Franco finds thought of Donal Trump becoming president 'scary'

Actor-filmmaker James Franco says the prospect of Republican presidential nominee

Donal Trump

becoming US' next president is 'scary'.

38-year-old Franco, however, dismissed the importance of an

actor

's political views on a reality TV star running for president, according to The

Hollywood Reporter

.


Franco was present in Deauville, France where his film 'In Dubious Battle', also directed and produced by him, was screened. The film is about the labor movement for fruit workers in California during the 1930s.

It won over the hearts of the audience in Deauville, where the film received a warm welcome and feted

Franco

following its mixed reception in

Venice

. He was welcomed on stage by French actress Ana Girardot, who recited a poem in the spirit of Franco's creative experimentation.