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I agree, this is only news because he spoke out on his own behalf, which he rarely does, to distance himself from the project. And because it raises an important problem of consent that is worth discussing.

I get the stunt casting. Pauly Shore would be pretty fitting. But just because there’s an uncanny resemblance doesn’t mean you should build a movie around it. Especially when the subject is very much alive and doesn’t seem particularly interested in the idea.

Beyond Richard Simmons, I don’t think bio-pics should be made about living subjects at all without their explicit consent and ideally their direct involvement. It’s ghoulish otherwise.