Dave Franco makes rare comment on brother James after he was 'cast out' of Hollywood

Dave Franco might be the little brother of James Franco, but he's gained prominence through his own hard work.

Dave has starred in films like Now You See Me, 21 Jump Street, Superbad, and Neighbors over the years, with one of his most recent movies being Together — a horror movie he featured in with his wife Alison Brie that went on to receive critical acclaim.

Dave has arguably become the better-known Franco brother in recent years in light of James being 'cast out' of Hollywood.

In 2018, the 127 Hours star was hit with sexual misconduct claims by five women, four of whom were his former acting students.

Two of his accusers and former students went on to launch legal action against him. While James denied the allegations, he settled with the two women in 2021 and agreed to pay over $2 million.

James Franco took a step back from acting after sexual misconduct claims surfaced (Kennedy Pollard/amfAR/amfAR via Getty Images)

As a result, James took a step back from Hollywood and his long-time friend Seth Rogen pledged to never work with him again.

Dave came onto the acting scene before the controversy surrounding James surfaced, but he insists that while his brother did help him get an agent, his success is down to his own talent and hard work.

Speaking about his brother in an interview published this week, Dave told Bustle: "No one was going to hire me just because I was James Franco’s little brother. If I sucked, I would’ve disappeared very quickly."

He also addressed how his big brother feels about his ongoing success.

"At this point, I think he’s excited just to see me trying new things and to see me grow,” he shared.

Dave Franco is James' younger brother (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

One of Dave's next movies is Now You See Me: Now You Don't, the third instalment of the Now You See Me franchise with Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Morgan Freeman all reprising their respective roles alongside Dave.

But Dave has been linked to another project — that being a Luigi Mangione biopic.

Mangione is accused of murdering UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024 and trial hearings are set to start on December 1.

Addressing the speculation that he's going to play Mangione, Dave told Andy Cohen on his show: "No one has approached me about it yet, I’ll say that. This is something that more people in my life reached out about this exact thing than anything else that has ever happened.

"Let’s just say, I’m open if it is the right people but let’s leave it at that."