Jared Leto Plans to Star in, Produce, Karl Lagerfeld Biopic: The Chanel Icon ‘Would Be Proud of What We Are Doing’
thewrap.comJared Leto announced Wednesday his plans to star in and produce a biopic charting the life and career of legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Better yet, the project has backing from the late Chanel icon’s fashion house via “trusted confidants” Pier Paolo Righi, Caroline Lebar, and Sébastien Jondeau, who will partner as Executive Producers of the film.
Leto’s partner Emma Ludbrook will also co-produce through their production company Paradox.“Karl has always been an inspiration to me,” Leto said in a statement. “He was a true polymath, an artist, an innovator, a leader and, most importantly, a kind man.
When we came together with the KARL LAGERFELD team, we immediately shared a creative vision of doing a respectful ode to Karl while pushing the artistic boundaries of what a biopic can be.” While the exact story of the biopic is still under wraps, a release from Leto’s team reveals that “the film will cover the key relationships in Karl Lagerfeld’s life, told through an unpredictable lens, much like the man himself.
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