James Franco: Musician? His Debut Record Turns It Up Next Month!

FROM MTV NEWSROOM: James Franco is already the hyphenate's hyphenate, but now, the acting-directing-art-making-multiple-university-attending-cat-bench-pressing-frequently-squinting star is adding another prefix to his eternally lengthening list of gigs: musician.
Well, sort of. Because while Franco has joined forces with "video/performance artist" Kalup Linzy to create the aptly-named duo Kalup & Franco (they'll release their debut EP, Turn It [...]

Blood is officially running all over your television set, and you have "Ironclad" to thank. Director Jonathan English's medieval action flick — which features an intensely talented cast of actors including James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi and Charles Dance — arrives on VOD today (June 8), and we've got an exclusive clip from the movie for your viewing pleasure.

"Ironclad" focuses on a group of Knights Templar who are at war with King John (Giamatti), the ruthless ruler on the cusp of signing the Magna Carta treaty. The people aren't particularly pleased with their "good" king, and not without good reason. But John's fed up with rebellion and ungratefulness, as poor Brian Cox is about to learn the hard way.

The movie, which arrives on VOD today, lands in theaters on July 8.

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