With “Game of Thrones” and “X-Men: Dark Phoenix” behind her, Sophie Turner is hoping to star in a biopic about musician Boy George.
The star took to social media to share that she’s on board after the 58-year-old suggested she play him in an upcoming biopic.
He first brought her name up on the Australian radio show “Fitzy and Wippa” where he not only suggested her for the role but preemptively shut down those that would criticize the casting over her gender.
“There’s been some really interesting suggestions,” said the Culture Club frontman when asked who could play him (via British Vogue). “One of the most interesting suggestions was Sophie Turner. [People will say] ‘she can’t play you she’s a woman,’ you know. But when I was 17, I would have loved to have been her.”
Upon hearing the news, Turner tweeted that she would be “SO down” to play Boy George in the film. No casting announcements have been made yet.
All that’s known about the movie thus far is that “My Dinner with Herve” director Sacha Gervasi will write and direct the film.
Boy George, whose real name is George O’Dowd, shot to fame with Culture Club following their 1982 hit “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”.
While People reports that the singer has been sober for 10 years, he suffered from a highly-publicized battle with drug addiction. All of this will likely be fodder for the upcoming biopic.