Post by ck100 on Apr 15, 2021 13:04:49 GMT
Do any of you remember this disaster?
I remember Franco being interviewed right before the show and he had a "deer in the headlights" look that spelled trouble.
Franco had low energy, looked disinterested, and seemed like he'd rather be elsewhere while Hathaway was overly perky and desperately trying to overcompensate for Franco's lackadaisical performance. The two were like oil and water together. They were only paired together as a means to appeal to youthful audiences.
Some quotes that perfectly describe their work together:
"It was like the world’s most uncomfortable blind date between the cool rocker stoner kid and the adorable theatre camp cheerleader."
"The idea was that they were young and that was all that mattered. But they had no real chemistry. When they got together to do the promos for the show, they were edited to look as if they had chemistry, but they had no chemistry."
"Anne’s a precision instrument. She’s very disciplined and knew what she was going to do each time. And James is freewheeling, so he was not really in his comfort zone. Plus, James had brought in a bunch of Judd Apatow writers who had never been involved with the show before, throwing him stuff."
"She showed up ready to play and committed 110 percent," Rubin recalled. "And he was a great guy but often looked like he had just woken up from a nap. It's almost like you're showing up to a tennis court and one person decided that they were going to play in the U.S. Open and the other wanted to play in jeans and just kind of hit a few balls."
