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Jared Leto to play Hugh Hefner in upcoming biopic
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Jared Leto arrives at CinemaCon 2016: Warner Bros. 'The Big Picture' Presentation on April 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Shutterstock/DFree)
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arely a week after the passing of the Playboy founder, reports have surfaced that Hugh Hefner’s life will be made into a biopic starring Jared Leto.
Apparently, Jared was keen on getting the role. He told director Brett Ratner, “I want to play him. I want to understand him.”
Apart from working on the biopic, Brett will also be working on reviving Hugh’s talk show Playboy After Dark.
Read also: Hugh Hefner and hijab, controversy and commodification
It’s quite odd how a man who perpetuated sexist ideals and proliferated the porn industry is having no trouble getting a biopic. Think of how many notable women who have yet to get a film of their own.
One can be hopeful that the film doesn’t become an homage to Hugh but a tough examination on how his view of women and sex is archaic and damaging.
This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
