“You know, one day, I will play you in a film”, would have confided Jared Leto to Karl Lagerfeld.
The prediction is about to come true.
In an exclusive interview devoted to
Women's Wear Daily
, this Thursday, October 6, the actor revealed that he was in the process of embodying the legend of fashion in a future biopic, without a release date being revealed yet.
The film will be produced by him, alongside his partner, Emma Ludbrook, through their company Paradox.
"Karl would be proud of what we do," the Oscar-winning actor said.
Asked about his script and the possibility of a story based on the love stories of the creator who died on February 19, 2019, Jared Leto only replied: “There are multitudes of things to explore.
Karl had a career that spanned over fifty years, so personally and professionally he was close to a number of people.
I can say that we are going to focus on key relationships that convey different parts of his life.”
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“There is no definition of him”
A great admirer of Karl Lagerfeld, who later became one of his relatives, the actor of
Requiem for a Dream
was full of praise for the former artistic director of the Chanel house.
“Karl was an artist, (…) a fashion designer, a photographer.
There was no definition of him.
It was a creative power,” he said.
And to add: “He has always been a source of inspiration for me.
He was a true polymath, an artist, an innovator, a leader and, above all, a kind man.
When we met with Karl Lagerfeld's team, we immediately shared this desire to pay him a respectful tribute while pushing the artistic limits of what a biopic can be.
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Jared Leto, who will therefore play the couturier, continued: “My role is to represent him on screen as honestly as possible.
With fame, most people don't see below the surface.
They see one or two sides of a person.
Karl was a human being.
We all have beauty in us and we all have flaws.
We have masks and then we have times when we take the mask off.
I'm always interested in seeing what was behind it."
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House Lagerfeld
For the production of this feature film, Jared Leto has teamed up with several leaders of the Karl Lagerfeld brand, including its CEO Pier Paolo Righi, Caroline Lebar, vice-president of image and communication, and Sébastien Jondeau. , model, former personal assistant and bodyguard of the designer, from 1999 until his death.