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The race for the Timothy Leary biopic
    #5454880 - 03/29/06 11:43 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

The race for the Timothy Leary biopic
March 29, 2006 - insideeonline.com

The race has begun between Hollywood heavyweights to see who can produce a Timothy Leary biopic first.

Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, is said to be working on a project about the LSD-dropping former Harvard prof who became a popular advocate of the experimental '60s.

DiCaprio's version could have the upper hand as his father, George, was a good friend of Leary's. The psychedelic professor was godfather to Winona Ryder and best buds with her father, Michael Horowitz ? who was also Leary's archivist and has just signed on as creative consultant for the DiCaprio project.

The competition stems from director Darren Aronofsky (whose Oscar-winning girlfriend, Rachel Weisz, is pregnant with his child), who is also said to be working on a Leary-inspired film. Aronofsky's past work includes the sci-fi thriller 'Pi' and the drug-themed 'Requiem for a Dream.'


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Re: The race for the Timothy Leary biopic [Re: veggie]
    #5454888 - 03/29/06 11:48 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Wild.

I would trust Aronofsky's FAR more than DiCaprio's for the very reasons they say it would have the upper hand. It would be too pro-Leary for my tastes.

I think Aronofsky would do a much better job of taking an objective stance and producing a film moreso than a "biopic."


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Re: The race for the Timothy Leary biopic [Re: veggie]
    #5454889 - 03/29/06 11:48 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

crazy


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