I don't know if that has anything to do with it. They can get their comedy really quickly and easily now. People can get their hits of comedy in these thirty second bursts, where they can see real people having real pratfalls, where they’re getting hit in the nuts with random objects. Some of my friends think it’s because of YouTube and Instagram. Do you have thoughts on why they disappeared? You don’t really see R-rated comedies like that so much anymore. Some of your breakout roles were in comedies in the 2010s like 21 Jump Street and Neighbors. But sometimes, you're just going so far off the rails that you know it’s going to be very hard to save. You try to remain optimistic and hopeful. So yes, it is very difficult sometimes to know how it's going while you're in it. Then there are other times where I thought we were making something brilliant, and it ended up being the worst thing I've ever been in. What about as an actor? Are there times when you’ve gotten a sense that, ‘oh, this is a shit show,’ and then it comes out badly? Even though I've grown as a person over the years, I do think the core of who I am has not changed at all, because I have those people around me to keep me in check and they've known me from the beginning. Some of my best friends in the world I've known since I was five years old. We all got along for the most part - I know I'm fortunate to be able to say that. I had a pretty good experience in high school because our specific grade was very nice to each other. I was part of the group who played ultimate frisbee at lunch, so whatever that tells you. I definitely wasn't part of the popular crowd, but I wasn't part of the unpopular crowd. What were you like during your school years? In high school, I kind of fell in between the cracks. You mentioned Xavier’s backstory in high school. Then you know, I did some research and watched some YouTube videos of certain famous people, who I won't mention, to hone in some of the mannerisms of the character. Once we landed on that hairstyle, and outfit, which is a flowery purple suit with no shirt underneath, it really informed who this guy is. I'm going on a bit of a tangent here, but finding the baseline of that character was a little difficult. Again, this was a slightly bigger character for me. I just need to be present and stay in the scene with him.įor my performance, I really tried to stay in the moment and react off what they were doing. Then you quickly realize, okay, no one's expecting me to keep up with Ben Schwartz. At first, you go into a situation like that, and it's a little nerve-wracking because you think that you have to keep up with these people. Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Tiffany Haddish. I was surrounded by so many incredible improvisers, literally some of the best in the world. In this one, I give a lot of credit to the other actors. I think you can see when I’m having fun as an actor. Is fun important to your performances, and how do you maintain that in the very strange work environment of a film set? Something I associate with you as an actor is you seem to be having a really good time. When he grew up and became one of the most famous pop stars in the world, he let that go to his head and he overcompensated. In high school, he desperately wanted to be popular and his desperation ended up pushing everyone else away. You get to see Xavier in high school and as an audience, you at least understand why he is the way he is. In terms of different genres, I guess the episode where you see a drastically different side of my character is the flashback episode. With The Afterparty finale available to stream today, Franco discussed the series, his directorial aspirations, and the demise of the R-rated comedy. He was friendly, funny, incredibly earnest, way too good-looking, full of kinetic energy. Speaking to GQ from Los Angeles via Zoom, Franco displayed not a trace of Xavier’s arrogance. Over the course of the next seven episodes, each told in a different genre (romcom, horror, police procedural, musical, and more), we find out how a reunion ended in the murder of a guy no one liked in high school, but found themselves fawning over in adulthood. The clues: a broken nose, the presence of a blond wig and a strange, brimless leather hat, an abundance of cooked shrimp scattered everywhere. The night of his high school reunion, Xavier hosts a party at his ostentatious seaside mansion in the first five minutes, we learn that the party ends in Xavier’s murder. His latest, Xavier, is an obnoxious, mega-famous pop star in the Apple TV+ comedy-mystery series The Afterparty. Dave Franco has made a career of playing likable assholes.
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