The legend of the designer Lagerfeld in the cinema |
THIS Hollywood star plays Charlemagne
He says about himself that he loves transformation. Hardly any other Hollywood actor is as close to the truth as he is Jared Leto.
Now the 50-year-old, one of Hollywood’s most sought after character actors, plays the designer who died in 2019 in a planned biopic Karl Lagerfeld († 85)
“Karl has always been an inspiration to me,” the Oscar winner (“Dallas Buyers Club”) wrote on Instagram on Thursday. He was a “true multifaceted, an artist, an innovator, a leader and above all a lovely man”.
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And how versatile Leto is, he has already demonstrated in many roles. For the one in “House of Gucci” with Lady Gaga, the Oscar winner (“Dallas Buyers Club”) and singer (Thirty Seconds to Mars) she put on makeup for six hours a day to get her greasy hair and a big belly, in In “The Little Things” he convinced as serial killer Ted Bundy with a dark look and 20 extra pounds on his ribs.
So now the portrait of the eccentric designer. Born in Hamburg, the longtime chief designer of the fashion brand Chanel was synonymous with Parisian chic and elegance. White braids, a high shirt collar, and dark sunglasses were his trademarks.
Sharing a “creative vision” with Lagerfeld’s team, respectfully honoring the stylist while at the same time exhausting the artistic possibilities of a film biography, Leto continues to write on Instagram about the planned film adaptation.
Leto is on board as the lead actor and co-producer of the planned project. Lagerfeld’s longtime close associates, including CEO Pier Paolo Righi and spokesperson Caroline Lebar, are also involved as producers. The film will explore key relationships in Lagerfeld’s life, told through an “unpredictable lens,” the fashion house said on Instagram.
