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General Hospital Villains: Constance Towers and James Franco To Star In Hulu's Miniseries 11.22.63!
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Helena and the original Franco together in an online series? That’s the word today from TV Insider. The General Hospital baddies will play key roles in the upcoming Hulu original miniseries 11.22.63.
The show is set to bow next month on Monday, February 15th. It was a very specific and important date that was chosen for the premiere being that it is President’s Day due to the theme of the show.
In 11.22.63, James Franco plays Jake Epping, a present-day English teacher who ends up traveling through a time portal that takes him back to the early 1960s. There he tries to stop the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As for Towers, her role is being kept under wraps as to not spoil a delicious plot twist in the miniseries.
TV Insider spoke with Towers to ask her thoughts on if she would have liked to have teamed up with James Franco for some villainy in Port Charles, and if she thinks the “dead” Helena is not dead at all! Here are some excerpts:
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Constance on working with James Franco in 11.22.63 and not having worked with him on GH: “What fun that would have been! (Laughs) Leave it to Stephen King to bring us together! All my scenes in 11.22.63 are with James, so it was wonderful to finally connect. Even though GH never wrote a story for our characters, James knew we had the soap in common and he right away asked me, “What is Helena doing now?” And of course I had to say, “She’s dead. Again!” (Laughs)
Constance on how Helena was “killed off” this most recent time and the reactions from the characters: “You’d think there’d be at least one, ‘Ding dong, the witch is dead!’ A parade. Something. (Laughs) So maybe that’s a hint she’ll be back. There certainly are so many unanswered questions, like how Helena took Jason’s memory away, and what happened to little Jake during all those missing years. Nikolas is going to need help and she knows all about ELQ business. And Helena did put a curse on Sam, which they could really have some fun with. And they’ve never really dealt with the fact that Helena did an O.J. and slashed the throat of Alexis’s mother. So I do hope she’ll be back. (Laughs) That’s one of the few things I have in common with Helena. For both of us, hope springs eternal!”
So, what did you think of Constance Tower’s thoughts on the future of Helena Cassadine? Does she have some unfinished business to take care of? Do you think the original Franco mixing it up with Helena would have been fun to see? And what do you think of James Franco and Constance together in 11.22.63? Will you be checking it out? Comment below!
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Fans and colleagues of Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) have been eagerly waiting to see the General Hospital star take on the role of famous mobster, John Gotti. Well, tonight (February 9th) is the night! Make sure to watch the Daytime Emmy-winner in Victoria Gotti: My Father’s Daughter on Lifetime at 8pmEST/7CST.
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Benard spoke with ABC Soaps In Depth about taking on the role and wanting to get the performance just right, where he expressed: “That’s up to the audience to decide. I played him like a real-life guy who’s loyal to his people and loves his family — and that’s kind of what the story is about. It’s through Victoria’s eyes and told with complete compassion.”
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As to how playing Gotti compared to his role as Port Charles’ loveable mobster, Sonny Corinthos, Maurice added: “When I was shooting the role, I didn’t really know how different it was from Sonny. But my last day, I wrapped at about 1 in the morning in Canada, flew back and went straight to work as Sonny. I remember shooting the scene and thinking, ‘Wow, Sonny’s in about second gear, Gotti’s in about fourth or fifth gear!’ It’s two different energies.”
Check out the promo for tonight’s Lifetime Movie starring Maurice as John Gotti below, and the let us know if you will be watching, and if you caught it, what you thought of Maurice’s performance, and the movie via the comment section below.
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Helena’s death was so anti-climatic, I figure it was either that look alike she hired years back, or it meant she really didn’t die. Who else will torture Sam with the “curse”! ha!
LOL
it was such a hoot… when Helena… told Sam off… that she was nothing but a guttersnipe!
ROFL
yeah, Helena… come back and exact revenge on the dull Sam…
I’m still reeling… with Sam new years eve “Aladdin pants” what color was it… a light shade of purple? woah! I think I can tolerate her painted on skin tight jeans! which ! doesn’t do much for her … at all
Can i come…i want to go back to the 1960s when soaps were thriving and i lived on a tree-lined dirt street in a once nice middle class neighborhood with nice neighbors and many relatives living within blocks of each other and three small mom and pop grocery markets within walking distances. Those were the days.
Jimh – Gosh how right you are! I grew up in a similar neighborhood, in a similar time. What I wouldn’t give for those days – and that soap schedule of the early 70s. One summer, from 9am til 4pm…I watched soap after soap after soap – I started out with Love of Life in the morning and ended with the Edge of Night in late afternoon. Crazy, yes, but looking back, it was fun too. I believe the 69-70 season was the banner year for soaps as 19 of them were on the air. Oh, and BTW, I think Helena is alive.
I watched that way too starting with Love Of Life and ending with Edge or Dark Shadows…my mom had her favorites but i was always sampling all the soaps…didnt watch all faithfully but tuned in to watch certain stories…i really could of used a remote back then and how i wish they had invented the vcr a decade earlier.
My friend, I thought they’d never end!
the soaps or the 60s?
Awwww, my Timmm. Have you ever thought of writing a song with those words? LOL. ‘Nite…sleep tight….
You are slippin Jimmy! “Those were the Days ” by Mary Hopkin 1968.
I got that song stuck in my head …also “All In The Family” had a completely different opening theme song with that title. Not totally slippin after all…lol
Yeah that was a great time! Just ask any African-American, woman, or homosexual who was treated worse than a second class citizen. I’m sure they long for those “simpler times” too. As far as your neighborhood stores goes, how often do you shop at Wal-Mart? Or online? That’s why you have no more mom and pop stores anymore.
Its great to hear how excited Constance is about possibly returning to GH because of all the storyline possibilities. Four different angles she rattled off just in the interview. I hope she brings Stephan with her! As for the other half, not a fan of FRANCO in any way shape or form, GH or THE man!
Yes I Think they would be great Together Love James Franco and Helena
The original Franco, James Franco was awesome!
He created a great and very unusual character, the kind all spaps need ..
J&S should be tar & feathered and run out on a rail !
Killing-off and not reviving the Queen of mean. And presenting Helena lying weak and fading with tubs up her nose is a slapable offense, and then she drinks poisoned tea..GMAFB!
SHAME on J&S! that was soap sacrilegious!
Helena is a very needed character, she holds all the answers to the secrets that need to be known to move onward.
J&S need to get their lame act together and handle all the many dangling go-nowhere stories.
I do not have Hulu and do not want it, but I can get passwords from various people to watch.
Constance and James together is a dream pairing..
Oh, WOW! I knew she wasn’t dead!…..LOL.
You and me both, CeeCeeGirl!!!! (And Thank God!) GH is simply not the same without the icy, elegant presence of Miss Constance Towers…..Long live Helena!!!! Having said that, I do so hope that 2016 is treating you and yours well….thus far. I’ve been meaning to send you a little reply here and there, but whenever you’ve made comment on the threads of interest, there have been no no direct links for you. This was the perfect opportunity. Later, mia amica!
Having read the book 11/22/63, I am pretty sure I can guess the character that Constance is playing….. all I can say is, the book was a truly great read – great vacation book! And CT is a great pick for the casting I am envisioning!
She needs to be writing for GH. She hit on some details that need to be addressed.
cool
The delightful Constance Towers is just that delightful. Congrats to her on her new project with James, however, as much I’m not a fan of characters continuously returning from the dead, I’ll gladly welcome a Helena return, Constance is right, there are so my unanswered questions, and it would be great fun to see what this “curse” does to Sam and watch that play out. I think GH and Constance need to decide if/when Helena really dies, and just do that. But, definitely into seeing a “return” of Helena, she’s got things to do with Spencer, too. And, with Laura back, so much fun to be had. Constance definitely deserves some Daytime Emmy love, special guest-star, anything! She’s that good, and she’s still working it till the cows come home! I love that about Constance. Good for her. GH, get Helena back to Port Charles, STAT!!!
Constance, – clearly – NEEDS to come back!
and yes, selfishly… it’s all to help out Nicholas…. retain control of ELQ
I don’t know… about the writing… as of late… what with Jason… suing… Nicholas… to regain his shares.. and BAM! that’s the end of the big mystery of ELQ
Jason is that quick of a hero! he’s already it a.. going all gung ho… wanting legalese for shared custody of lil’ Jake
is this a signal that there may not be a reunion with Liz?
back to Nicholas… his attempt at blackmailing Jason… with regard to his accident. just a sham !
this is rivetingly good stuff… for NIcholas and Jason to play out …. the GH writers need to figure out ways to up the ante… and give Nicholas some power. why give ELQ back to the Q’s….
They don’t seem to want to write for Traci… Michael is back to being a Corinthos’ and Ned is MIA… and it seems most want Jason to be a doctor. Dillon is better off with Maxie and Nina.
we need Helena back in Port Charles to help her grandson… and to tell Nicholas to stop being a patsy and think with his real head… I want Hayden to profess her true love and alliance with the love of her life… Nicholas
James Franco is a brilliant, talented actor, albeit a tad eccentric… out of the box. Love his filmwork…including his portrayal of James Dean, his role in Spiderman, Harvey Milk’s lover in MILK…and countless other characters in his diversified body of work. His lunacy on GH was mesmerizing madness…a tad like Batman’s Joker with a gorgeous face!
Constance Towers is Helena to me. I’m not familiar with any of her other work…but she’s crazy, diabolical fun on GH. Loved her early stuff with Alexis, Luke, Stefan, Nicolas, Laura. The Cassadines, including Helena, worked better as an evil empire. Sad how theey killed them all off. Pointless…
I’d love to see Helena back but if she returns I really feel they need to ressurrect more of the clan. She doesn’t even have Luke anymore to play out their game of seductive destruction.
I think she and James will probably create magic in their new venture. (They would gave been hilarious together on GH.) Definitely good casting…will check it out.
I’m glad that Towers’ comment pointed out that this is based on a book by Stephen King of the same name.
The article glaringly fails to mention that point. I’m no journalist but having a show based on recent best seller by King seems like a fact that would be mentioned initially in the article. I’ve read the book and immediately thought this show must be based on it. Just as quickly, I noticed that this was not mentioned until we get Towers’ quote. Even then, it isn’t explained. A reader of the article who was completely unaware of the King book would logically wonder why is Towers mentioning him??
One of my after Christmas reads was going to be this Stephen King book…finally. Love the whole premise of it.
For me, King’s books have been hit or miss for two decades. Some are good; some are a waste of time. This one was good. You’ll enjoy it.
Also, if the series follows the book’s plot, it is pretty clear who Towers will be playing.
I cant wait it going to be very interesting to see them work together I Love them both yea. Till then