James Franco Has Ex-Gay Activist Hair Now

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Say goodbye to James Franco's curly brown hair! The Broadway star has gone boy band on us, Instagramming a photo of his new blonde bowl cut, referring to it as "That Late 90s bleached look." He also Photoshopped his blonde-framed face onto group shots of various boy bands.

Franco's blonde, noticeably straighter hair is actually for a film that tells the story of Michael Glatze, who founded the Young Gay America magazine and then later renounced his homosexuality and married a woman. Franco will be playing Glatze, and Emma Roberts will play his eventual wife. His hair will play the jilted lover.