Fran Kranz was inspired to write — and direct — a film about the aftermath of a mass school shooting after the Parkland, Fla., incident in 2018. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times/Los Angeles Times) I ...

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“If I ever make another movie,” posits Fran Kranz, “I’m going to make a real concerted effort so that no one can possibly say it could be a play.” He says it with a laugh, but he’s only half kidding.

When Fran Kranz was cast in the 2012 revival of “Death of a Salesman,” his first role on Broadway, his dad called him up to tell him he was now playing for the Yankees. This didn’t exactly help with ...

This story about “Mass” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. Writer-director Fran Kranz’s “Mass” is a low-budget indie drama that was shot mostly in a single room over ...

I’m not sure when I first learned about Archbishop Desmond Tutu, but I know exactly when I first saw him. I mean, really saw him. I was in college watching a documentary called “A Long Night’s Journey ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In “Dollhouse,” Fran Kranz plays Topher Brink, the brains behind the ...

I wanted to write about forgiveness, because in the most difficult circumstances, I wasn’t sure if I was capable of it. Forgiveness is a strange currency. It’s not always as valuable received as it is ...

I wanted to write about forgiveness, because in the most difficult circumstances, I wasn’t sure if I was capable of it. Forgiveness is a strange currency. It’s not always as valuable received as it is ...