Coming Soon: James Franco on General Hospital

By Jessica Madison on October 1st, 2009

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According to a statement released earlier today, super-hunk and funny-man James Franco has accepted a two-month long stint on ABC’s long-running series General Hospital. As of now few details are out, however, we do know that Franco’s character will be the “worst nightmare” of Jason Morgan, who, from what I understand, is some sort of mobster badass on the daytime soap. As to when Franco will first appear in Port Charles? Looks to be November 20. So mark your calendars.

Now for the big question: Just why exactly is this popular leading man making his way toward daytime television? Well, sources are remaining tight-lipped. However, this won’t be Franco’s first appearance on the small screen. After all, his acting debut was on the (all-time Twirlit favorite) TV series, Freaks & Geeks. Also, Franco’s still making movies too. In fact, he just finished filming for Howl a beat biopic on Allen Ginsburg, which comes out in 2010.

Jill Farren Phelps, executive producer for General Hospital, had this to say, “It’s an honor that an actor of Franco’s caliber would choose to spend some of his valuable time in Port Charles.”