Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has revealed that he wants to be portrayed by Robert Downey Jr in the biopic based on his life.
It was recently reported that Downey Jr is in talks to play the famed lothario and Hefner admitted that he would love it if the actor, who is enjoying a tremendous comeback following the huge success of Iron Man, would star in the film.
Hefner told ComingSoon.net, "I guess the next big thing we're looking forward to is the movie and we're hoping that Robert Downey Jr. will be portraying me. Brian Grazer is producing. Brett Ratner is directing. We're finishing up the screenplay and hope to have to be in production by the end of the year.
"He's a very good actor. It has nothing to do with Iron Man. Our conversations with Robert were in the months immediately before Iron Man. He called immediately after Iron Man and asked 'When we were going to do the movie?''"
Ratner added, "He's a great actor and he embodies the characters. Just look at him as Charlie Chaplin [in 1992's 'Chaplin']. You really believe it. I think if he spends time with Hef, he'll not just mimic him but he'll take on his nuances and his personality and the essence of Hefner."