When Karl Lagerfeld and Jared Leto met, the actor promised the fashion designer that one day he would definitely play him in a movie.

In the near future, the American artist will fulfill his promise and play the role of Lagerfeld in the upcoming biopic about the life of the style icon.

Leto and Emma Ludbrook's company Paradox will produce the film, along with the late designer's confidants Pier Paolo Righi, Caroline Lebar and Sebastian Jondeau.

Pier Paolo Righi was Lagerfeld's CEO for more than a decade, Caroline Lebar worked with the fashion designer as a brand and personal advisor, and Sebastien Jondeau worked as the designer's bodyguard for about 20 years, after which he became a style consultant at Lagerfeld's company.

The plot of the film is still being kept under wraps.

It is only known that the film will highlight the main events and connections in the life of a fashion designer.

They promise to tell all this in an unpredictable form, reflecting the unusual personality of the designer himself.

Asked by WWD if the film will be a love story, Leto explained that there are many relationships to explore.

According to the actor, Karl Lagerfeld's career spanned more than 50 years, so both personally and professionally, he was close to many people.

As Jared Leto told Deadline, Karl Lagerfeld has always been a source of inspiration for him.

“He was a true scholar, creator, innovator, leader and, most importantly, a good person.

When we met with Karl Lagerfeld's team, we immediately had a shared creative vision to make a respectful tribute to Karl while pushing the artistic boundaries of what a biopic could be.

I am very grateful to Caro, Pierre and Seb for allowing us to go on this journey with them,” Leto said.

In a conversation with WWD, the actor admitted that his main goal is to portray Lagerfeld on the screen as honestly as possible.

The artist hinted that he had already begun to dive into the study of the identity of the fashion designer and prepare for the role.

According to Pier Paolo Righi, various Hollywood producers often approached him earlier with a proposal to make a film about Lagerfeld, but before meeting with Leto and Ladbrook, they did not agree to shoot the film, because they were afraid that it would not turn out the way they would like to see it themselves. Lagerfeld.

“Only after meeting with Jared and Emma did we feel real confidence that a creative approach would be used to tell (him. -

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) stories that Karl himself would have liked.

Through our conversations, we have established an equally trusting and inspiring creative relationship that will allow us to work seamlessly together on this wonderful project,” said Righi.

Renowned fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld passed away in February 2019.

He is still considered one of the brightest and most stylish people of our time.

Jared Leto has been a frequent guest at fashion events over the years.

With Karl Lagerfeld, the artist often crossed paths in St. Tropez in the summer, as well as at Chanel shows, in particular, at the autumn haute couture show in 2015.

  • © Shot from the film "House of Gucci"/kinopoisk.ru

Jared Leto has long been known for his talent for impersonation.

In his track record of about 40 films.

Among them are "Requiem for a Dream", "Mr. Nobody", "Suicide Squad", "Dallas Buyers Club" (for this work the actor was awarded an Oscar), "Blade Runner 2049", etc.

One of his recent works, Morbius, was released in March 2022.

The love of fashion is also reflected in the acting career of Jared Leto: in 2021, the premiere of the biopic The House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott, took place.

The artist played one of the members of the eminent family - Paolo.

The work was not highly appreciated, and Leto was awarded the Golden Raspberry anti-award for the worst male supporting role. 

In August 2020, Jared Leto informed fans on his Instagram* account that he would be starring in a biopic about artist, designer and director Andy Warhol.

“Yes, I will indeed be playing Andy Warhol in the upcoming film.

I am very grateful for this and glad of this opportunity, ”the artist wrote.

It was assumed that the basis for the tape will be the book by Victor Bockris "Warhol.

Biography, adapted by screenwriter Terence Winter.

However, since then there has been no news about the film, and it is still unknown when the picture will be released and what kind of plot the audience will actually expect.

* Meta product, activity recognized as extremist, prohibited on the territory of Russia by decision of the Tverskoy Court of Moscow dated 03/21/2022.