‘Hoppers’ star Dave Franco on working with Catherine O’Hara: ‘She would go into a room, and everyone would just perk up’

Famed actor Dave Franco, who is best known for his role in the ‘Now You See Me’ franchise, has been extremely open about his career and the people that he has worked with. In a recent interview, the star reminisced about working with the late actress Catherine O’Hara.

Dave Franco talks about working alongside Catherine O’Hara

Franco was one of the few actors who worked with Catherine O’Hara on her last project, ‘The Studio.’ The actor recalled what it was like to work with the ‘Home Alone’ star as he revisited the show on ‘This Morning’ in an interview.




He shared, “Yeah, I got to spend a little bit of time with Catherine, and you know she really was so sweet and so humble. I remember she talked to me a lot about her sons who work in this business too, and she was just saying how proud she was of them.”

He further talked about the late actress and shared that he had felt really fortunate to have worked with her. “She just kind of had this energy where she would go into a room, and everyone would just perk up,” he concluded.

Dave Franco's projects

On the work front, Dave Franco featured as a fictional version of himself in Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio.’ Not only that, but he is also awaiting the release of his highly anticipated animated film, ‘Hoppers.’ The film revolves around a group of scientists who create a fake beaver to get to know what everyone in the animal kingdom is thinking and feeling. The story remains centric to Mabel Tanaka, a 19-year-old whose consciousness gets transferred into the fake beaver.

Franco plays the role of Titus, the king of insects and a monarch butterfly.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”