2k12 was a wildly fruitful and artistic year for James Franco!
No need to applaud YET, guys. Let's hear about his successes first!
1.
His comedy psycho-thriller, "Francophrenia," premiered in Rotterdam!
2.
He sold his fictionalized memoir, "Actors Anonymous," to Amazon!
3.
He signed on to play Robert Mapplethorpe, known for his boundary-pushing (and dildo-featuring) photography.
4.
He designed polaroid t-shirts for "Seven for all Mankind."
5.
He started the pre-production of his "homo-sex-art-film!"
6.
He curated an art exhibition called "Rebel."
7.
He made some colorful body art!
8.
He began his adaptation of Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying."
9.
He debuted his Motown-inspired spoken word band, "Daddy."
10.
Smokey Robinson collaborated with him on one of his tracks!
11.
He maintained his ever-blossoming friendship with performance artist Marina Abramovic.
12.
He began his new column for Playboy, "Francophile."
13.
He performed an Aleister Crowley occultist ritual in an art gallery!
15.
He took some Cindy Sherman-inspired self-portraits!
16.
He manned a pop-up Christmas shop in London.
17.
And Graywolf Press is publishing his debut poetry collection!
But don't get too blown away yet, y'all!
"I'm comin' at YOU, 2013!"