BREAKING NEWS: James Franco to Make Broadway Debut in OF MICE AND MEN!

By: Mar. 06, 2013
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James Franco stopped by last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central to promote his upcoming film 'Oz the Great and Powerful.' In the interview, the actor revealed that he will soon be coming to the Broadway stage in a revival of 'Of Mice and Men.'

"We're going to do 'Of Mice and Men' on Broadway," shared the actor adding, "I'm going to play George." He then joked with Colbert, "There's a character Slim, we haven't cast it yet. You can do it. You can nail it!" Replied the host, "Is it a big time committment cause I got this show to do!" Watch the appearance below!

James Franco's first prominent role was the lead on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks. He later achieved recognition for playing the title character in the TV biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award.

The actor portrayed Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. His notable films are Pineapple Express, Milk, 127 Hours, for which he received his first Academy Award nomination, Tristan & Isolde, Annapolis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, with upcoming films, Oz the Great and Powerful, This Is the End and Lovelace.



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