Jared Leto will be next playing the role of Karl Lagerfeld. It will be the official biopic of the fashion superstar and. Lagerfeld changed the course of history of fashion with the brand ‘Chanel’, where he was the artistic director for a long time. He has been an inspiration to Jared Leto for his talent as a polymath, artist, innovator and leader.
The project will be produced by Jared Leto alongside Emma Ludbrook through their production company Paradox. The fashion icons’ friends and partners Paolo Righi, Caroline Lebar, Sébastien Jondeau will be co-producing the project. The film is still in its early stages and no director has been decided to helm it till now. Paolo Righi is impressed that Leto and Emma have the ability to tell the story in an artistic and creative way, much like Karl would have been liked to tell himself.
Several Hollywood producers have approached the Karl Lagerfeld brand for partnership in making a biopic of him but finally the opportunity goes to Leto and his team. The storyline and the plot of the movie has not been revealed till now, but the movie will be based on the late star’s multiple key relationships.
Leto was last seen as Paolo Gucci in the crime drama ‘House Of Gucci’. The additional cast has not been decided either. This may be another well accepted film for the Oscar-winning actor after ‘House Of Gucci’. His Marvel venture ‘Morbius‘ did not work out well with its theatre release.