Jared Leto Will Play Karl Lagerfeld in New Biopic on the Late Designer
In a partnership between the House of Karl Lagerfeld and the actor’s production company, Paradox.
Jared Leto will be portraying Karl Lagerfeld in a new film dedicated to the late designer.
The House of Karl Lagerfeld has joined forces with the actor’s production company Paradox to create the movie, which will be titled Karl Lagerfeld. Pier Paolo Righi, Caroline Lebar and Sebastien Jondeau, who have all worked at the fashion house for an extended time, will serve as executive producers.
While the storyline of the film has yet to be announced, it’s described to “cover the key relationships in Karl Lagerfeld’s life, told through an unpredictable lens, much like the man himself.” Leto shared in a press release, “Karl has always been an inspiration to me. He was a true polymath, an artist, an innovator, a leader and, most importantly, a kind man.” He continued, “When we came together with the KARL LAGERFELD team, we immediately shared a creative vision of doing a respectful ode to Karl while pushing the artistic boundaries of what a biopic can be. I’m so grateful to Karo, Pier and Seb for allowing us to go on this journey together.”
Rhigi noted that the fashion brand has been “approached by several Hollywood producers who suggested to partner on a movie about Karl’s iconic life” and that “it has been only since we met Jared and Emma [Ludbrook] that we felt truly confident about the story being told in the artistic way Karl would have loved to see.”
This would mark the first biopic on Lagerfeld since his death in early 2019, and the announcement comes shortly after the Costume Institute shared that the 2023 Met Gala theme will be dedicated to the designer.
