Tom Cruise is set to play Hugh Hefner in a new biopic of the Playboy founder’s life.
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The 45-year-old actor, who has an 18-month-old daughter Suri with his actress wife Katie Holmes, is hot favourite to portray the 81-year-old lothario in upcoming movie Playboy and is reportedly excited about the prospect of bringing Hefner’s colourful life to the big screen.
A source close to the actor said: ‘Tom knows of Hugh’s colourful 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.’
A spokesperson for the star has refused to confirm whether he has accepted the part.
They said: ‘A lot of people consider Tom for a lot of roles. Leonardo DiCaprio – a frequent visitor to Hugh’s famous Playboy mansion in Los Angeles – has also been linked to the role.
X-Men 3 director Brett Ratner has reportedly signed on to direct the film.
