Franco Signals Studio Comeback With New Film and Positive Life Motto
James Franco says he has a role in a big-studio movie—the first blockbuster in nearly a decade—and notes at Cannes that it’s already shot but won’t be ready for this summer, with a release hoped for late 2026 or spring/summer 2027. The Disaster Artist (2017) was his last studio film; this year marks his fourth consecutive Cannes market presence, where he’s promoting the thriller Foster (which he helped rewrite and that is set in 1980s Los Angeles). Franco insists he’s been living a “positive life” and isn’t hiding, attending with partner Izabel Pakzad and planning to see as many films as possible while at Cannes.