Late last year we learned that Emile Hirsch had landed the lead role in the upcoming biopic of late comedian John Belushi. The LONE SURVIVOR star is expected the pile on the pounds to portray the larger-than-life Saturday Night Live funny man in his heyday. The as-yet-untitled film will document his troubled life as a drug addict and alcoholic who struggled with life on the Hollywood spotlight right up until his death in 1982 at the age of 33.
It appears the supporting cast is beginning to come together as rising young actor Miles Teller (DIVEGENT, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT) has been offered the part of fellow Blues Brother, Dan Aykroyd, who is also an executive producer of the biopic. At a party during the current Sundance Film Festival, Hirsch was heard saying:
“A shout-out to Miles Teller! We’re going to be working together soon. He’s playing Dan Aykroyd in the Belushi movie,”
Teller’s representatives have confirmed an offer in currently on the table but he is not expected to make a decision until promotion is finished for R-rated comedy THAT AWKWARD MOMENT.
Source: THR
