SOAP Q: Franco checks back into the ‘Hospital’ BEFORE the Oscars!

James Franco just cannot get enough of ‘General Hospital.’ According to Deep Soap, The movie star/graduate student/artist/writer who shocked everyone by taking a role on the soap early last year will be returning for two episodes timed to coincide with ABC’s February 27th telecast of the Academy Awards, which he will be co-hosting with Anne Hathaway. According to TV Guide, the actor will reprise his role of Franco, the artist whose canvas is murder, on February 25th and February 28th.

Franco, the actor, is also considered a lock to be nominated for an Oscar for his starring role in the movie ‘127 Hours.’ It is possible that he will become the first person to win an Oscar and appear on a daytime soap the next day. He will definitely be the first person to appear on a soap and host the Oscars in the same week.