Franco opened up about a particular moment on set in a recent interview with Vulture, addressing how difficult it was to shoot a gay sex scene with Michael Shannon, as compared with his threesome in upcoming indie I Am Michael:

It was very different. Michael Shannon is an awesome actor, one of the best actors of our generation, and a good friend of mine who prides himself on being the guy who will do anything, but he was uncomfortable in that scene. I had to take him to dinner before we shot it because he was so uncomfortable ... he was like, 'We've gotta talk about this.' So I went in to New York, and as soon as we sat down, he was like, "Aw, now I feel stupid that I'm such a wimp. All right, I'll do it, I'll do it."

Once we got to set, we set up the lights and everybody else cleared the room. It was my DP and focus-puller, and that was it. We did one take, and if you look closely at the scene, you'll see that I am pulling his face close to me because he [refused to get close], and we're supposed to be passionately making out. And he's a strong dude! But in the end, it worked … half-assed love scenes are the worst. Straight or gay! So I was just doing my job on [I Am Michael].

Let's just hope Charlie Carver and Zachary Quinto didn't half-ass their parts in I Am Michael. Given Carver's assertion that the threesome is "memorable," our interest is certainly aroused.