Nicholas Galitzine will play male mannequin Hoyt Richards in a brand new film from director Gus Van Sant.
Plot particulars haven’t been confirmed, although Richards is thought for changing into the world’s first male supermodel — jet-setting throughout the globe to pose for style homes together with Versace, Ralph Lauren and Burberry. Richards, presently 64, is the topic of a brand new HBO documentary, “Bring Me the Beauties.” The three-part sequence chronicles how Richards turned ensnared in — and gave hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to — a doomsday cult known as Everlasting Values, which was led by Friedrich von Mierers and preyed on younger male fashions.
The function marks one other likelihood for Galitzine to interrupt out the blonde hair dye. He just lately rocked lengthy, flaxen locks and flexed his main man chops in “Masters of the Universe” as Prince Adam a.ok.a. He-Man. The Canadian actor broke out in Amazon’s romantic comedy “Red, White and Royal Blue” and likewise starred in Amazon’s “Cinderella” remake reverse Camila Cabello and Netflix’s “Purple Hearts.” Up subsequent, Galitzine will seem within the “Red, White and Royal Blue” sequel, “Red, White and Royal Wedding,” in addition to director Pete Berg’s WWII-set sports activities drama “The Mosquito Bowl.”
Van Sant is finest recognized for “My Own Private Idaho,” the Sean Penn-led historic drama “Milk” and “Good Will Hunting,” which launched the careers of then-20-somethings Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. He most just lately directed “Dead Man’s Wire,” a criminal offense drama starring Invoice Skarsgård as an aspiring small-town entrepreneur-turned-outlaw people hero.
