Talk about a high concept. James Franco and Danny McBride are breaking out the bongs once more for another David Gordon Green joint. The Pineapple Express stars and director appeared at New York Comic Con yesterday to discuss and show footage from their upcoming stoner comedy Your Highness, about a pair of princes, one a deadbeat smoker of “wizard’s weed” (McBride), the other his more knightly brother (Franco) . They are sent on a quest to save Zooey Deschanel from the clutches of an evil wizard, and Natalie Portman also stars as the warrior princess who is McBride’s love interest.
From what was shown, it looks to be something like The Princess Bride after a couple of harsh tokes. Green explained the genesis of the idea came on the set of a decidedly more serious movie, the indie All the Real Girls, which he made with McBride in 2003. Back then they said that if the two of them ever made it big they would somehow convince a studio to make this movie. Seven years later, and, voila!
While the premise is more conceptual than that of Pineapple Express, it looks like the comedy will have a similar improvisatory feel. “Despite all the spectacle and the action we have in this movie,” Franco told the packed IGN Theater. “[Green] does create a space for the actors to just discover stuff on the set.” While he was there, Franco also answered some questions about his other work, including the origin of his much-discussed stint on General Hospital. “I was talking to an artist friend of mine and we were talking about soap operas and somehow it came up, ‘Well, what if I actually did one?’” explained Franco. “So we approached General Hospital.” He also joked about the perception that he appears to be working on approximately 3.5 million different projects at once, quipping, “This is actually James’ brother.”
Overall, the Comic Con crowd seemed to like what they saw. What do you think, PopWatchers? Does this news give you the munchies for Your Highness?
Zooey & Natalie in one movie together…I’m in heaven!
agreed, posibly one of the most genius casts ever!!
possibly*
This looks epically awesome. Pineapple Express is my favorite comedy of all time, hands down, and probably 95% of that is because of Franco and McBride. Don’t get me wrong, I love Seth Rogan, and he’s super talented, but these two made the movie for me. CANNOT WAIT. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt at all that Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman are in my top 5 actresses. Jesus. I REALLY can’t wait to see this.
Wow! This sounds….really awful.
I’m guessing Paul Blart Mall Cop is more your speed.
LOL! You tell him Dev!
I can’t wait. I love all of them!
Can’t wait for this movie.
James Franco is truly the only actor whom I can believe in both dramatic and comedic performances.
Great, great actor. Doesn’t hurt that he’s good looking either!
James Franco, Danny McBride, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel all together in the same movie? I’m so there!
This could be another ‘year one’ debacle, but just looking at the photo of Danny McBride I’m cracking up. He kills me.
SOOOOOOO into this
Who ever greenlit this should be drug tested.
Drug tested by whom and for what? You know George Washington and other founding fathers grew and smoked cannabis.. who is going to drug test them?
I’m stoked bro…quit bogarting that doober…coff oh, man do I have the munchies…anyone have some popcorn left…Natalie, and Zooey movie heaven…coff, roll another one, and uh what where we talking about?
Glorious cast! I love everyone that’s in it.