James Franco Tries to Win Over His Girlfriend’s Father Bryan Cranston in the Movie ‘Why Him?’

Ridiculous tech billionaire Laird (James Franco) tries to win over his girlfriend’s skeptical father Ned (Bryan Cranston) in the new movie Why Him?. Why Him? will be released on December 25, 2016.

Over the holidays, Ned (Bryan Cranston), an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). The straight-laced Ned thinks Laird, who has absolutely no filter, is a wildly inappropriate match for his daughter. The one-sided rivalry—and Ned’s panic level—escalate when he finds himself increasingly out of step in the glamorous high-tech hub, and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.