Sean Penn and James Franco are gay lovers? Not really only in their upcoming movie “Milk“. Although Penn & Franco considered living like gay lovers for new biopic MILK, but their schedules wouldn’t allow it. The two stars play homosexuals Harvey Milk and Scott Smith in Gus Van Sant’s new movie about the openly gay San Francisco city supervisor (Milk), who was assassinated in 1977. And the two actors thought about getting to know one another by renting a home in the city, according to PlanetGossip.Eonline.com.