When requested at Sundance if anybody had out about comparisons between him and Mangione, the person who allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, Franco’s spouse Alison Brie replied, “Anybody? Do you imply everybody?”
Dave Franco is conscious that individuals have been noting simply how a lot he appears to be like like suspected UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson killer Luigi Mangione.
Each Franco and Mangione’s most outstanding bodily characteristic is their eyebrows, with Saturday Night time Dwell not too long ago joking that the alleged shooter’s greatest mistake was not shaving his earlier than committing a criminal offense.
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For the reason that stunning dying of the UnitedHealth government on December 4, customers on social media have been fan-casting Franco within the position of the 26-year-old suspected shooter. Apparently, so have individuals who know him personally.
“Anybody who has my cellphone quantity has reached out about it,” Franco admitted over the weekend.
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Franco was on the Sundance Movie Competition alongside spouse Alison Brie when he was requested by The Hollywood Reporter if anybody had reached out to him about his bodily resemblance to Mangione.
“Anybody? Do you imply everybody?” Brie joked, earlier than Franco laughed, “I’ve by no means obtained extra texts in my life about something.”
Brie, who additionally stars alongside Franco of their horror movie Collectively, clarified, “However I don’t assume there have been any official presents.”
“No, no official presents,” Franco agreed, however he did not shot down the potential of being , ought to such a venture ever get off the bottom.
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Mangione dominated social media shortly after Thompson’s taking pictures dying final month. He was arrested on December 9 after he was acknowledged in a McDonald’s restaurant in Pennsylvania.
In some circles, the suspected killer has develop into a little bit of an anti-hero, with some utilizing the tragedy to decry the American well being care system. Mangione has pleaded not responsible to the taking pictures. He is subsequent scheduled to seem in court docket in February.
Whereas there is probably not a name anytime quickly to painting Mangione on the large display, SNL has already lined the continued felony case fairly extensively. If there’s sufficient buzz, we might think about Franco getting that decision, or one for any one of many late-night discuss exhibits.
