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Which Rumored Actor Would Best Play Hugh Hefner?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:37:54 -0700

The latest Hugh Hefner biopic rumor comes to us via the Chicago Sun Times and states that Robert Downey Jr. is being considered to play the girly mag mogul. Previously, rumors have swirled around Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise.

So, which of these men would best portray the Hef? And if none of them, who could you see in the role?

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Do You Think Tom Cruise Could Play Hugh Hefner?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:54:59 -0800

Here's a casting rumor I wouldn't have guessed: according to a random "source" Tom Cruise is being considered for the role of Hugh Hefner in Brett Ratner's biopic on the Playboy founder. This same source claims, "Tom knows of Hugh's colorful past and thinks he would be the perfect person to bring it to the big screen. He also thinks the role would be a challenge for him, and would remind people of his versatility as an actor. At the moment people are concentrating on his personal life, and his marriage to Katie - but he wants to remind them that he can act too."

Last summer the rumor mill was working overtime suggesting Leonardo DiCaprio in the role, which made a lot of sense to many of you.

But Tom Cruise? What do you think of this idea?

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Do You Think Leo Could Play Hugh Hefner?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:30:00 -0700

The film world is buzzing about reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is "in talks" to play Hugh Hefner in Brett Ratner's biopic of the Playboy founder. When I first heard the news about Ratner's project I couldn't think of many actors who could portray Hefner, and DiCaprio certainly didn't come to mind. But now that I think of it, maybe he could handle it. What do you think?

By the way, that's Hefner in 1978. Weird, huh?

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Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:03:00 -0700

This week, I challenged you to come up with 50 songs for 50 states, and you did ... in about 20 hours. Whoa. But I'm still taking suggestions for the playlist.
Speaking of playlists, I gave you a great set of vacation songs. And if you need other weekend listening, check out the new Ryan Adams album or videos from Kanye West and Amy Winehouse.
With this weekend's opening of Michael Moore's controversial Sicko, I asked you if you typically see documentaries in the theater or wait to rent them.
This week we learned that Harry Potter is looking for a few good kids, while Cameron Diaz will try her hand at horror and Ryan Gosling will play the dad in The Lovely Bones. No Susie yet, though.
Were you as surprised as I was about who got kicked off "So You Think You Can Dance" and which guy Molly chose at the end of "The Starter Wife"?
If you could recast "I Love Lucy" with modern-day actors, who would you pick? And speaking of great comedy, check out my favorite five (living) comedy couples.
What do you make of Brett Ratner's Hugh Hefner biopic and Laurence Fishburne's adaptation of The Alchemist?
And finally, this week marked Pearl's final acting performance. Let us all take a moment of silence.

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Brett Ratner to Direct Hugh Hefner Biopic

BuzzSugar — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:32:49 -0700

Brett Ratner's doing what now?
Brett Ratner has signed on to direct a biopic all about Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Ratner is known for directing mostly action movies like Rush Hour, so he's probably just the "man's man" for the job.

Ratner says:
"'Hef came from a puritanical upbringing and reinvented himself to be the godfather of the sexual revolution,' Ratner told Daily Variety. 'He also used his magazine to advocate civil rights and free speech, and put James Brown on his show 'Playboy After Dark' when they didn't put black performers on national television. He broke all kinds of taboos, especially in sexuality.'"

Why I care:
Having started a confusing love affair with the E! series "The Girls Next Door," I have acquired this intense fascination with Hugh Hefner. Where there was once vague annoyance toward the man who's made millions exploiting women's bodies, there is now a strange curiosity.

Why?
He's super old. He has three girlfriends around whom he behaves like an affectionate, sometimes confused grandpa. Every so often he'll talk about "his girls" with great fondness, and he makes comments like "I'm in a really good place right now... This is the best time of my life." I have to wonder if he is referring to the fact that his current situation - living with his three main girls - is really like a family situation in which he can play daddy, sugar daddy and granddaddy at any given time. And yet, to some people he's still a sex symbol. I'm not interested in reliving Hefner's successes photographing naked ladies, but I am interested to see how he went from that to this wrinkled old man with a reality TV show. I look forward to this movie.

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