Very Funny WHY HIM? Trailers and More Promotional Videos Enjoy the new WHY HIM? trailers and more promotional videos! The film, directed by John Hamburg (I Love You, Man), stars James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch, Keegan-Michael Key, Adam Devine, and Megan Mullally. WHY HIM? will be released in theaters on December 23. 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.