Jared Leto Confirms He Will Play Andy Warhol in an Upcoming Movie

Jared Leto is celebrating an upcoming role.

The 48-year-old Suicide Squad actor confirmed in a post on his Instagram on Friday (August 7) that he will be playing the late Andy Warhol in an upcoming movie.

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“Yes it’s true I will be playing Andy Warhol in an upcoming film. And so grateful and excited about the opportunity. Happy belated birthday, Andy. We miss you and your genius,” he captioned a series of photos of the late artist, who was born on August 6.

Four years ago, Jared was first attached to a project called Warhol as reported by THR. Terence Winter, who wrote The Wolf of Wall Street, was said to write the screenplay using the 1989 book Warhol: The Biography as a starting point for the script.

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