Star Magazine’s website poses an interesting question: Who should play Hugh Hefner, the ladies man of all ladies men, in the upcoming Hef biopic that Brett Ratner is directing, tentatively titled “Even Skeletons Get Boners?” Apparently, Star believes that the story will focus on Hef’s early life, where he sleeps around a lot then makes up the songs “Folsom Prison Blues” and “What’d I Say” on the spot, and they offer up Hollywood heartthrobs from Leo DiCaprio to Orlando Bloom in order to capture Hef’s young, virile image.
In my mind, though, I can’t help but picture Hefner as an 80 year old classy walking undead who apparently only gets photographed after he just got out of the shower. Therefore, my list of potential Hefs looks something like this:
- Pierce Brosnan (very believable holding a pipe)
- Bob Barker
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Anderson Cooper (with some prosthetics, obvs)
- Or, Michelle’s suggestion: Jessica Tandy (Why didn’t they make this movie in 1993??)
What do people think? Who should play Hugh Hefner, and will it be young, stud Hef, or blood-has-more-Cialis-than-plasma Hef? Or a “Norma Jean and Marilyn” two-actor platoon situation? Is Mira Sorvino available?
