James Franco Directs 'The Deuce' Scenes in Little Italy

James Franco sports a serious mustache while drinking coffee in between directing scenes for the upcoming HBO drama The Deuce on Wednesday (July 6) in the Little Italy neighborhood in New York City.

The 38-year-old actor also stars in the series alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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According to Variety, The Deuce “follows the story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area.”

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