster Artist 
Director: James Franco 
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Greg Sestero (book), Michael H. Weber (book) 
Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Eliza Coupe, Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan, Kristen Bell, Zac Efron, Bryan Cranston 
Distributor: A24

Watch the trailer:&nbsp;

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The movie &quot;Disaster Artist&quot; came into the limelight after&nbsp;the SXSW Film Festival. Warner Bros/New Line had the rights to the feature film, but no date had been set at the time.

The film is the true story of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero who become friends after meeting in an acting class in San Francisco. Hoping to achieve Hollywood stardom, Sestero moves to Los Angeles and signs on to appear in his buddy&rsquo;s project. Financed with his own money, Wiseau writes, directs and stars in &quot;The Room&quot;, a critically maligned movie that becomes a cult classic.

Franco became familiar with the story through the memoir &quot;The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room&quot;&nbsp;by Greg Sister and Tom Bissell. While filming &quot;The Interview (2014)&quot;&nbsp;with Seth Rogen, Franco brought up the idea of a possible project based on the book.

A24 will open &quot;The Disaster Artist&quot;&nbsp;in 18 locations in key markets around the country including Lincoln Square and Union Square Stadium in New York as well as Century 15 and The Landmark in Los Angeles.

The Other Side of Hope 
Director-writer: Aki Kaurism&auml;ki 
Cast: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen 
Distributor: Janus Films

Watch the trailer:&nbsp;

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Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurism&auml;ki won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year for &quot;The Other Side of Hope&quot;. The film is a follow-up to Le Havre (2011).&nbsp;

The &quot;Other Side of Hope&quot;&nbsp;tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a Syrian asylum seeker from Aleppo, and Wikstr&ouml;m (Sakari Kuosmanen), a fifty-something traveling salesman who&rsquo;s left his alcoholic wife and purchased a restaurant in the back streets of Helsinki with his meager winnings from poker. When the authorities decide to return Khaled to the ruins of Aleppo he opts to stay illegally in the country and disappears into the streets of Helsinki, where he meets racism as well as pure kindness. Wikstr&ouml;m finds Khaled sleeping in the inner yard of his restaurant and seeing something of himself in the battered man, hires him as a cleaner and a dishwasher. Together, they help each other through the challenges they face in their unfamiliar and often baffling new worlds.

Janus Films will open the movie in three theatres in New York and L.A. this weekend including Film Forum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center in NYC as well as the NuArt in Los Angeles.

Big Time 
Director: Kaspar Astrup Schr&ouml;der 
Subject: Bjarke Ingels 
Distributor: Abramorama/Mongrel Media

Watch the trailer:&nbsp;

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In the movie &quot;Big Time&quot;, the plotline follows Danish architect Bjarke Ingels during the course of seven years (2009 &ndash; 2016) while he struggles to finish his biggest project so far. We are let into Bjarke&rsquo;s creative process as well as the endless compromises that his work entails.

The movie will have an exclusive start at The Landmark 57 West on Manhattan&rsquo;s west side which is located in a new building designed by Ingels. In addition to the theatrical run, the documentary will be available on-demand via iTunes and other digital media starting February 27, while its Netflix window begins April 1.

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The award-winning films will have a special limited release today in theatres of New York before hitting the big screen for audience

December 1 is big for limited Hollywood releases with several award-winning films making it to the theatres today. Fox Searchlight is heading out with Guillermo del Toro’s latest, "The Shape Of Water" starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins and Michael Stuhlbarg. The movie will be seen exclusively in New York with its launch in two theatres. The movie "The Shape Of Water" is the Venice Golden Lion winner that is among some fellow high-profile limited release titles on the first weekend of December. Others making it to the theatres in a limited release today are Amazon Studios releasing Woody Allen’s "Wonder Wheel" with Kate Winslet -- the first title of the company without a distribution partner, James Franco’s "The Disaster Artist" -- making its way to 18 locations around the country via A24, Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki’s latest "The Other Side of Hope" opening this side of the Atlantic via Janus Films and Abramorama/Mongrel Media releasing documentary "Big Time" exclusively at one New York location. Apart from the mentioned big-name banners featuring high-profile artists, there is also Vertical Entertainment’s "Slumber" by Jonathan Hopkins as well as Freestyle Digital Media’s "Bad Idea Gone Wrong" by Jason Headley. Sony Pictures Classics is doing a qualifying run for Independent Spirits Award-nominee "Loveless", while Vitagraph Films is opening "The Dancer" by Stéphanie Di Giusto. Others include IFC Films’ "Tribes of Palos Verde, Hannover House’s "Daisy Winters", Cinedigm Entertainment’s "Gangster Land", and "Badsville" by Epic Pictures. Read more on the most-eagerly awaited limited-releases today: The Shape of Water Director-writer: Guillermo del Toro Writer: Vanessa Taylor Cast: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg Distributor: Fox Searchlight Watch the trailer: The winner of the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Fox Searchlight is opening Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square exclusively in New York this weekend. Del Toro conceived the project while working on TV series "The Strain". "The Shape of Water" had a long standing ovation at its World Premiere in Venice, picking up the festival’s top prize. The movie is “an other-worldly fable” set against the backdrop Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Following its exclusive two runs in New York this weekend, the title will expand to 12 markets to between 35 – 40 theatres on December 8. Searchlight plans to have "The Shape of Water" in 700 to 800 theatres by December 22. Wonder Wheel Director-writer: Woody Allen Cast: Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Junto Temple, Justin Timberlake, Jack Gore, David Krumholtz Distributor: Amazon Studios Watch the trailer: "Wonder Wheel" is Amazon Studios’ first fully self-release title. Work on Woody Allen’s movie began while he was filming the Amazon series, "Crisis in Six Scenes" last year. "Wonder Wheel" is the first for Allen that includes major VFX. In "Wonder Wheel", four peoples’ lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny, an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress in a clam house; Humpty, Ginny’s rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey, a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina, Humpty’s long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father’s apartment. Amazon Studios is opening "Wonder Wheel" Friday in five theatres in New York and Los Angeles. The title will expand to the top ten markets next weekend and will go nationwide in its third frame. The Disaster Artist Director: James Franco Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Greg Sestero (book), Michael H. Weber (book) Cast: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Eliza Coupe, Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan, Kristen Bell, Zac Efron, Bryan Cranston Distributor: A24 Watch the trailer: The movie "Disaster Artist" came into the limelight after the SXSW Film Festival. Warner Bros/New Line had the rights to the feature film, but no date had been set at the time. The film is the true story of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero who become friends after meeting in an acting class in San Francisco. Hoping to achieve Hollywood stardom, Sestero moves to Los Angeles and signs on to appear in his buddy’s project. Financed with his own money, Wiseau writes, directs and stars in "The Room", a critically maligned movie that becomes a cult classic. Franco became familiar with the story through the memoir "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room" by Greg Sister and Tom Bissell. While filming "The Interview (2014)" with Seth Rogen, Franco brought up the idea of a possible project based on the book. A24 will open "The Disaster Artist" in 18 locations in key markets around the country including Lincoln Square and Union Square Stadium in New York as well as Century 15 and The Landmark in Los Angeles. The Other Side of Hope Director-writer: Aki Kaurismäki Cast: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen Distributor: Janus Films Watch the trailer: Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year for "The Other Side of Hope". The film is a follow-up to Le Havre (2011). The "Other Side of Hope" tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a Syrian asylum seeker from Aleppo, and Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen), a fifty-something traveling salesman who’s left his alcoholic wife and purchased a restaurant in the back streets of Helsinki with his meager winnings from poker. When the authorities decide to return Khaled to the ruins of Aleppo he opts to stay illegally in the country and disappears into the streets of Helsinki, where he meets racism as well as pure kindness. Wikström finds Khaled sleeping in the inner yard of his restaurant and seeing something of himself in the battered man, hires him as a cleaner and a dishwasher. Together, they help each other through the challenges they face in their unfamiliar and often baffling new worlds. Janus Films will open the movie in three theatres in New York and L.A. this weekend including Film Forum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center in NYC as well as the NuArt in Los Angeles. Big Time Director: Kaspar Astrup Schröder Subject: Bjarke Ingels Distributor: Abramorama/Mongrel Media Watch the trailer: In the movie "Big Time", the plotline follows Danish architect Bjarke Ingels during the course of seven years (2009 – 2016) while he struggles to finish his biggest project so far. We are let into Bjarke’s creative process as well as the endless compromises that his work entails. The movie will have an exclusive start at The Landmark 57 West on Manhattan’s west side which is located in a new building designed by Ingels. In addition to the theatrical run, the documentary will be available on-demand via iTunes and other digital media starting February 27, while its Netflix window begins April 1.

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