Film nerds have been having fun lately pretending to be Brett Ratner, who’s signed on to direct a biopic of our own pajama-clad genius, Hugh M. Hefner. They don’t mind Ratner directing the movie, but they think they should cast the leading role. Monsters and Critics gleefully reported that Tom Cruise was angling to play the role, which pretty much takes some of the wind out of those Leonardo DiCaprio rumors that we’ve been hearing.
The contributors to the Playboy Mailing List (the granddaddy of the magazine’s fan boards) have been full of casting ideas—their main concern seems to be that whoever plays Hef should be Hef’s height (that’s about 5’ 8” or so). Hugh Jackman (another name frequently mentioned) is too damned tall for their tastes and they seem to have mixed emotions about Heath Ledger and Eric Bana. Meanwhile, over at Film Stew, Richard Horgan is putting a perverse spin on things: coming up with his own suggestions. His dream list includes Adrien Brody, John Cusack, Benecio del Toro, Ryan Gosling and (this is our personal favorite) Drew Carey.
If we were Hef, we’d be asking: What, no Brad Pitt?
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I don't participate in the Playboy Mailing List, so I may be reinventing the wheel here. But maybe we need more of a regular-guy actor than a hunk actor. Maybe Tom Hanks, let's say.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers I'm tellin ya!
Well, I am a member of the PML, and I stand by my original choice: Jim Carrey. Height be damned, he has a physical resemblance to Hef, the gawky charm he displayed as a young man and the acting chops to tackle both the comedic and very serious aspect of the life of the ultimate Playboy.
I'm a member of PML, and tall or not, I'll keep rallying for Hugh Jackman!