'Somebody I Used To Know' on Prime Video: Director Dave Franco had once auditioned for 'Twilight'

While we wait for the movie to drop, let's take a look at some of the lesser known facts about director Dave Franco
Dave Franco has written and directed Amazon Prime Video's 'Somebody I Used to Know', that will release on February 10 (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Netflix; Amazon Prime Video)
Dave Franco has written and directed Amazon Prime Video's 'Somebody I Used to Know', that will release on February 10 (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Netflix; Amazon Prime Video)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Dave Franco will be exhibiting his exemplary directional skills with the new movie, 'Somebody I Used To Know'. Known to have worked in TV as well as movies, Franco is known for his poems and perceptional storywriting. He co-wrote the story of his upcoming movie along with his wife, Alison Brie. The movie will release on Amazon Prime Video on February 10. 

Franco began his career back in 2006 and he landed small roles in movies, including ‘Superbad‘ and 'Charlie St. Cloud’, and these led to bigger and better roles. An underdog from a very talented family, he took his time to develop and create his own place in the industry. His quantum-leap role was in the 2012 comedy movie '21 Jump Street’, and he reprised the role for its sequel '22 Jump Street’ in 2014. 

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Franco is known to have collaborated with his brother, James, but other than that he is also known for multiple roles in TV shows. He is now well-established as an actor and is best-known for his roles in ‘Now You See Me’, ‘Now You See Me 2′, ‘Fright Night’, ‘Neighbors’, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’, and ‘Nerve’. Here's all you need to know about him. 

Dave Franco is from an extremely talented family

It's not surprising that Franco belongs to a talented family. Growing up, he had many inspiring people around him. His father, Douglas Eugene, was a Silicon Valley mogul, while his mother, Betsy, was a poet, author and editor. His elder brother, James, is a known and talented actor, while his other elder brother, Tom, is a painter, whose biggest fan turns out to be Dave.

Dave Franco auditioned for 'Twilight'

This might come as a surprise but, Franco auditioned for the part of Edward Cullen in 'Twilight' and he even met with director Catherine Hardwicke, per Movie Web

What is Dave Franco's net worth?

Franco has enjoyed a great career in television and movies and his net worth is $10M, per Celebrity Net Worth

Dave Franco has appeared in a music video

Along with his movie and TV roles, Franco also appeared in a music video for 'Go Outside' by Indie duo Cults, alongside Emma Roberts.



 

Dave Franco always wanted to become a writer

As a person who was always interested in poetry and story-writing, Franco always wanted to write and had the dream of teaching a creative writing class. While studying in University of South California, James encouraged him to take some acting classes, which then led to him following in his brother's footsteps.

Dave Franco look up to Roald Dahl

Growing up with a mother and a grandmother, who were authors, it was evident that Franco would develop a love for books and writing. His childhood hero was Roald Dahl, per Shuffle Online

'Somebody I Used To Know' will release on Amazon Prime Video on February 10. 



 

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