Over the weekend, the critically-acclaimed actor confirmed on social media that he will be channelling the late Andy Warhol for an upcoming biopic, saying he’s “so grateful and excited about the opportunity.” He announced the casting with several photos of the artist, film director, and producer on what would’ve been his 92nd birthday.
Warhol, who was best known for popularising the visual art movement known as pop art, passed away from cardiac arrhythmia in 1987 at the age of 58.
Some of his most iconic works include paintings Campbell’s Soup Cans (1962), Marilyn Diptych (1962), avant-garde film Sleep (1962) and experimental underground film Chelsea Girls (1966, as well as his multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable