LOS ANGELES – Dave Franco says the drive-in premiere for his directorial debut was “perfect” but admittedly “a little weird.”The 35-year-old actor found himself at the center of Hollywood’s evolving response to the coronavirus pandemic Thursday as he premiered his directorial debut “The Rental” to more than 1,300 people at the Vineland drive-in theatre in Southern California.
Joined by stars including wife Alison Brie, Dan Stevens and Sheila Vand, he took off his mask to pose for photographers in the center of a massive parking lot, then answered questions via Zoom from his car after the film ended.It beat a traditional, more buttoned-up red carpet event, Franco said.“It didn’t feel like there was a spotlight on me or the cast.