Of Mice and Men Stars James Franco, Chris O’Dowd & Leighton Meester Snap Selfies on Steinbeck’s Birthday

Screen stars James Franco, Chris O’Dowd and Leighton Meester are all making their Broadway debuts in Of Mice and Men this spring, and judging by their Instagram and Twitter feeds, the trio is already hard at work preparing for their new roles. In honor of John Steinbeck’s 116th birthday on February 27, Franco, O’Dowd and Meester hit the books and took selfies while reading some of the legendary author’s celebrated works. (And uh, in the case of Franco, dressed as a gangster and renamed the book Of Mice and Menz.) See their tributes to Steinbeck, then catch the new production beginning March 19 at the Longacre Theatre!