LOS ANGELES – Even Michael Douglas had doubts about portraying Benjamin Franklin in the Oscar-winning actor's first period drama. Douglas, 79, who famously proclaimed "Greed is Good" in his ...

When it comes to acting, Douglas also made it clear that he isn’t taking the notion off the table. “If something good comes ...

He looks more like Michael Douglas than someone trying to imitate Benjamin Franklin. Rather than experiencing “eight hours of the full Ben Franklin covering up Michael,” Douglas says ...

A new Apple TV+ series dramatizes the years Benjamin Franklin spent in France ... Based on Schiff’s book and filmed in France, it stars Michael Douglas, in his first period picture, as the ...

Michael Douglas says he had his work cut out for him turning into Benjamin Franklin for his new Apple TV+ series. Talking with ET's Cassie DiLaura ahead of the release of his show, Franklin ...

At first, Michael didn't make quite the same ... In the series "Franklin" (streaming next month on Apple TV+), Douglas plays Benjamin Franklin during his eight-year tenure in Paris.

The Oscar winner returns to the small screen with the upcoming AppleTV+ series “Franklin,” based on the life of founding father Benjamin ... really only one: Michael Douglas.

The 78-year-old actor is portraying one of the Founding Fathers of the United States in an upcoming, historic limited series. Michael Douglas has truly transformed for his upcoming role as ...

"He was very proud," he said of Franklin and how he passed gas. "He wrote a whole book about it, so I decided the opening episode." Related: Michael Douglas Quips He's Playing 'Rascal' Benjamin ...

Starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin during his diplomatic adventures in France, it’s a fairly flat rendition of an American in Paris that, unlike its subject, never quite catches a ...

Michael Douglas is showing a new side to famed inventor Benjamin Franklin. In the first trailer for Apple TV+’s upcoming limited series, “Franklin,” Douglas’ Franklin embarks on a secret ...