James Franco 'Mice And Men' Broadway Telecast With Chris O'Dowd And Leighton Meester Set To Air On November 6; Revival Stage Play Of John Steinbeck Closed At National Theater On July 27

After appearing bald in Venice Film Festival for his movie Zeroville, another project to look forward from James Franco is the broadway telecast of 'Mice and Men' alongside Chris O'Dowd.  It is a revival stage play of John Steinbeck which ended in Broadway last July 27.

Other stars who appeared in the revival stage play are Leighton Meester, Jim Norton and Anna D. Shapiro.  Deadline reported that this is Shapiro's first show ever in the U.K. The source added 'tickets for the NT Live presentation, booked into 700 U.S. and Canada movie theaters, will go on sale September 12 at NTLive.com.'

The first National Theatre Live telecast of James Franco 'Mice and Men' is set on November 6.

On related news, The Interviewer actor has been reported to adapt Chuck Palahniuk's 'Rant'. According to Indiewire, the actor has gotten the rights of this project.

The synopsis of the upcoming film provided by Indiewire reads,

"Buster "Rant" Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life. "

Will Jamees Franco direct and/or star in the movie? Stay tuned on this site for updates!