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Matt Smith will play Charles Manson in an upcoming movie called Charlie Says, directed by Mary Harron.

The upcoming film is based on source material from Ed Sanders‘ 1971 bestseller The Family, as well as The Long Prison Journey of Leslie Van Houten by Karlene Faith, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Suki Waterhouse will be joining the cast as well, along with Hannah Murray, Marianne Rendon, Cara Gugino, Kaylie Carter and Merritt Wever.

Charlie Says will focus on the three women who were sentenced to death in Charles Manson’s (Smith) murder case. When the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student, Karlene Faith (Wever), was sent in to teach them, and through her the film will follow their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.

The film is set to shoot in Los Angeles this spring.

Charles Manson has died at the age of 83.

The cult leader and criminal, who infamously orchestrated a murder spree of several people including Sharon Tate, died on Sunday (November 20) according to Sharon‘s sister, Debra Tate.

Charles was treated for intestinal bleeding back in January and needed surgery, but it was deemed too risky.

Charles was in prison since being arrested in 1969 for the Tate�”LaBianca Murders. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit the murders carried out by his cult, dubbed the Manson Family.

He was meant to receive the death penalty in 1971, but it was ruled unconstitutional. Instead, he received nine consecutive life sentences.

The families of all his victims are being contacted by the prison, according to TMZ.

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