30 Seconds To Mars dropped a new single, "Walk On Water," in August as a tease to their upcoming fifth studio album. In the meantime, frontman Jared Leto has set his sights on his latest film project.
The Oscar winner will portray "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner, who died Sept. 27 at age 91, for an upcoming biopic by filmmaker Brett Ratner (The Revenant, Hercules, "Prison Break").
"Jared is an old friend," Ratner told The Hollywood Reporter. "When he heard I got the rights to Hef's story, he told me, 'I want to play him. I want to understand him.' And I really believe Jared can do it. He's one of the great actors of today."
The film is still in the early development stages via Ratner's RatPac Entertainment. Ratner has had his eyes on the project since 2007, when it was a property of Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.
More immediately, Leto is set to star in Blade Runner 2049, which debuts in theaters on Oct. 6.
