Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith, who recently starred in Netflix's The Crown is currently in talks to take on the role of Charles Manson in a new film called The Family.
The movie is being developed by the creative team who previously made American Psycho including director Mary Harron and screenwriter Guinevere Turner. With a talented team like this involved, you know we are going to get a crazy movie about the infamous cult leader and killer. Smith seems like a great choice for the role of Manson and it will be interesting to see him in this role, which is very different than anything he's done before.
The Family is based on the nonfiction book The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond The Cult written by Karlene Faith, as well as Ed Sanders’ 1971 novel The Family.
According to Tracking Board, the film will "follow...
The movie is being developed by the creative team who previously made American Psycho including director Mary Harron and screenwriter Guinevere Turner. With a talented team like this involved, you know we are going to get a crazy movie about the infamous cult leader and killer. Smith seems like a great choice for the role of Manson and it will be interesting to see him in this role, which is very different than anything he's done before.
The Family is based on the nonfiction book The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond The Cult written by Karlene Faith, as well as Ed Sanders’ 1971 novel The Family.
According to Tracking Board, the film will "follow...
- 1/17/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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