James Franco: 'Spring Breakers' Casting 'Was Perfect'

Spring Breakers co-stars Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, and Vanessa Hudgens pose in their bikinis for a feature in Interview‘s May issue.

“When I wrote the script, I started thinking about girls in bikinis with guns, wearing ski masks,” director Harmony Korine told the mag. “I was like, ‘Where would you see that?’ And the idea of spring break came to me. I just started imagining girls on spring break robbing places.”

“When Harmony told me who he was going to cast, I thought it was perfect for so many reasons. The young actresses are so excited to do a movie like this with someone like [him]. They were so eager and enthusiastic to be a part of it,” said James Franco, who plays a drug and arms dealer in the film.

Also pictured inside: Vanessa at the gym with her mom Gina on Monday (May 7) in Studio City, Calif.