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Franco to star in 'Of Mice and Men' on Broadway

Director Sam Raimi (R) speaks at a ceremony where actor James Franco (L) receives a "Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame" in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on March 7, 2013. UPI/Phil McCarten
Director Sam Raimi (R) speaks at a ceremony where actor James Franco (L) receives a "Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame" in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on March 7, 2013. UPI/Phil McCarten | License Photo

NEW YORK, March 8 (UPI) -- James Franco said on "The Colbert Report" this week he plans to make his Broadway debut in a staging of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men."

Franco appeared on Tuesday's edition of the faux news program to promote his new film "Oz the Great and Powerful."

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Asked by the show's host if he also acts in plays, Franco told Colbert: "I'm going to. We're going to do 'Of Mice and Men' on Broadway. There's a character Slim, we haven't cast it yet. You could do it."

Franco said he will play George in the Great Depression-set drama, which was last staged on Broadway in 1974.

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