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鈥淥f Mice and Men鈥� 鈥� based on John Steinbeck's classic 1937 novel 鈥� will be returning to Broadway with actors James Franco and Chris O鈥橠owd starring, according to Franco.

Franco discussed the project during a question-and-answer session at Santa Monica鈥檚 Aero Theatre earlier this week and named O鈥橠owd as his co-star as well as 鈥淎ugust: Osage County鈥� director Anna Shapiro as the director for their production, according to the website .

According to , Franco will play George, while O鈥橠owd will portray Lennie. Both Franco and O鈥橠owd would be making their Broadway debuts.

Franco did not mention a premiere date for the show, but NYT writer Patrick Healy posited that the show could start previews in March and debut officially in April.

Shapiro won a Tony Award in 2008 for her work on 鈥淎ugust鈥� and directed the 2011 production of 鈥淭he Mother------ with the Hat.鈥�

Franco recently starred in the movies 鈥淥z the Great and Powerful鈥� and 鈥淭his Is the End,鈥� while O鈥橠owd appeared in 鈥淏ridesmaids鈥� and starred on the TV series 鈥淔amily Tree,鈥� which aired on HBO in the US.

Previous Broadway productions opened in 1937 and 1974, with actor James Earl Jones portraying Lennie in the 1974 version.

A film adaptation was released in 1939 starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Burgess Meredith and a 1992 version was directed by and starred actor Gary Sinise, who played George alongside John Malkovich as Lennie.