Martin Scorsese is probably asking that very question right about now.
Variety reports Marty, as I like to call him because we are like THIS [fingers pressed closely together], is setting his sights on directing the first big-screen biopic about Ol’ Blue Eyes, covering the legendary crooner’s colorful life. But who can play Sinatra? Leonardo DiCaprio, Marty’s muse of the moment, is most likely at the top of the list. Hmmm … Howard Hughes, yes, but I’m not quite feeling the Leo vibe for Sinatra. Besides, DiCaprio probably wouldn’t want to play yet another iconic figure.
I guess Ray Liotta, who played Sinatra in the 1998 HBO movie The Rat Pack, is a little too long in the tooth to take on the role again. But I wonder if any of the other actors from that movie would reprise their roles, such as Don Cheadle as Sammy Davis Jr. or Deborah Kara Unger as Ava Gardner? I’d lean more towards Kate Beckinsale, who played Ava in Scorsese’s The Aviator. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.