Boy George Wants Sophie Turner To Play Him In A Movie, And She’s

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Following the worldwide field workplace success of Bohemian Rhapsody and heat important reception to Rocketman, music biopics are very in proper now (even when they’re unimaginable to look at with out considering of Walk Hard). The development reveals no signal of slowing down, both: Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, is scheduled for August 14, 2020; Moulin Rogue‘s Baz Luhrmann is engaged on an Elvis film, probably with Tom Hanks as supervisor Colonel Tom Parker; and an untitled drama “about Yoko Ono and her relationship with Lennon” has Jean-Marc Vallee (Big Little Lies) hooked up as a director.

There’s additionally been discuss of a biopic centered round Boy George, the lead singer of 1980s icons Culture Club, written and directed by Sacha Gervasi (Anvil! The Story of Anvil). “The untitled Boy George film will explore his humble beginnings in an Irish a working-class family, through his rise to the top of the international charts with Culture Club,” a Deadline report reads. “The larger-than-life George never disguised who he was – a fearless, ruthlessly honest young man with an open identity who was years ahead of his time.” But who will play Boy George?

He has an concept.

The singer appeared on radio present Fitzy and Wippa, and mentioned that whereas “there’s been some really interesting suggestions” on who to play him, “one of the most interesting suggestions was Sophie Turner.” To those who informed him “she can’t play you she’s a woman,” Boy George says “when I was 17, I would have loved to have been her.” (Via)

When Turner realized about Boy George’s feedback, she tweeted, “I’m SO down @BoyGeorge.” She has the time, now that she’s free from Game of Thrones after eight seasons and Dark Phoenix was the tip of her X-Men run, and the one tasks listed on her IMDb, Heavy and Broken Soldier, are each accomplished. Turner is among the most in-demand actresses on the market proper now — I say let her play Boy George; it’ll be an excellent trial run for when she portrays her husband Joe within the inevitable Jonas Brothers film. Now that’s a biopic.

(Via Entertainment Weekly)