Seth Rogen and James Franco feud defined amid Pineapple Categorical sequel replace

Seth Rogen and James Franco have had a feud during which Franco admitted that their friendship was ‘over’, so it’s going to come as a shock to many followers that Rogen has given an replace on a potential Pineapple Categorical sequel.

Rogen was requested about the potential for the movie returning amid his ongoing promotion of Platonic season two, showing on Watch What Occurs Stay.

The 2008 comedy basic stars Rogen alongside James Franco, Danny McBride, and Amber Heard and shortly turned a cult basic.

While Rogen has acknowledged he’s unwilling to work with Franco shifting ahead, he’s nonetheless open to a Pineapple Categorical sequel.

He answered saying ‘perhaps’, including: “We are able to most likely promote it to streaming or one thing… There may very well be [big demand].

“You by no means know. I don’t know. I’m not nice with sequels. It’s not the place my thoughts goes, however perhaps sooner or later.”

If a sequel have been to be made, nevertheless, it might be virtually sure to not embrace James Franco within the forged.

What occurred between James Franco and Seth Rogen?

Rogen and Franco’s public falling out dates again to allegations made towards Franco within the wake of his awards run for The Catastrophe Artist.

A number of girls got here ahead throughout this time with allegations of sexual misconduct towards Franco, together with one ex-partner who accused him of sexual assault.

Essentially the most excessive profile of those allegations accused him of sleeping with a number of of the scholars at an performing college he arrange.

Although he admitted to this, he denied allegations he had arrange the college to create a ‘pipeline of younger girls’ to sleep with.

A co-star of Franco’s on The Catastrophe Artist, Charlyne Yi, in 2021 referred to as her former co-star ‘predatory’ and accused Rogen of ‘enabling him.’

Rogen initially got here out in help of Franco, saying he would proceed to work with him, earlier than later saying following Yi’s feedback that he ‘despises abuse and harassment’ and he had no plans to work with him sooner or later.

Franco ultimately got here out with a controversial interview on the Jess Cagle Podcast and confirmed they weren’t working collectively.

He stated: “After all, it was hurtful, , in context. However I get it – he needed to reply for me. As a result of I used to be silent, he needed to reply for me. And I do not need that.”

Later, when interviewed by Selection for his return movie undertaking, Franco stated that their friendship was ‘over.’

When requested about this quote in an Esquire interview Rogen brushed it off, saying that Franco’s feedback weren’t ‘on his radar.’

With all this historical past it might be a significant shock if the pair reunited for a Pineapple Categorical sequel.

As well as, these quotes from Evan Goldberg, who helped write the movie and is a frequent Rogen collaborator, forged doubt on the chance this may occur.

In an unique interview with LADbible, when requested about potential sequels, he stated: “We now have a strict rule of no sequel to Superbad or Pineapple Categorical. Yeah, that is not occurring.”