Matthew Perry Was Planning a Biopic, Already Had Actor in Mind to Play Him

Late Friends star Matthew Perry was hoping to make a biopic where he’d be played by his co-star from the 2009 comedy 17 Again.Last week, Perry sadly passed away at the age of 54. Speaking about the loss with Entertainment Tonight, the actor’s friend, Athenna Crosby, addressed how “enthusiastic” Perry had been about his future, which included different projects he was working on. Following the release of his memoir last year, Perry was also looking forward to bringing his life story to the screen with plans to develop a biopic. Crosby also shared how Perry would have ideally wanted Zac Efron, who played a younger version of him in 17 Again, to star in the potential film.”He said that he wanted to make a movie about his life,” Crosby explained. “And he had worked with Zac Efron in the past on a movie, and he said that he wanted Zac Efron to play him as a younger version [of himself] and that he was gonna ask him soon to do that. He was just looking forward to sharing more about his story and his recovery from addiction, and really championing that cause to help more people, so he was so optimistic and happy about everything that he wanted to do.”10 Comedy Shows With the Best Theme Songs

Late Friends star Matthew Perry was hoping to make a biopic where he’d be played by his co-star from the 2009 comedy 17 Again.

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Last week, Perry sadly passed away at the age of 54. Speaking about the loss with Entertainment Tonight, the actor’s friend, Athenna Crosby, addressed how “enthusiastic” Perry had been about his future, which included different projects he was working on. Following the release of his memoir last year, Perry was also looking forward to bringing his life story to the screen with plans to develop a biopic. Crosby also shared how Perry would have ideally wanted Zac Efron, who played a younger version of him in 17 Again, to star in the potential film.

“He said that he wanted to make a movie about his life,” Crosby explained. “And he had worked with Zac Efron in the past on a movie, and he said that he wanted Zac Efron to play him as a younger version [of himself] and that he was gonna ask him soon to do that. He was just looking forward to sharing more about his story and his recovery from addiction, and really championing that cause to help more people, so he was so optimistic and happy about everything that he wanted to do.”

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