FILE - This March 14, 2013 file photo shows actor James Franco at the LA premiere of "Spring Breakers" at the ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles. Franco is seeking to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies. Franco on launched a campaign, Monday, June 17, on IndieGogo, a crowd-funding site that allows people to keep the money they raise, even if the project doesn't come to fruition. Franco isn't trying to direct the films, but to raise money so that a collection of young filmmakers can adapt his 2011 short story collection, “Palo Alto.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
June 18, 2013 - 8:14 AM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Following crowd-funding campaigns from "Veronica Mars" and Zach Braff, James Franco is seeking to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies.
Franco on Monday night started a campaign on IndieGogo, a crowd-funding site that allows people to keep the money they raise even if the project doesn't come to fruition. Franco isn't trying to direct the films; he is raising money so that a collection of young filmmakers can adapt his 2011 short story collection, "Palo Alto."
Franco pledges to donate any profits from the films to Art of Elysium, a non-profit that encourages entertainers to visit children with serious medical conditions.
Levels of contribution range from $10 for a copy of the screenplays to $10,000, which gets dinner with Franco and an executive producer credit.
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Online:
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/palo-alto-stories-by-james-franco
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