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Dave Franco Says He’s Open to Portraying Luigi Mangione in Potential Biopic

Franco’s openness underscores the public intrigue surrounding Mangione’s indictment for murdering UnitedHealthcare’s CEO with federal prosecutors seeking the death penalty.

Overview

  • Dave Franco told Watch What Happens Live that he’s “open” to playing Luigi Mangione if approached by the right people, noting no formal offers have been made.
  • Mangione, 27, remains held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after pleading not guilty to 11 state counts and four federal charges, including first-degree murder.
  • Federal prosecutors have formally requested the death penalty in the case stemming from the December 2024 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
  • Multiple documentary projects are underway—among them one by Alex Gibney—though no scripted feature film about Mangione has been commissioned.
  • A satirical stage musical about Mangione’s story sold out its San Francisco run this spring, illustrating the swift translation of the case into diverse true crime adaptations.