Photos: James Franco meets fans in Vancouver

James Franco fans lined up from the early hours of the morning to meet the actor and writer at a book signing event in downtown Vancouver Thursday (December 5). 

After camping out in a morning line-up that stretched down the block from Chapters to get wristbands, fans filled the aisles of the bookstore in the evening to get copies of Franco's new novel Actors Anonymous signed. 

Before starting the autograph session, the actor spoke positively of Vancouver, where he's filming The Interview, directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

The trio turned heads last weekend when they shot scenes in Robson Square against the backdrop of a massive statue of Kim Jong-un. The movie reportedly centres around a talk-show host and his producer who somehow end up involved in a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader. 

While in Vancouver, Rogen and Franco also collaborated on an amusing shot-for-shot remake of Kanye West's "Bound 2" video. The duo are expected to wrap up filming on The Interview this month.