Despite both being A-listers, the hosts shared zero chemistry onstage.

Franco later described Hathaway as too “energetic.”

He suggested “the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway.”

James Franco and Anne Hathaway present the Oscars together

The Oscar-winner later poked fun at her hosting skills in anInstagrampost about the 2019 Academy Awards.

Now, a decade on, we finally know what went wrong for the mismatched duo.

The actor reportedly “wanted to play it as a buddy-cop movie with two opposite characters.”

James Franco and Anne Hathaway present the Oscars together

He never quite found a groove with his co-host, though.