{"id":137664,"date":"2024-12-10T19:42:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/dave-franco-fancast-as-luigi-mangione-by-thirsty-fans\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:42:05","slug":"dave-franco-fancast-as-luigi-mangione-by-thirsty-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/dave-franco-fancast-as-luigi-mangione-by-thirsty-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Franco Fancast as Luigi Mangione by Thirsty Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Why was Dave Franco trending across multiple social media platforms?<\/p>\n<p>Because he\u2019s a good-looking actor with Italian-American features and thick eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>And because that set of features also happens to describe Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealth CEO assassin.<\/p>\n<p>Because this story has become so controversial, there are those who are already planning the biopic of Mangione. Most are half-joking about Franco playing him in such a film. <\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s not the only famous figure who\u2019s become part of the jokes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Franco on January 27, 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-514902 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dave Franco attends the 25th Annual Screen Actors\u00a0Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-in-a-sense-this-isn-t-about-dave-franco-at-all\">In a sense, this isn\u2019t about Dave Franco at all<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, December 9, the internet cried out in heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Police claimed to have arrested the gunman who killed UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson on December 4. When Luigi Mangione stopped by a McDonald\u2019s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, an employee believed that he resembled security photos of the supposed shooter and called him in.<\/p>\n<p>Responses are mixed, both about the murder, the alleged assassin, and his arrest. Some are condemning the \u201cclass traitor\u201d in the McDonald\u2019s staff who allegedly reported him. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_luigimangione_01-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Mangione on December 9, 2024 after tragically falling into police hands.\" class=\"wp-image-514903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_luigimangione_01-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_luigimangione_01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_luigimangione_01-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Mangione on December 9, 2024 after tragically falling into police hands.\" class=\"wp-image-514903 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_luigimangione_01-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_luigimangione_01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_luigimangione_01-rotated.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this handout photo released by the Altoona Police Department, Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody on December 9, 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Altoona Police Department via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Others are lamenting that Mangione\u2019s social media history is disappointing, labeling the accused assassin a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milkshake_Duck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">milkshake duck<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>That is, a person who becomes famous overnight, only for people to later learn that they are in some way not as good of a person as people previously assumed.<\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cmilkshake duck\u201d does not normally apply to alleged killers. However, the dismal state of healthcare in the United States and public sentiment towards health insurance CEOs has meant that Thompson\u2019s killing has been polarizing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN reports that a two-page document from Luigi Mangione was found, which included the lines:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese parasites had it coming. I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v5d07Q6hRs\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/v5d07Q6hRs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1866218436944101601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"h-luigi-mangione-is-the-hot-new-meme\">Luigi Mangione is the hot new meme<\/h2>\n<p>The discovery that the suspect that police identified arguably is super hot did not exactly diminish people\u2019s enthusiasm. What that says about us as a society, we leave to you to decide. Nevertheless, people have been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CantEverDie\/status\/1866287671762436254?t=AWaq8I9_nBiXSZq-Vrslxg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posting<\/a> what some might consider absolute <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/botibeira.bsky.social\/post\/3lcx3m7b3is2u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">works of art<\/a> over how thirsty they are for Mangione.<\/p>\n<p>These thirst posts began long before police accused him of being the shooter. (Police also claim that he had fake I.D. and a two-page manifesto on his person, for whatever that\u2019s worth)<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just that the face on the security stills looks fairly handsome. But yes, that helped. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4yb5itaa3p3sjjsdui3jsv4r\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lcvkze7vcc2p\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreihv3ms6lthxaq4cbgien56sza3iko2ztmyaod73qpxni4l6cc432y\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Someone check on Ryan Murphy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4yb5itaa3p3sjjsdui3jsv4r\/post\/3lcvkze7vcc2p?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 THEO FORD (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4yb5itaa3p3sjjsdui3jsv4r?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@the-theo-ford.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4yb5itaa3p3sjjsdui3jsv4r\/post\/3lcvkze7vcc2p?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The memes also stem from social commentary on our deeply broken system. All across social media, people shared health insurance horror stories \u2014 particularly about UnitedHealth.<\/p>\n<p>Most of us would like to live in a nation of peace and justice, but defenders of the assassination have pointed out that millionaire CEOs of health insurers are unlikely to face any kind of justice through the legal system. <\/p>\n<p>One little twist of irony is that whichever McDonald\u2019s employee allegedly snitched on Mangione might not be able to afford any meaningful amount of healthcare.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Franco on November 22, 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-514904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Franco on November 22, 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-514904 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1210_davefranco_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dave Franco attends a screening of \u201cThe Disaster Artist\u201d at Picturehouse Central on November 22, 2017.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-wait-where-does-dave-franco-fit-into-this\">Wait, where does Dave Franco fit into this?<\/h2>\n<p>We mention all of this to set the stage for why people are already joking over the seemingly inevitable biopics about this.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Luigi Mangione ends up being exonerated (many social media users are already, perhaps jokingly, offering to alibi him for the night of the killing), his story would be worth telling.<\/p>\n<p>Across TikTok, Bluesky, Tumblr, Reddit, and what remains of Twitter, social media users were suggesting that Dave Franco is a perfect fit for the role. They <em>do <\/em>have relatively similar facial features.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4hgwqsd4gthjcqwz4fegphqu\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lcwrnd3ch22k\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigkzdxqpnvzh37qdbrkq6c5kvcvpfcvfjwistyxoisdaabr4dmpxu\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Dave Franco frantically calling his agent<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4hgwqsd4gthjcqwz4fegphqu\/post\/3lcwrnd3ch22k?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keith Decent (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4hgwqsd4gthjcqwz4fegphqu?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@keithdecent.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4hgwqsd4gthjcqwz4fegphqu\/post\/3lcwrnd3ch22k?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 10, 2024 at 3:02 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To be clear, Dave Franco is 39 years old. Handsome though he may be, he may be a bit a long in the tooth to portray someone who was playing <em>Among Us<\/em> with college buds just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>(Yes, we are alluding to NBC\u2019s embarrassingly awful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ironic-suspect-unitedhealthcare-slaying-played-video-game-killer-rcna183550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">piece<\/a> on Mangione\u2019s video game history. Unusually high levels of brainrot)<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d suggest that Franco could definitely portray Mangione on <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>. Possibly in a (video game) Luigi costume. Everything in this world is deeply absurd.<\/p>\n<p>But \u2026 maybe let\u2019s wait and find out if the police claims are even remotely true before we start casting him in biopics about a very real murder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/dave-franco-luigi-mangione\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why was Dave Franco trending across multiple social media platforms? Because he\u2019s a good-looking actor with Italian-American features and thick eyebrows. And because that set of features also happens to describe Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealth CEO assassin. Because this story has become so controversial, there are those who are already planning the biopic of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-137664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}