The 11 worst biopic castings of all time
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Shortly after Hugh Hefner's death in September, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Jared Leto would be playing the media mogul in a biopic about his life.
"Jared is an old friend," the biopic's director Brett Ratner told THR. "When he heard I got the rights to Hef's story, he told me, 'I want to play him. I want to understand him.' And I really believe Jared can do it. He's one of the great actors of today."
Immediately after news of Leto's casting was announced it began to receive some criticism online.
Here are a couple reactions to Leto's casting:
It's easy to be skeptical of Leto's casting when there have been so many lousy biopic castings in the past. Even renowned actors like Kevin Spacey and Naomi Watts have starred in colossal biopic flops.
It's too soon to evaluate whether or not Leto's portrayal of Hefner will do the late playboy justice, but hopefully he won't make the same mistakes as his biopic predecessors.
Here are the 11 worst biopic castings of all time, in no particular order:
Jared Leto Is Playing Hugh Hefner In Brett Ratner's Biopic & I Need a Shower After Just Typing Those Words https://t.co/zoPnZHhcXJ pic.twitter.com/liaQEiYhjs
- The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue) October 3, 2017
on a list of things the world doesn't need, somewhere near the top it says 'Brett Ratner movie about Hugh Hefner staring Jared Leto'
- nathan creedy (@Creedy__) October 3, 2017
Jared Leto To Star In Brett Ratner's Hugh Hefner Biopic, Because He Wasn't Already Doing The Most To Remind Us All How He's Just The Worst
- Philip Ellis (@Philip_Ellis) October 3, 2017
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