Australian actor Russell Crowe will play formerly renowned chef Marco Pierre White in a new biopic, according to Marco Pierre White. Speaking this weekend, Pierre White said:

“I have just signed the deal. Russell has written the script, Russell’s company is producing it, Russell is directing it and Russell is playing the third or fourth Marco.

“When they do a movie on your life, you don’t just have one Marco – I am nearly 60. If there was anyone in Hollywood to play me, it would have to be Russell.”