Image Credit: Bob D'Amico/ABCLet them entertain you! To your left, see Anne Hathaway and first-time Academy Award nominee James Franco posing for an official Oscar photo promoting their hosting duties on Feb. 27. And besides Hathaway looking like she stole Hilary Swank’s 2005 Oscar dress — and James Franco looking like he’s posing for a senior photo in high school — we learn… nothing from this picture. Nothing! Come on, guys — can’t you give us at least a hint of what you’ll bring to the ceremony next month? Too much to ask for you to, say, dress as Rob Lowe and Snow White to tease your future song-and-dance number? Sigh. Instead, I’ll just have to use my imagination to make the photo more interesting. I choose to believe that’s actually Neil Patrick Harris hiding in the statue, ready to burst out for another show-stopping (or show-starting?) opening number. Or that it’s a really, really big piece of chocolate. Either way: Yum.
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I love this!
i am glad neil patrick harris is not in it, he is overexposed
and anne is a bad choice for selina kyle and judy garland
Agreed. Like NPH but rather sick of him, he has definitely been over-exposed and over-hyped.
Love James Franco, but he totally does look like he’s posing for his yearbook photo. Still cute, though. I’m pretty excited to see what these two will do!
The concept for this photo is really boring. I love James Franco and Anne Hathaway, but I’m sure they could have thought of something more exciting.
I’m pretty sure the two actors were photoshopped together.
I want to make love to her against that statue.
I want to make love to him against that statue
At least he shaved that ridiculous mustache. lol
He could at least have waited for me to ride it first!
What’s with Anne’s right hand? It looks really weirdly Photoshopped o_o
Reminds me of a hand the Elephant Man might have.
Honey, it’s a picture. Chill.
I think they’ll make a good job of hosting. Kings Speech is such an intelligent well crafted film, it should win best picture Oscar.
Does anyone know when Liam McIntyres (new Spartacus) thriller film Frozen Moments hits the theather? Plenty of talk about this film.
Still pessimistic about what would James Franco and Anne Hathaway do with the Oscars, but impressed with the nominees
Me too. I actually think the choice of Hathaway and Franco is really lame. Tina Fey and Steve Carrell should host the Oscars!
when they host i def. know what to expect ………… they are going to do a song ,then say sum jokes that are kinda lame they’ll probably try to be funny (idk)i just think they aren’t going to be the good hosts, last year steve martin and alec baldwin were good host last year……… i Also agree that steve carrel and tina fey,but who knows they might be funny(MIGHT)
I love anne hathaway
I love anne hathawayyyy xoxoxo