Academy Awards co-host James Franco has revealed, in an interview with USA Today, that he didn’t find Ricky Gervais performance hosting the Golden Globes funny at all and even said that some of Gervais’s gags were uninspired…

“I haven’t really read about the fallout of Ricky Gervais. I was there and I didn’t think he was that funny.

The jokes were kind of – gay Scientology jokes? South Park did that like five years ago. So I don’t really want to do Ricky Gervais style [jokes].”

Franco promised that he won’t be following Gervais lead when he hosts the Oscars as he has too much respect for the movie industry…

“I love movies. I like the idea that I can do this at a time when no one expected me to do it.

Movies are changing, the way you watch entertainment is changing, and honestly I don’t know how much longer we’ll love movies the way we do now. So it’s nice to be a part of this while movies are still a really important part of our world.”

Photo courtesy of geektyrant.com

Related posts:

1. Ricky Gervais Reveals What Really Happened Backstage At The Golden Globes
2. Ricky Gervais Says He Was Told Not To Rule Out A Third Stint As Golden Globes Host
3. Ricky Gervais Has Charlie Sheen And Mel Gibson In His Sights For Golden Globes
4. Ricky Gervais Loses 20lbs And Is Now Funny and Fit
5. Hugh Hefner Responds To Ricky Gervais Golden Globe Jibes