Dave Franco finally addresses calls for him to play murder suspect Luigi Mangione
Dave Franco finally addresses calls for him to play murder suspect Luigi Mangione
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Luigi Mangione has a celebrity doppelganger and that said doppelganger has some thoughts. Mangione, 26, who was charged with first-degree murder in the case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s death, yet despite his crime, became an internet sensation last year.
![[Dave Franco at Sundance Film Festival in brown suit against blue wall]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_237515689-c1c1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
One of the reasons being that he looked eerily similar to Hollywood star, Dave Franco, 39. Now, the actor has finally reacted to calls for him to play Mangione in a film. Franco starred in what felt like almost every comedy film in the 2010s, but in recent years, he has taken his career from in front of the camera to behind it, working largely as a director.
![[Luigi Mangione in orange jumpsuit surrounded by police]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234042511-feda.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
While he still dabbles in acting, including a new horror titled Together, with his wife, Alison Brie, there is one role he could be open to playing next. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the Sundance premiere of the Michael Shanks film, Franco was asked if ‘anyone’ had reached out to him asking him to play Mangioni.
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‘Anyone? Do you mean everyone?’ his wife responded when the couple were asked about it. ‘I have never received more texts in my life about anything,’ Franco continued to tell the reporter. ‘Anyone who has my phone number has reached out about it.’.
‘But I don’t think there have been any official offers,’ Brie said, with Franco confirming: ‘No, no official offers.’. While internet users are convinced the star is the perfect candidate for the job, it seems there is a problem; the job doesn’t exactly exist yet.
![[Dave Franco in an orange jumpsuit behind bars.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_237551278-6ff5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
After speaking to the star, the news outlet did some investigating and confirmed: ‘A scripted movie has not yet been announced,’ but noted that ‘several documentary projects about the murder are currently in production, including one from Oscar winner Alex Gibney.’.
