James Franco Disses ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ (Again), Says It’s All About the Benjamins

The actor says the reboot "arose even before there was time to bury the corpse of the old one and enshroud it in the haze of nostalgia"

Multi-hyphenate James Franco has more jobs (and hobbies) then one can count, but it's his latest piece of work that's buzzing around the web.

Franco wrote a critical take about "Man of Steel" for Vice, but much of the attention on the piece  is actually based on what he said about Spider-Man, not Superman.

Franco, who attended the "Man of Steel" premiere incognito because he believes Henry Cavill does not like him based on their history filming "Tristan and Isolde," says he really enjoyed "Man of Steel." But that's perhaps the least interesting part of the Vice article.

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In the piece, Franco jumped right into taking shots at "The Amazing Spider-Man" movies, which are essentially a quick reboot of his own "Spider-Man" trilogy with Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi.

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