DiCaprio to play as Lenin

Filmmakers in Moscow say that Hollywood star Leonardo di Caprio, 33, would be ideal to play Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

“We have compared di Caprio’s photos with those of the younger Lenin and the similarity is striking: he could play the role without make-up. The actor had Slavic features and the same expression as Lenin.
The film’s working title will be Lenin’s Brain and it will be a comedy with a 13 million euro ($A21.58 million) budget” renowned screenwriter Alexander Borojanski told Interfax news agency on Sunday.

“It is common knowledge that di Caprio has Slavic roots. His ancestors on his mother’s side emigrated from Russia to Germany,” said Natalya Semina, director of the Moscow International Film Festival.

It was uncertain whether the producers would manage to get di Caprio to play the role. They said they wanted to discuss it with di Caprio’s agents first.

Russian scientists manage to clone Lenin in the science-fiction comedy and he then sparks a socialist revolution in the United States in the year 2024.

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