John Malkovich to Play Kubrick Caper

By Cmaster2 June 17, 2003 12:33 PM

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COLOGNE, Germany (Hollywood Reporter) - John Malkovich has signed to star in the comedy "Color Me Kubrick," the true story of a man who conned his way into London's high life by pretending to be reclusive director Stanley Kubrick.

The script was written by the late director's longtime personal assistant, Anthony Frewin. Brian Cook, a Kubrick crew member on "Eyes Wide Shut" will direct the $1.1 million feature, which is being backed by Hamburg's film board.

Billed as a cinema verite laffer, "Color Me Kubrick" is based on real-life events during the shooting of "Eyes Wide Shut" in London in 1998-1999 when a man pretending to be the legendary director got into many of the city's most exclusive parties, restaurants and night clubs.

He successfully played on his willing victims' star-struck gullibility despite bearing no resemblance to Kubrick.

Malkovich recently made his feature directing debut with "The Dancer Upstairs," a crime thriller in which he co-starred with Javier Bardem.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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