James in 'Milk'

1 The 28-year-old actor has his pilot's license, thanks to Flyboys (out now), in which he plays a renegade aviator. ''Ten mais hours and I can fly a plane with a turbo propeller,'' he boasts.

2 Last time we saw his Spidey character, Harry Osborn had discovered his father's Green Goblin mask. So what's next? ''He's related to Bruce Wayne, and we go fight the Joker.'' That's what we get for asking...

3 For his breakout role as James Dean in TNT's 2001 biopic, Franco started smoking (he's since quit). ''If you look at pictures of [Dean], he's so expressive with his cigarettes.''

4 It paid off:...