Are you curious about Dave Franco’s thoughts on being compared to Luigi Mangione? Luigi Mangione is the prime suspect in the murder case of United HeathCare CEO Brian Thompson. Ever since his pictures emerged online, fans started calling for Franco to portray Mangione in a potential film or TV adaptation. Recently, Franco himself shared his reaction to this comparison in a joint interview he gave with his wife and fellow actress, Alison Brie.
Here’s what Franco said.
Dave Franco is aware of Luigi Mangione’s comparison
Dave Franco recently addressed fans’ casting calls and the comparisons to Luigi Mangione.
He addressed them in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter alongside his wife Alison Brie, where they were promoting Together, a new horror film starring both of them. This was after the interviewer asked them if anybody had talked to him about comparisons between him and Luigi Mangione. Brie playfully jumped in, saying, “Anyone? Do you mean everyone?”
“I have never received more texts in my life about anything. Anyone who has my phone number has reached out about it,” Franco added. Both Brie and Franco then noted that there had not been any “official offers” for the role.
Fanco’s resemblance to Mangione has even been referenced on Saturday Night Live. The show made a joke about the resemblance through the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace Cold Open segment, where Grace said Mangione looked like “Dave Franco with Eugene Levy eyebrows.”
Although an official movie or television show about Luigi Mangione’s life has not been announced, multiple documentaries about Mangione are in the works.
The first documentary is helmed by Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions and Anonymous Content. The second documentary comes from Amanda Knox and Stephen Robert Morse, the creator of How to Rob a Bank. (via Variety)
Meanwhile, ABC aired a documentary last month titled Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder. It was also made available for streaming on Hulu.
