Downey Jr. to Play Hugh Hefner?
Filed under: Casting, RumorMonger, Fandom
Well, he played the role of one playboy successfully -- why couldn't he take on another? That seems to be the buzz this weekend, and the Chicago Sun Times reports that Playboy magazine's Hugh Hefner is very interested in having Robert Downey Jr. play him in an upcoming biopic after watching the actor shine on screen in Iron Man. Granted, Hefner is no Tony Stark -- however, I imagine each has slept with roughly the same amount of women.
According to the paper, a rep for Downey Jr. said the actor is interested but still waiting to see a script and hear who's directing it. Oh, that's right my friends -- Brett Ratner is no longer attached to the project (so says the Chicago Sun Times), though there's a chance he may return. The film, which has the working title of Playboy, will most probably track the long (and very successful) life of Hugh Hefner. Leonardo DiCaprio was once rumored to be in the running to play Hef as well.
Could you see Downey Jr. as Hef? If not, who?
[via JoBlo]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-25-2008 @ 3:51PM
Sonny389 said...
Any one else but Ironman,figures Hugh would want to be attach to ironman somehow , Leonardo did Howard Hughes ,wait tell he dies his head is big enough
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5-25-2008 @ 5:09PM
Aytunc said...
I can see him playing and pulling a good "Heff"
My second choice will be Jeremy Piven. He can make a morally questionable, bigger than life person totally likable,
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5-25-2008 @ 5:50PM
Movie_Dearest said...
Aaron Eckhart.
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5-26-2008 @ 1:23AM
Jake said...
I second this. I think he would play an EXCELLENT Heff.
5-26-2008 @ 3:17AM
Gregory Rubinstein said...
I thought Leonardo DiCaprio would have been perfect, but Downey Jr. would be good too.
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5-25-2008 @ 10:23PM
dulce said...
Totally agree, movie_dearest, Aaron Eckhart would be perfect.
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5-26-2008 @ 2:36AM
Riley Freeman said...
aaron and robert are both good. it will be very interesting to see who directs. how bout whoever did thank you for smoking with the same writers
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