Celebrity James Franco in New York City, Broadway
Franco achieved worldwide fame and attention in the 2002 superhero film Spider-Man, when he played Harry Osborn, the son of the villainous Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) and best friend of the Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire). Originally, Franco was considered for the lead role of Spider-Man/Peter Parker in the film,[37] though the lead went to Maguire. Todd McCarthy of Variety noted that there are "good moments" between Maguire and Franco in the film.[38] Spider-Man was a commercial and critical success.[39] The movie grossed $114 million during its opening weekend in North America and went on to earn $822 million worldwide.[40] He next starred in Sonny, a 2002 release in which he was directed by fellow actor Nicolas Cage, whose involvement had attracted Franco to the film.[41] Set in 1980s New Orleans, Sonny follows the titular character (Franco) returning home after just being discharged from the Army. To prepare for his role, he met with sex workers or people who had previously been prostitutes.[41] The movie was panned by critics, with the New York Post's Lou Lumenick calling it an "instant candidate for worst movie of the year."[42] Franco was cast as a homeless drug addict in the drama City by the Sea (2002) after co-star Robert De Niro saw a snippet of his work in James Dean.[30] He lived on the streets for several days to better understand the subject matter[43] as well as talk to former or still using drug addicts.[41] Franco at the Spider-Man 3 premiere, April 2007 He also co-starred with Neve Campbell in Robert Altman's ballet movie The Company (2003).[18] The success of the first Spider-Man film led Franco to reprise the role in the 2004 sequel, Spider-Man 2. The movie was well received by critics,[39] and it proved to be a big financial success, setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America.[44] With revenue of $783 million worldwide, it became the second highest-grossing film in 2004.[40] The following year he made and starred in the black
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